Introduction

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The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is seeking a current state employee for the position of Building Maintenance Supervisor (PCN 140928) to join our team at the Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System (SWCMHS).

This position is critical to ensuring that our entire physical plant is in good working order. Find out more information on this important position below!

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Work Schedule : Monday - Friday
• Work Hours : Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
• Work Shift : First shift, 6 : 30 a.m. - 2 : 30 p.m., no holidays required.
• Location : 1635 Central Ave, Bridgeport, CT

Please Note : This position is classified as a Level 1 (Essential) position, requiring in-person coverage, including in the event of inclement weather.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING :

• Inspecting buildings and equipment to determine repair and improvement needs
• Receiving repair requests, makes estimates of time and materials to meet requests and prioritizes according to need
• Maintaining inventories of tools, equipment, supplies and orders or requisitions when needed, possibly requiring interaction with vendors
• Serving as a centralized purchasing officer for properties under his / her authority
• Coordinating arrangements for deliveries of materials and access to area by workers
• Arranging alternative plans for areas and services disrupted during construction and / or repair
• May solicit bids from outside contractors and inspect contracted work
• May read and interpret design blueprints and specifications for small scale
• Ensuring required regulatory compliance and to ensure all state statutes and regulations are followed

MORE ABOUT THE AGENCY AND FACILITIES

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve.

The vision of the Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System is to provide high quality, compassionate and culturally competent mental health and substance abuse services to adults with behavioral health disorders who are indigent.

Selection Plan

In order to be considered for this job opening, you must be a current State of CT employee, who has worked for the state for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening.

You must specify your qualifications on your application.

This position may be subject to Federal requirements for COVID-19 Vaccination Immunization.

To Apply

• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.

S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.

• You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.
• In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying.

Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period.

It is the candidate's obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception.

Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.

This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.

Important Next Step Information for After You Apply

• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).

Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications.

Please check your SPAM and / or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.

Note : At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position.

These documents may include : a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc.

at the discretion of the hiring agency.

• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.

Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.

• Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov / ethics.
• For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.

e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

Connect With Us

• Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.
• Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment please contact Joseph K.

Fried at Joseph.Fried@ct.gov, 860-924-7053.

FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING

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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency this class is accountable for functioning in one of the following ways

• As staff assistant to a Plant Facilities Engineer 2 at a major state institution supervises and coordinates maintenance and repair projects in the building and maintenance trades;
• As chief physical plant employee at a moderate sized state institution in charge of custodial and maintenance services for the entire institution;

As chief physical plant employee at a regional vocational technical school in charge of custodial and maintenance services for the entire institution.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff;
• Provides staff training and assistance;
• Conducts performance evaluations;
• Determines priorities and plans building and grounds maintenance work;
• Establishes and maintains building maintenance procedures;
• Develops or makes recommendations on development of policies and standards;
• Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
• Prepares reports and correspondence;
• Inspects buildings and equipment to determine repair and improvement needs;
• Receives repair requests, makes estimates of time and materials to meet requests and prioritizes according to need;
• Maintains inventories of tools, equipment, supplies and orders or requisitions when needed, possibly requiring interaction with vendors;
• Serves as a centralized purchasing officer for properties under their authority;
• Coordinates arrangements for deliveries of materials and access to area by workers;
• Arranges alternative plans for areas and services disrupted during construction and / or repair;
• May solicit bids from outside contractors and inspect contracted work;
• May read and interpret design blueprints and specifications for small scale renovations and remodeling;
• May make budget recommendations;

CHIEF PHYSICAL PLANT

In charge of such operations as heat supply, custodial work, vehicles and transportation as well as maintenance and repair.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of
• relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
• relevant agency policies and procedures;
• materials and methods of building repair and maintenance;
• preventive maintenance techniques;
• Considerable interpersonal skills;
• Oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to
• lay out and inspect building repair and maintenance work;
• read and interpret blueprints and specifications;
• coordinate work assignments;
• utilize computer software;

Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Six (6) years of experience in the repair and maintenance of large buildings.

NOTE : Experience performing technical duties within the maintenance trade area on a military base, aircraft carrier or large compound may be substituted for the General Experience on a year for year basis.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in a supervisory capacity.

NOTE : For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Building Superintendent 2.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

College training in architecture, mechanical or electrical engineering or a related field may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1 / 2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in a Joint Commission accredited hospital, or in other healthcare facilities.
• Considerable knowledge of Joint Commission Standards, fire and building codes, and construction materials used with hospitals.
• Experience with a work order system (reviewing and properly triaging requests, assigning tasks, making proper notation in the records, responding to staff requests).
• Experience with the electrical, HVAC, and / or plumbing trades, managing preventative maintenance and projects with a mix of outside contractors and staff.
• Experience with Snow Removal Operations.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and / or certifications.

CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS

At state airports : In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made before persons are certified for appointment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.
• A physical examination may be required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some risk of injury from equipment.
• The appointing authority may require completion of an asbestos removal program consistent with EPA guidelines for operations and maintenance during employment in this class.

Incumbents may be required to use protective equipment such as respirators and safety goggles.

See Addendum

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION / EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.

As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and / or responsibility.

Last updated : 2024-05-20