Position Summary
Performs professional duties
related to all lands, facilities, and real property on the Post and Brooklyn
Campus. Duties relate to management and operation of Physical Plant, campus
construction and facilities planning. Responsible for the direction, supervision,
coordination and accomplishment of work. Major areas of responsibility include
all operational areas of plant (auto / transportation, building and mechanical
maintenance, custodial, grounds, utilities), plant administration,
construction, long range planning, space allocation, safety, Central Stores,
personnel management. Position requires on-call status whenever a problem arises.
Position required to attend numerous university events.
Key Responsibilities:
Physical Plant:
- Responsibility in the areas of physical plant operations including
administration, transportation, special services, building maintenance,
custodial, grounds, campus utility distribution and Central Stores.
- Communicate regularly with the Chief of Administration about the
needs and regulations and procedures for the effective operation of the
buildings and the maintenance and custodial programs so that cooperative
working relationships with building staff are encouraged and maintained.
- Specifies and/or participates in selection of major campus
equipment such as mechanical, electrical, controls systems, etc.
- Participates in selection of architects, engineers and
construction companies.
- Participate in design of new campus facilities, utility systems,
streets, and landscape designs.
- Oversees operation of department’s facilities management system
- May approve all personnel items for department, including
reviewing leave requests, grievances, personnel requisitions, and other
personnel-related requests.
- Oversee all accounting aspects of Physical Plant.
- Performs the budgeting, planning and allocation of financial
resources to each Physical Plant department on an annual basis and a projected
future basis.
- Supervises all current Physical Plant projects and planning for
future projects.
- Manages administrative part of contracted work.
- Ensures annual performance evaluations are completed in a timely
and accurate manner.
- Attend all necessary meetings
with plant employees, contractors, other university personnel or agencies.
Facilities Planning:
- Developing
and implementing multi-year comprehensive maintenance plans for the university,
that is both corrective and preventive for the upkeep of all facilities,
grounds, and the major facilities systems (HVAC, mechanical plumbing,
electrical and structural) for the Brooklyn and Post campuses.
- Works
with Chief of Administration, deans, department chairs, and senior
administration regarding space allocation on campus.
- Assist
in property acquisitions, including price negotiations, approvals, and actual
purchases of various properties beneficial to the university.
Construction:
- Oversee
all accounting aspects of campus construction.
- Works
with consulting architects and engineers.
- Works
with contractors and construction managers.
- Coordinates
and/or assists in special projects as needed.
Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree in
the areas of business or public administration, engineering, architecture or
related area required or equivalent experience.
- Applicants must have a
minimum of seven years’ experience required.
- Experience in industrial-level
maintenance and construction with supervisory responsibilities preferred.
- Experience in university funding, finance, and accounting required; knowledge
of University policies and procedures; understand principals of construction
and mechanical/electrical operation of large facilities; be able to deal with a
diverse workforce; be able to make decisions and accept responsibility for
decisions that involve large amounts of money, and the health and safety of
employees and other campus constituents; have excellent leadership and
organization skills and the ability to motivate people; demonstrate
interpersonal skills to relate well with students, staff, administration,
parents and the community.
- Knowledge of building codes, legal and regulatory
codes regarding facilities, construction, maintenance and knowledge of, and
understanding of, University funding, operations, and procedures.
About LIU Post
LIU Post campus is a scenic, historic, and
scholarly campus that offers a small-school environment with the access and
resources of a major metropolitan university. The University's 350+ acre campus
is located on the estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 27 miles east of New
York City on Long Island's Gold Coast. The campus houses the Lewyt College of
Veterinary Medicine, the first professional School of Accountancy, an
AACSB-accredited Business School, and an award-winning theater program. LIU is home
to the world-renowned Tilles Center for the Performing Arts and the Shark
Stadium, where supporters gather to cheer on the Sharks’ Division I athletic
program.
LIU
is an equal opportunity employer. LIU is committed to extending equal
opportunity in employment to all qualified candidates who can contribute to the
diversity and excellence of our academic community. LIU encourages applications from all
qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, genetic
information, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity or expression,
marital or parental status, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, veteran
or military status, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable
local, state or federal laws. Hiring is
contingent on eligibility to work in the United States.