TDCJ-Program Supervisor IV-Unit Maintenance Superv

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate maintenance and construction projects at the unit.
• Supervise maintenance staff, assign work, and ensure labor, materials, equipment, and other resources are used efficiently.
• Inspect maintenance work and construction projects to ensure compliance with safety requirements, building codes, agency policies, and other regulations.
• Identify maintenance problems, recommend solutions, and advise management on proposed and ongoing projects.
• Prepare budgets, project records, technical reports, quality‑assurance updates, and work‑progress reports.
• Train staff, provide technical assistance, and help maintain the security of assigned inmates.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications (Good fit)

• At least five years of facilities maintenance, maintenance administration, or construction experience.
• At least two years of experience supervising employees or inmates.
• Understanding of facility maintenance and construction practices, materials, codes, and safety standards.
• Ability to organize multiple projects, establish priorities, and ensure proper planning and documentation.
• Proficiency in reading blueprints, drawings, plans, and specifications.
• Clear communication skills, problem‑solving ability, and experience maintaining accurate reports and project records.

Preferred qualifications (Great fit)

• Experience managing a unit‑wide maintenance and construction program.
• Strong background developing budgets, policies, procedures, project schedules, and quality‑control standards.
• Experience conducting inspections and reporting compliance issues to management.
• Experience with water or wastewater plant operations or maintenance.
• Current Texas Commission on Environmental Quality water or wastewater license.
• Extensive experience supervising and training maintenance staff or inmate work crews, providing technical guidance across multiple maintenance areas.

Additional Information

• Travel: None – position may involve day trips, but no overnight trips.
• Work site visits: No.
• Pre‑service training academy required: Yes.
• Hazardous duty/longevity position: Hazardous.
• Outside applicants will be required to submit to pre‑employment drug testing as a condition of employment.

Application Instructions

Applicants must submit both a résumé and a completed application. Both documents should include sufficient work history to assess qualifications. For the most accurate and up‑to‑date information about your application, log in to the CAPPS application portal regularly to monitor status changes or updates.

Contact Information

• Del Holmquist – 254‑865‑8901 – Del.Holmquist@tdcj.texas.gov
• Zilleah Ross – 936‑437‑3150 – hr.selectionsteam2@tdcj.texas.gov