Director, Building Services
- Employer
- Georgia State University
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
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- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
This position is within the Facilities Management Service Division.
Schedule : Monday Through Friday 8:30 am- 5:15 pm
The Director of Building Services directs theoperations of the Building Services Unit which is responsible for custodial,landscaping and grounds care, moving services and events setup in excess of 8million square feet. Servicing of over 75 buildings and 12 parking areas. Responsiblefor meeting these responsibilities by developing, updating and implementingeffective processes and procedures. Manages all operations by providingstrategic leadership and expertise. Provides leadership and supervision to agroup of over 200 employees and manage a large, complex and diverse department.Evaluates and recommends appropriate staffing levels to VPFM in providing aclean, safe and attractive campus environment.
Duties:
- Manages day to day operations of custodial services,moving and events set up services, grounds and landscaping services. Meets andupdates VPFM on a regular basis.
- Provides leadership and supervision to all assignedstaff. Responsible for motivation,performance management, training, hiring, disciplinary process and developmentplanning.
- Researches and implements environmental friendly productsand processes for cleaning and facilities maintenance. Participates in the discussing appropriate productselection with Design and Construction Services department for public areas,classrooms and restrooms from custodial maintenance perspective.
- Develops goals and objectives for annual operations. Assists in the development and administrationof the departmental budget and controls expenditures within approvedbudgets. Conducts monthly review withthe Director, Administrative Services for compliance.
- Responsible for a pro-active safety program for workerssafety and regulatory compliance.
- Performs other assigned duties.
QualificationsBachelor's degree and six years of supervisory/management experience; or a combination of education and related experience.
College/Business UnitOpen until filled
College/Business Unit: Facilities Management Services
Location: Atlanta Campus
Job Posting: 10/14/20, 10:22:38 AM
Organization
Founded in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia State University is the second-largest and one of four research institutions in the University System of Georgia. The University serves one-fourth of the graduate students in the university system; it is within a one-hour commute of more than one-third of the state’s population. Approximately 80 percent of all Georgia State alumni live and work in Georgia.
Georgia State’s main campus is located on 34 acres in downtown Atlanta. University centers in Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Buckhead and Henry County offer students convenient suburban locations for graduate courses in business and education.
More than 50,000 students annually attend Georgia State University. While 90 percent of the students are from Georgia, students also come from all 50 states and 160 countries. More than 1,400 international students attend Georgia State and graduate students comprise 31 percent of the student population.
The University offers more than 52 degree programs in more than 250 fields of study – from public policy and African-American studies to biology and health sciences. Degrees are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels through six units: the College of Arts and Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. In addition to the numerous degree programs, Georgia State offers full- and part-time programs and day, evening and weekend classes.
Students have many choices in extracurricular activities including more than 22 fraternities and sororities; and some 250 chartered student groups, including 60 degree-related student groups, seven religious, 24 law-oriented and 22 multicultural/international groups; and 10 honor societies. There is also an active student government association which includes the student senate and the judicial board.
The Georgia State Panthers are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and compete in 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports, including basketball, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and volleyball. The university announced in April 2008 that is will begin Division I-AA football in 2010.
The university’s innovative Touch the Earth program brings outdoor recreation ranging from backpacking, rock climbing, sailing, kayaking, rafting and water-skiing to out-of-state snow-skiing and snorkeling trips. And WRAS, Georgia State’s popular 100,000-watt radio voice, is the most powerful student-run radio station in the United States.
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