Utilities Supervisor Senior

Full-time Staff (Classified) · Non-Exempt (eligible for overtime) · Pay Band 4 · Review begins 10/31/2026 · Business Services / Trades‑Shop AUX

About the role

Organize, manage, supervise, and maintain a comprehensive building maintenance program. Ensure buildings are serviced and maintained to the highest standard while working directly with building coordinators, customers, and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective supervision to staff working in a 24/7 multi‑craft environment
• Communicate essential information to employees, trade managers, and other designated individuals
• Schedule and delegate tasks
• Work with procurement to ensure policies and procedures are followed
• Perform building maintenance and repair for electrical, plumbing, painting, utility, and carpentry needs across student housing, academic, and administrative facilities
• Work closely with planner/scheduler on all scheduled work to ensure everyone is updated
• Assist with the planning, labor, and implementation of events as necessary

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of zone maintenance concepts and building utilities repairs, including carpentry, plumbing, electrical, roof, carpet, and building codes
• Strong supervisory and project management skills
• Ability to properly identify and troubleshoot facility breakdowns and assign the proper skill‑level employee to remedy problems
• Extensive knowledge of power tools
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications
• Ability to inspect work for quality control
• Ability to provide effective, timely, and professional communication to a variety of people
• Knowledge of basic computer and budgeting skills
• Ability to accommodate temporary shift demands based on business need

Benefits

• Generous leave: paid vacation, sick leave, parental leave, community service leave, and 19 paid holidays annually
• Comprehensive health insurance options
• Retirement benefits through the Virginia Retirement System
• Balanced Dukes wellness program promoting work‑life integration
• Tuition waiver program for undergraduate and graduate courses at JMU

Pay

Salary range: $70,000 – $75,000