Facilities Specialist (5194U) - 54920 About Berkeley
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Departmental Overview
Biosciences Divisional Services (BDS) provides administrative, student, and instructional support services to the two academic Departments that constitute the L&S Division of Biological Sciences.
Department of Integrative Biology Department of Molecular & Cell Biology
Our focus is to provide effective and efficient support in the pursuit of furthering the teaching and research missions of the Departments. We support a culture of continuous improvement in order to ensure we provide excellent service for the communities we support and belong to.
This Position involves the management, long-range planning, organization, coordination, oversight and/or performance of multiple operational activities and services for one or more buildings, including space planning, general maintenance, specialized facility systems and operations, call center triage and tracking of repair services, move planning and coordination, development of procedures, policies and communications related to infrastructure and safety.
Application Review Date
The First Review Date for this job is: 07/07/2023.
Responsibilities
May act as Building Coordinator for organization emergency/disaster preparedness for assigned venues, serves as the communication liaison between organization service agencies and building occupants, and prepares building response plans and coordinates education and planning in this area for all building occupants. Conducts regular periodic rounds to inspect areas for security, fire and accident hazards and takes appropriate action as required, including reporting infractions of fire and building codes, building rules and other building irregularities to management. Serves as "Department Access Key Controller" delegate as defined by the UCPD Access Control Policy, maintaining accurate records of all access control activities, ensuring appropriate authority prior to issuing keys, ordering replacement keys as needed, recovering department keys from departing personnel, reporting any failure to recover access control keys to department management and UCPD, and securely storing unassigned keys in the department's UCPD-approved cabinets. May act as representative of organization safety committee, organization building emergency committee, and organization ergonomic program, and is responsible for departmental compliance with OSHA/EH&S regulations regarding state and organization policies and procedures, and works to implement safety and emergency preparedness policies and procedures with staff, including maintaining first aid supplies, fire extinguishers and other safety equipment. Maintains and supervises distribution, security and maintenance of department radios. May also initiate IS&T phone and data orders for building occupants. Acts as department equipment custodian through the equipment tracking system(s) and conducts department inventory controls, including processing and maintaining records of equipment insurance requests. Coordinates and carries out department signage, display, and promotional needs. Coordinates scheduling of critical and common building spaces.
Required Qualifications
Working knowledge of practices and procedures relating to facility maintenance. Written communication skills to prepare a variety of correspondence, reports, policies and procedures, and training documents. Skills to work under pressure of deadlines in a stressful environment. Active listening, interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills to effectively resolve questions, concerns, issues or problems and ensure cooperative and productive working relationships. Skills to work independently and as part of a team. Working organizational skills to work on multiple projects with competing deadlines, to establish goals and work load priorities, and to meet project deadlines within budget and time constraints. Working knowledge of practices and procedures of safety and emergency preparedness.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
Salary & Benefits
This is a 100% full-time (40 hrs a week) non-exempt career position, which is paid hourly and eligible for full UC Benefits.
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.
Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.
The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $27.06 - $46.60.