Facilities Manager
Facilities Manager
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Special Instructions to Applicants:
All interested applicants should attach a resume in the Supporting Documents section of the application preferably in a PDF format to avoid any formatting issues.
About Rice:
Boasting a 300acre treelined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6to1 undergraduate studenttofaculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lectures series courses and student government. Developing closeknit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.
Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rices culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name RICE Responsibility Integrity Community and Excellence.
Position Summary:
This position coordinates and supports a variety of daily information technologyrelated operations in Sarofim Hall and the interdisciplinary arts inside the classrooms studios labs gallery cinema and performance space. This position also supports event management by providing technological oversight.
The Facilities Manager will provide inhouse technical support on hardware software peripherals and network connectivity. The facilities coordinator maintains operates and ensures the effective deployment of key departmental computer labs and classroom AV systems. A key responsibility will be ensuring that lab computers and AV systems operate with Rices approved standard and most uptodate operational software. The facilities coordinator will assist with troubleshooting any problems with hardware networking or software and if the issue cant be resolved liaise with Rice Universitys Information Technology team. The Facilities Managers skills and knowledge solve common and complex issues to work with both the Office of Information Technology and Facilities.
Ideal Candidate Statement:
The ideal candidate is process and serviceoriented proactive and has outstanding management and organizational skills.
Workplace Requirements:
- This position is exclusively onsite necessitating all duties to be performed inperson at Sarofim Hall. The candidate will display a willingness to work a nontraditional schedule including evenings and weekends as required by events. PerRice policy 440 work arrangements may be subject to change.
- This role is classified as an essential position requiring onsite presence to effectively carry out its vital functions.
- Regularly lift or move objects up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
- Requires walking or standing up to eight hours per day and multilimb coordination to operate equipment and drive a vehicle.
- Other physical requirements of the job include the ability to bend/crouch/kneel lift see reach climb and balance.
- Limited exposure to excessive noise dust and fumes.
- Able to operate a motor vehicle.
Hiring Range:This position is benefitseligible and exempt and has an expected minimum salary of $58000 dependent on experience and qualifications.
*Exempt (salaried) positions underFLSA are not eligible for overtime.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelors degree
- In lieu of the education requirement additional related experience above and beyond what is required on an equivalent yearforyear basis may be substituted
- 2 years of related experience
- In lieu of the experience requirement additional related education above and beyond what is required on an equivalent yearforyear basis may be substituted
Skills:
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Moderate repair knowledge and proper use of associated tools and equipment.
- Moderate knowledge of audio/video systems.
- Ability to coordinate and manage multiple projects with competing priorities meet deadlines and project plans with short and longterm end dates.
- Working knowledge of applications such as Excel Word Project.
- Experience working with internal and external vendors and services contracting.
- Background knowledge of emergency plans and their implementation; and property administration specific to PO tracking receiving and inventory control.
Preferences:
- Advanced knowledge of IT and AV systems
- 1 year of general maintenance and project management experience
Essential Functions:
- Leads the planning and operations for Sarofim Hall which may have significant business regulatory and technical challenges requiring subject matter expertise
- Manages facilities functions
- Organizes manages and completes special projects
- Evaluates programs policies and procedures
- Identifies issues and develops alternative solutions which may include changes to programs policies and procedures
- Reviews and analyzes trends to advise and develop recommendations to achieve or modify the goals of the department including asset management tracking
- Assesses training needs and may develop associated training including providing the enduser with technical guidance training or direct support
- Serves as space reservationist for courses and department activities while managing the technical needs of external rental requests
- Assumes primary departmental access control coordinator granting interior and exterior door access developing templates and setting door schedules
- Oversees all aspects of external events including space and equipment rentals
Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values:Mission and Values Rice University
Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please contact Rice Universitys Disability Resource Center ator for support.
If you have any additional questions please email us at. Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
