Description of Work Unit
Housing & Dining Services
Please visit https://housing.colostate.edu/about/employment/ for open positions and insights to joining Housing & Dining Services (HDS) as the largest department on campus with 450 full-time staff and 1,700 hourly and student staff, and nearly 8,300 students live on campus. HDS is responsible for the management, finance, administration, and program development of all University housing facilities, including residence halls, university apartments, and Mountain Campus.
As a department, HDS works to create dynamic housing and dining experiences that enhance personal growth and global engagement. We do this through implementation of our values of customer first service, commitment to students and staff, integrity, respect and teamwork, inclusiveness and diversity, innovation, and stewardship.
Housing & Dining Services Facilities
Housing & Dining Facilities is a work unit within Housing & Dining Services that provides care and stewardship for the 2.5 million square feet of CSU’s living centers and dining facilities. We are a customer-first service organization, delivering a variety of services including skilled labor, environmental services, warehousing, movable assets, renovation and construction oversight, and all associated facilities management functions. We are committed to our students, staff, and the CSU community. We Facilitate Success.
WORKING AT CSU
Founded in 1870 as the Colorado Agricultural College, Colorado State University is now among the nation’s leading research universities. Fort Collins is an award-winning city located on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains with the foothills and 14,000-foot peaks visible to residents. Easy access to hiking, skiing, rafting and other outdoor sports is a great advantage to CSU students, faculty, and staff.
CSU’s Commitment to Campus offers employees a healthy work-life balance through a wide variety of programs, discounts, and special benefits. This includes Employee Study Privilege (nine free credits per year available through CSU, CSU Global, CSU Online Plus, and University of Northern Colorado), Family Tuition Scholarship Program, Discounted Veterinary Care, Wellness Membership Discounts, Volunteers in Public Schools Leave Program, Athletic Ticket Discounts, and much more! Visit www.facultyandstaff.colostate.edu to learn more about working at CSU.
CSU Land Acknowledgement
Colorado State University acknowledges, with respect, that the land we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations and peoples. This was also a site of trade, gathering, and healing for numerous other Native tribes. We recognize the Indigenous peoples as original stewards of this land and all the relatives within it. As these words of acknowledgment are spoken and heard, the ties Nations have to their traditional homelands are renewed and reaffirmed.
CSU was founded as a land-grant institution, and we accept that our mission must encompass access to education and inclusion. And, significantly, that our founding came at a dire cost to Native Americans and peoples whose land this University was built upon. This acknowledgment is the education and inclusion we must practice in recognizing our institutional history, responsibility, and commitment.
Position Summary
This position is a program supervisor over a major segment of the Housing & Dining Facilities organization through second-level oversight and management of facilities related activities including buildings, grounds, human resources, and fiscal resources for Housing and Dining Facilities, and all associated staff and supervisors.
This position is responsible for managing, supervising, directing, and coordinating facilities related activities, including furniture, fixtures, equipment, and all cleaning activities throughout all HDS facilities, with direct supervisory responsibility for one manager and five supervisors, as well as indirect supervision of all their respective frontline staff (approximately 50 FTE). Additionally, this position is responsible for all major and minor projects within their jurisdiction including project oversight and coordination of University staff, contracts, vendors, and campus partners.
This position is expected to engage in continuous process improvement plans, ensuring sustainable practices. This position is responsible for developing short-term and long-term tactical work plans by controlling the human, material, and fiscal resources within the work unit. This position is additionally responsible recommending budget and staffing patterns; use of fiscal resources; developing training and safety programs, purchasing, and distribution of tools, supplies, and equipment. This position manages, distributes, and oversees daily work requirements for the Housing & Dining Facilities teams, including managers, supervisors, leads, general labor, technicians, and temporary employees, etc.
This position is responsible for all supervisory duties for a team of 6 FTE, as well as informal supervisory authority for approximately 50 additional staff, and student or non-student hourly staff as needed. Direct supervisory duties including accountability for the use of equipment, space, and resources; and the completion of performance planning. This position is accountable, including signature authority, for actions and decisions impacting pay, status, and tenure of employees. This position may be required to issue corrective actions and address grievances and other disciplinary actions.
This position oversees and supports the physical condition of buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment, projects, repairs, and maintenance of residential and light-commercial facilities, including maintaining, finishing, inspecting, installing, repairing, renovating, and painting of structures. This position will also oversee the After-Hours program for their respective teams. This position will also be responsible for seasonal hiring of temporary staff throughout all Housing & Dining Facilities work units. Additionally, this position will inspect the condition of the facilities, including furniture, fixtures, and equipment, to ensure they are meeting APPA Standards.
Required Job Qualifications
- High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED)
- 6 years of experience in an occupational area related to maintaining facilities
- 2 of which must have been at the level of a unit supervisor or equivalent
- Must have a valid driver’s license or the ability to obtain a valid driver’s license or access to a licensed driver by the position start date.
Preferred Job Qualifications
- Demonstrable ability to build a positive work culture within a similar environment.
- Facilities experience within a school district, commercial campus, residential multi-unit apartment complex, healthcare facility, assisted living facility, hotel, or other similar environment.
- Ability to determine best use of resources, both human and fiscal, to complete work in a timely manner
- Eagerness to collaborate and share information with a variety of stakeholders.
- Ability to adjust to changing work demands, priorities, and deadlines.
- Demonstrated use and knowledge of safe work practices.
- Strong leadership skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated prioritization skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong customer service focus
- Team-focused and reliable
- Ability to use computer software and various mobile devices to manage work orders and communicate with team.
Diversity Statement
Demonstrated knowledge of, and relevant ability with, culturally diverse communities among potential target and constituent populations.