Facilities Foreman - Utilities Operations (Galveston)

Minimum Qualifications:

An associate degree or equivalent in a related field and 3 years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years’ experience in managing staff or contractors

• Competent in RS Means

• Experience with drafting software, BAS software, or electronic document management and
  utilization

• Technical certification or licensure in one or more building trades
• Certified Healthcare Constructor Certification
• Certified Healthcare Facilities Manager Certification

Job Description:

To oversee the performance of preventive, routine, and emergency maintenance or construction work and to supervise, coordinate, and direct the activities of maintenance or construction work crews and contractors.

Job Duties:

• Coordinates and schedules necessary staff to complete work requested by customers or work required to maintain UTMB facilities. Identifies labor and resources needed. Tracks and maintains records of work performed in the electronic work order system.

• Oversees the work of staff and contractors to maintain quality and quantity standards. Ensure compliance with applicable codes, regulations, specifications, and all institutional & departmental policies and procedures, including best practices for safety on work sites and as it affects patients and staff.

• Assists construction and maintenance leaders with researching existing facility conditions and troubleshooting emergency or complex repairs.

• Screens job applicants and makes hiring recommendations to the manager. With assistance from the manager, handles personnel issues as necessary, including counseling and disciplinary action.

• Assists in the coordination of maintenance and construction work performed by contractors or by contractors in coordination with staff

• Inspects work sites during and at the completion of the work to ensure work accuracy and completeness.

• Oversees various administrative duties, including ordering, receiving, and maintaining an inventory of supplies and equipment, maintaining accurate information in the electronic work order system, managing permits required for work, etc.

• Manages work based on written or verbal instructions, specifications, blueprints, or wiring diagrams, and provides red-line drawings as required at completion of work

• Participate in disaster/hurricane preparedness and response as E1A (Ride out team) or E1B (Recovery team).

• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.

• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Competent in Microsoft Office Suite

• Organizational and time management skills

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects at varying work sites with varying degrees of complexity and urgency

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Must have strong customer service skills

Salary Range:

Actual salary commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.