Supervisor, Mechanics

About the role

Works with a dynamic team and directly oversees the maintenance and repair services on the institution's utility and infrastructure systems, including mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, and controls/smart building systems.

Job Responsibilities

• Provides direction to, trains, and motivates a team of technical staff on functional specific tasks, applications, concepts, policies and/or procedures as it relates to operating a complex physical plant and campus infrastructure.
• Understands the various functional components of larger complex infrastructure systems.
• Works towards maintaining highly energy efficient operations of such systems.
• Contributes towards the advancement of the department's energy and sustainability goals.
• Communicates effectively and provides stakeholders with the status updates, issues, key activities and any changes to the scope of the overall project.
• Develops scope of work for projects.
• Identifies materials and labor necessary for major/critical maintenance and repair projects.
• Obtains materials pricing from vendors.
• Arranges for outside contracted services as needed.
• Directs, monitors, and approves the actions, performance and/or products of contractors and vendors.
• Performs routine inspections of campus infrastructure systems to ensure high quality work performed by staff and contractors is completed timely and properly.
• Evaluates the impact of planned and emergency shutdowns of selected electric utility systems, schedules the shutdowns and supervises the activities of staff assigned to the shutdowns.
• Maintains regulatory compliance and ensures staff obtain and maintain required NYC certifications for specific utility systems.
• Cross-covers supervisory positions in other trade areas within the department as needed.

  Education & Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree in related field highly preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or another technical field or trade school in one or more trades is preferred.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in mechanical maintenance or construction within a large institution or commercial facility with complex infrastructure systems.
  • Approximately 5 plus years in a previous supervisory capacity is preferred.

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Demonstrated ability to understand complex interrelationships between multiple mechanical systems.
  • Ability to work on off-shifts as required to accommodate on-going operations and/or emergencies.
  • Ability to be available for 24-hour emergency call-ins.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of other maintenance trades (plumbing, mechanical, controls, etc) is highly desired.

  Licenses and Certifications

  • Maintain FDNY certifications necessary for the operation of utility systems.
  • The required FDNY Certificates of Fitness as one requirement to successfully complete the probationary period are: A35, C42, F60, G46, G60, G71, P98, P99, S12 and S13.
  • NYC Refrigeration RMO License/Certification is preferred.

  Working Conditions/Physical Demands

  • Position requires working in a non-office environment where there are some physical discomforts such as noise, dust, heat, fumes and other elements which are continuously present.
  • Periodic work in animal research areas, work in machine rooms, crawl spaces, areas where there are odors from maintenance products; leaks, dust, dark areas, dampness, areas with restricted access, and noise.
  • Frequent use of ladders to perform work.
  • Work is performed both indoors and outdoors.
  • Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry or otherwise move objects weighing a minimum of 50 pounds and push/pull objects up to 100 pounds.
  • Position requires the utilization of hand tools, power tools, large wrenches; operation of small to large valves; visually and audibly required to observe operating equipment.
  • Ability to walk, stand, climb ladders/scaffolds, bend, reach, lift and carry.