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Posted: 18-Sep-24
Location: La Jolla, California
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 132211
UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment: Apply by 09/19/2024 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor.
Special Selection Applicants: Apply by 09/30/2024. Eligible Special Selection clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
UC San Diego Housing, Dining and Hospitality (HDH) provides housing and dining services for approximately 19,000 undergraduate and graduate students and their families in more than 400 buildings, covering nearly 10 million square feet. Consisting of eight divisions, HDH has more than 1,000 career employees, 1,200 to 1,300 student employees, and an annual operating budget greater than $250 million.
HDH is a self-supporting department that operates without any federal, state or campus funding. The department receives nearly 90% of its funding from housing and dining services. It also secures revenue from conference and catering services. The goal is to break even.
HDH is in the midst of implementing an aggressive building plan that will add10,000 new beds in the next 10 years and will almost double our square footage by 2032.
HDH commits to facilitating an equitable, diverse and inclusive environment, fostering a sense of belonging for our students and staff. As HDH we understand, each unique individual with their varied thoughts and experiences is what makes our department strong. Aligning with UC San Diego's Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion strategic goals, Housing/Dining/Hospitality is proud to promote and create opportunities for greater equity, diversity and inclusiveness within our division.
To visit the Housing, Dining and Hospitality website, please click on the link below https://hdhhome.ucsd.edu/.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Plans, organizes and coordinates the daily activities of the staff of the Property Operations and Planning (POP) shops in support of university specific routine work, small projects, preventative maintenance, and emergency requests. Develops long range maintenance/repair plans and preventative maintenance plans for equipment in areas of responsibility. Formulates solutions for housing and dining facility problems, creates projects and generate the appropriate contract documents to perform solutions by contract when necessary, and performs appropriate contract oversight. Receives assignments in the form of objectives with goals and the process by which to meet goals. Responsible for supervising all building maintenance activities. Provides leadership to ensure a team approach to work performance and provides direction according to established policies and management guidance. May oversee and participate in more complex maintenance projects. Be available to respond to urgent calls about Housing, Dining, Hospitality (HDH) facility problems during other than normal duty hours, resolving them in a timely manner. Assists other areas and supervisors as needed with an emphasis on engineering and utility projects.
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in supervising facility maintenance and improvements along with building maintenance work to include one or more of the following: basic plumbing and pipefitting, carpentry, painting and plastering, service of machinery, electrical maintenance and custodial. Hands-on experience in electrical or mechanical skilled trades, including experience at journey level in one of the skilled trades.
Ability to make short and long range plans for the maintenance, repair, and renovation of facilities.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches and wiring diagrams technical, verbal or written instructions and guidance by trade practices, Manufacturer or underwriter's specification.
Experience in developing an operating budget and effectively managing allocations.
Knowledge of contracting practices including ability to develop scopes of work, cost estimates, and necessary contract request and performance acceptance documents.
Solid knowledge of policies and procedures relative to facilities maintenance, equipment, customer service, dispatch, building maintenance, safety and emergency preparedness.
Experience managing a technically complex, diverse and widely dispersed work team.
Strong interpersonal skills, including active listening, critical thinking, ability to multi-task effectively, persuasion / negotiation, mentoring, leadership / supervision, problem solving, operations analysis and quality control analysis.
Strong hands-on working skills and troubleshooting ability in the areas of :
Residential buildings and utility systems
Maintenance
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