Assistant Director, Engineering Amp; Technical Support

Facilities Technical Manager

Directs a group of technical professionals in providing technical expertise related to facilities systems and equipment, including leading repair and replacement projects in an expeditious manner.

Manages the technical review of capital improvement projects, renovations and replacement projects to arrive at cost effective solutions that are sustainable from both a maintenance and resource perspective.

Represents Facilities Services in meetings on capital projects and renovations.

Coordinates Facilities Services project needs with PDC as needed.

Assists in the development of building design guidelines and standards.

Oversees field auditing to verify systems, equipment and documentation are delivered by project personnel as agreed upon in the contract closeout documents.

Ensures systems and equipment are properly entered into the maintenance work management system using the agreed upon hierarchy, as well as the proper account numbers, and field tags are applied as necessary to enhance proper long term asset identification.

Participates with other branches of Facilities Operations and Maintenance in the creation of robust, safe, preventive maintenance and work procedures that allow systems and equipment to meet life expectancies.

Prepares contract specifications, review bids and awards contracts for repair, replacement, maintenance and emergency response for many types of facilities systems and equipment.

Assists in tracking costs and meeting Facilities Operations and Maintenance budgets by understanding business practices and following standard operating procedures related to entering data in UT Works, DEFINE and other support software.