Assistant Facilities Manager

Contra Costa Countys Employment and Human Services Department works diligently to provide the community with resources that support protect and empower individuals and families to achieve self-sufficiency. The department is committed to hiring candidates that share our core values of delivering an exceptional customer service experience encouraging open communication embracing change practicing ethical behavior and embracing diversity.

Contra Costa County is excited to announce a recruitment for the position of Assistant Facilities Manager. This position will be in the Internal Operation Bureau of the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD).

• An effective communicator both verbal and written
• Strategically agile when required
• Able to foster and maintain working relationships with all stakeholders
• Eager to overcome challenges by combining innovation and traditional solutions
• Supportive with consistent customer service
• Able to work equally well in a team environment and autonomously
• Insightful of the relationships between physical environments and people
  
  

• Accurately applying building systems knowledge to problem solving
• Applying Community Care Licensing Regulations to finding solutions
• Evaluating situations then creating completing and assigning tasks as appropriate
• Project planning implementation management and reporting
• Assisting staff and multitasking
• Utilizing components of building code ADA CAL-OSHA and other regulations when providing recommendations
• Coordinating outside vendors and various departments activities with current operations
• Emergency event planning and response
  
  

• You will network work with and support dedicated professionals who share the same passion for providing services to the public
• You thrive in fast-paced multi-faceted environments that demand complex thought and adaptability
• You will enjoy working both independently and collaboratively with supportive colleagues and staff
• You feel rewarded for achieving individual and team goals
• You appreciate taking on a diverse range of tasks
  
  

• You will deal with a wide array of federal state and County regulatory guidelines
• You will manage multiple priorities with competing deadlines and adapt to and navigate through unforeseen changing circumstances
• You will need to make decisions when not all variables are known
• You will need monitor and prioritize tasks to keep projects on track and aligned with deadlines
  
  

• Critical Thinking:Analytically and logically evaluating information propositions and claims
• Decision Making:Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Legal & Regulatory Navigation:Understanding interpreting and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Safety Focus:Showing vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards
• Action & Results Focused (Taking Initiative):Initiating tasks and focusing on accomplishment
• Adaptability:Responding positively to change and modifying behavior as the situation requires
• Displaying Ownership and Accountability:Holding self and others accountable for measurable high-quality timely and cost-effective results
• Informing:Proactively obtaining and sharing information
• Building & Maintaining Relationships:Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
• Leadership:Guiding and encouraging others to accomplish a common goal
• Teamwork:Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
• Driving Results:Demonstrating concern for achieving or surpassing results against an internal standard of excellence

License Required: Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operators license. Out of state valid motor vehicle operators license will be accepted during the application process.

Experience:Three (3) years of full-time experience coordinating facilities operations or construction projects in a commercial industrial or public agency. One year (1) of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.

Substitution for Experience:Possession of a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Healthcare Administration Business Administration Public Administration Industrial Technology Facilities Management or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience. There is no substitution allowed for the required supervisory experience.


ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Specific qualifications are required beyond those specified above when assigned to work at Employment and Human Services Department:

Additional Experience: Two (2) additional years of full time experience coordinating facilities operations safety measures and construction projects in a childcare setting school or educational system regulated by local State and/or Federal child development programs

1. Application Filing and Evaluation: All applicants will be required to complete a supplemental questionnaire at the time of application. Applications will be evaluated to determine which candidates will move forward in the next phase of the recruitment process.
2. Training and Experience Questionnaire: Candidates will be required to complete a training and experience questionnaire at the time of filing. The responses to the training and experience questions on the supplemental questionnaire will be used to evaluate candidates relevant education training and/or experience as it relates to the Assistant Facilities Manager classification. (Weighted 100%)