Assistant Director, Housing Maintenance Operations, Physical Plant

About the role

The Assistant Director, Housing Maintenance Operations oversees maintenance and upkeep of UCLA Housing & Hospitality facilities. This includes buildings, grounds, infrastructure, and related systems. The position manages supervisory, administrative, human resource, financial, purchasing, inventory, and project management duties.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance and upkeep of facilities
• Manage supervisory, administrative, human resource, financial, purchasing, inventory, and project management duties
• Plan, budget, financial analysis, and fiscal management of multiple, multi-million dollar budgets
• Prepare, analyze, and control costs for multiple multi-million dollar budgets
• Interact tactfully with diverse university personnel and the public
• Mediate between conflicting parties and resolve differences
• Manage and supervise various personnel, including management, administrative, service, and student staff
• Identify critical paths and coordinate workloads effectively
• Solicit, collect, and analyze customer and employee satisfaction
• Prepare planning documents and recommendations for annual major maintenance projects
• Oversee a complex and ongoing facility capital improvement program
• Interpret construction documents, manage work order data, and engage staff in a comprehensive maintenance program
• Communicate clearly and precisely through both written reports and oral presentations
• Understand plumbing, electrical systems, mechanical systems, and general building maintenance
• Drive a pick-up truck and/or van

Requirements

• 10+ years experience of successful planning, budgeting, financial analysis and fiscal management
• 8-10 years experience in management and supervision, overseeing both administrative and maintenance personnel
• Proven track record in successful planning, budgeting, financial analysis, and fiscal management
• Skilled in preparing, analyzing, and controlling costs for multiple multi-million dollar budgets
• Proficient in network-based personal computing software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and database applications
• Experience with MAXIMO or an equivalent maintenance management system

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Engineering or a related field
• Valid CA noncommercial Class C License