Plans, organizes, and directs the work of skilled employees in the construction, maintenance, and repair of conventional public housing units for the City.

Responsible for coordinating maintenance operations to provide timely and cost-effective maintenance services for the department, ensuring work is performed in accordance with HUD standards and general policies and objectives outlined by the Property Manager. These tasks are to be performed at a level that supports the Departments efforts to achieve the highest rating on HUDs evaluation systems. The duties listed below illustrate the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements regarding duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment in association with this position.

Essential Duties

1. Oversees daily activities of maintenance and establishes objectives and priorities for the department. Schedules and reviews daily maintenance work orders and assignments with maintenance personnel, provides guidance and assistance to employees as needed to perform assigned work.
2. Oversees all phases of housing maintenance risk controls. Monitors maintenance employees work to ensure that safety rules are followed.
3. Assists the Property Manager in the decision process of future maintenance priorities and the coordination between private contractors and maintenance crew. Oversees a preventive maintenance program designed to retain Department properties in safe operating condition.
4. Oversees and assists in general repairs to the interior/exterior of buildings and facilities, and maintains furniture and equipment employing a high degree of skill in the plumbing, carpentry, electrical, mechanical, and related trade fields.
5. Demonstrates continuous efforts to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality, seamless customer service. Supervises and assists with repair/replacement of damaged walls, roofs, woodwork, floors, gutters, downspouts, garage doors, fences, gates, doors, door locks, windows, screens, cabinets, door bells, peepholes, clothes lines, fans, belts, and insulation.
6. Responds to after hours and weekend emergency calls in accordance with Agency policy and procedures.
7. Monitors all departmental expenditures to ensure operations remain within approved budget.
8. Makes decisions on whether to repair or replace damaged property. Makes estimates for time and materials needed for a variety of maintenance tasks such as electrical, and gas, water, and sewer lines and the upkeep of community grounds. Ensures procurement protocol is followed and, within established parameters, submits and/or authorizes acquisition of proper equipment, materials, appliances, supplies, and services to meet project and Agency needs in a timely manner.
9. Performs regular walk-by inspections of Agency properties to identify and resolve unsafe or unsatisfactory conditions requiring maintenance. Addresses any safety issues or hazardous conditions immediately. Maintains records and reports of work requests and repairs made to buildings and systems.
10. Accountable for consistent adherence to strong Departmental standards regarding the ethical, responsible, and appropriate use, care, and safeguarding of materials, supplies, resources, and other assets.
11. Undertakes and performs other work-related duties as assigned including work in other functional areas to cover absences or provide relief, to equalize peak work periods, or otherwise balance the workload.

Qualifications

Required:

• Graduation from a community college with a degree in building management and considerable supervisory experience in the building and grounds maintenance field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Possession of a valid drivers license.

Preferred:

• Possession of co tractor or other trade license or certification in at least one trade area.
• Certifications/Licenses in HVAC.
• The following Certifications must be obtained within one (1) year of employment or other allowable period of hire as authorized by the Public Housing Director or his/her designee.
• Fair Housing
• Certified Apartment Maintenance Technician (CAMT)
• National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE)

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed both indoors and outdoors, and involves physical exertion common to the construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance industries, such as long periods of standing and walking on rough terrain.
• Normal physical activity can be tedious and require heavy lifting, carrying, and prolonged standing, walking, reaching, bending, pushing, pulling, kneeling, crouching, stooping, climbing, balancing and lying prone. The employee must use arm strength to manipulate hand tools such as saws, sanders, and jointers.
• Work sometimes involves moderate risks and discomfort common to architects, engineers, and contractors; and may require occasional use of personal protective equipment.
• Must be able to sit or stand for up to eight hours at a time while performing work duties.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, push, pull, carry, lift, climb, kneel, or crawl in the performance of work-related duties.
• Must be able to perform very heavy work exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to lift objects.
• Must have a sense of balance sufficiently for standing on a ladder for an extended period of time of at least six (6) feet in height. Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
• Must possess the visual acuity to work with data and figures, operate a computer, use measuring devices, operate equipment and vehicles, monitor work site progress, and inspect and assure the accuracy and thoroughness of work.