at University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Job Description
Facilities Maintenance Manager
Department:
FM Central Zone Maintenance
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Maintenance Operations
Position Title:
Facilities Maintenance Manager
Job Family Group:
Professional Staff
Job Description Summary:
The Facilities Maintenance Manager at the University of Kansas Medical Center oversees the maintenance, repair, and operation of campus buildings, grounds, and utilities. This role manages skilled trades staff and contractors to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable facility performance. The Manager develops preventive maintenance programs, coordinates renovation and construction projects, and ensures compliance with safety, regulatory, and sustainability standards to support the university's mission and campus operations.
Job Description:
Job Duties:
- Direct and coordinate the installation, maintenance, and repair of building systems and equipment, updating or replacing as needed.
- Supervise the repair and installation of motors, machinery, HVAC, and electrical control systems.
- Implement and oversee preventive maintenance programs and coordinate assigned staff activities.
- Conduct inspections to ensure quality standards, safety, and timely project completion.
- Serve as departmental liaison for projects within assigned zones.
- Resolve scheduling conflicts, cost discrepancies, and quality issues.
- Review zone priorities and procedures to maintain efficient operations.
- Collaborate with the Associate Director on major projects, budgets, and staffing recommendations.
- Supervise, train, counsel, and evaluate zone team members to enhance skills and performance.
- Ensure compliance with EPA, refrigeration, and safety regulations.
- Direct staff in scheduled maintenance, emergency repairs, and minor installations.
- Manage staffing, materials, inventory, and expenditures within budget.
- Oversee contractors and ensure a clean, safe, and functional work environment that supports the department's mission.
- Promote accident prevention through safety training, equipment inspections, and compliance enforcement.
- Maintain accurate records for EPA, safety, and mechanical/electrical testing requirements.
- Manage EPA-related programs, including refrigerant tracking and compliance.
- Maintain refrigerant compliance software through data entry and reporting.
- Ensure campus adherence to all regulatory policies and procedures.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Required Qualifications
Work Experience
- Four years of experience in building or mechanical trades. Education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
- Five years of experience managing facility operations for large campuses or physical plants, overseeing multiple skilled trades and maintenance, construction, or repair of buildings, grounds, and utilities.
- Three years of experience in the supervision.
Preferred Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree in construction management.
Work Experience
- Three years of experience in the installation of all phrases of electrical, HVAC, and plumbing systems and components.
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
Employee Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Rate Type:
Salary
Compensation Statement:
The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.
Pay Range:
$75,000.00 - $115,000.00
Minimum
$75,000.00
Midpoint
$95,000.00
Maximum
$115,000.00
Application Instructions:
To learn more and apply online, please visit https://kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-jobs/job/Kansas-City-Metro-Area/Facilities-Maintenance-Manager_JR009184 or go to https://careers.kumc.edu/ and search for position number JR009184.
Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.
About KU Medical Center:
The University of Kansas Medical Centers mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world-class research programs; provides compassionate and state-of-the-art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the health of Kansans. Learn more at www.kumc.edu.
Benefits:
KUMC offers a range of great benefits that support employees and eligible family members. Our health insurance benefits begin on hire date and KUMC offers other exciting benefits such as paid parental leave, generous employer retirement contributions and other resources to improve health and well-being. For more information, please visit https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University of Kansas Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, age, protected veteran or disability status, marital status, parental status, or genetic information. http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondiscrimination
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