HSC Plumbing Manager - Facilities Management

The Health Sciences Center department of Facilities Management at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Plumbing Manager.

About the Opportunity:

This position will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Campus utility infrastructure. Manages skilled trade personnel and technical programs designed to control the maintenance, repair, and alteration of University facilities with regard to Facilities Management operations. Ensures compliance with appliable Federal, State, and Local codes and WVU Policies. Acts as a facilities liaison with the WVU community. This position is critical to the success of WVU.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

* 37.5-hour work week

* 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)

* 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year (employee leave)

* 18 sick days per year (for when you're ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family's, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)

* WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits

* 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ's.

* Wellness programs

What You'll Do:

* Set vision and develop departmental growth and objectives to deliver highly technical maintenance skills and timely services to exceed customer expectations. Provide leadership to the staff through continuous feedback as to effectiveness, performance, quality, and customer service levels. Manages journeymen, trades workers, and any other support personnel as required. Follows procedures and makes work assignments to those individuals assigned to the crew to ensure work is complete in a timely fashion ensuring proper quality and quantity.

Ensures that proper safety procedures are used by staff while performing job duties.

* Ability to troubleshoot and audit complex control systems associated with distilling units, autoclave systems, heating and cooling systems, and steam distribution systems operation. These control systems are integrated with computerized building maintenance systems.

* Analyze detailed reports and technical data related to plumbing systems, pressure and temperature diagnostic equipment, water analysis reports, project design documentation, and O&M manuals. Utilize tools and appropriate techniques to assess and evaluate plumbing systems. Have knowledge of non-destructive testing techniques and interpretation of the results.

* Develop, implement, train, and measure staff performance based upon department objectives and metrics. Train staff on proper safety procedures and observe workforce in the field to assure compliance. Manage staff through well-defined performance measures, shared objectives, performance ratings, and training opportunities. Assess employee skill levels and identify appropriate training for improvement. Develop, promote and deliver on-going staff training on business initiatives such as policies and procedures, budget, FM strategic plans, skill, mission, vision, etc.

Lead by example in all areas.

* Develop and execute operating and personal budgets. Develop and implement plans for repair and maintenance to include identification, prioritization, budget development, design and scheduling. Ensure that associated maintenance, repair and alteration requests meet all applicable codes and deadlines.

* Provide continuous improvement concepts and manage a complex Preventive Maintenance program to reduce breakdowns, repair costs and increase the reliability of the University's infrastructure. Develop and manage a Predictive Maintenance program to identify equipment deficiencies and repair needs prior to system failure.

* Develop internal policies and procedures to…