QUALIFICATIONS:
Required Education, Experience, Licensure, and Certifications
1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in architecture,
construction management, construction science, industrial technology, civil
engineering, building science, engineering technology, facilities management, or a
closely related field.
2. At least ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in commercial,
institutional, industrial, or public-sector construction and/or facilities maintenance,
with substantial experience coordinating multiple building trades and
demonstrated responsibility for supervising maintenance personnel, facilities
operations, construction projects, or a combination thereof.
3. Demonstrated experience with the complete construction life cycle, including
planning/programming, design coordination, estimating, procurement/bidding,
contract administration, construction, inspections, change management,
commissioning/turnover, and closeout.
4. Current industry-recognized journey-level, master-level, or equivalent
certification/license in at least one skilled construction trade, such as roofing,
plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, masonry, welding, or another trade
approved by the District.
5. Possess and maintain all Alabama licenses, registrations, certifications, and bid-
limit authority legally required for the specific construction-management or trade
functions assigned. If the position is used as a “Construction Manager” within the
meaning of Ala. Admin. Code r. 230-X-1-.10, the incumbent must satisfy the
Alabama general-contractor licensing requirements applicable to that role and
project value. Valid driver’s license and ability to travel regularly among District
sites and construction projects.
6. Ability to read and interpret architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical,
plumbing, fire-protection, and other construction drawings, specifications,
schedules, contracts, and technical documents.
7. Working knowledge of construction estimating, scheduling, cost control, quality
assurance, jobsite safety, contract administration, and public procurement.
8. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to use construction/project-
management, scheduling, plan-review, and document-management software.
9. Demonstrated experience supervising skilled trades and facilities maintenance
personnel, assigning work, evaluating quality and productivity, and coordinating
maintenance services across multiple occupied facilities.
10. Working knowledge of preventive-maintenance programs, work-order
management, facility inspections, deferred-maintenance planning, equipment life-
cycle management, maintenance budgeting, vendor oversight, and emergency
facility response.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Alabama General Contractor license, or documented ability to qualify for/maintain
the appropriate Alabama General Contractor classification and bid limit when
required by the District’s intended use of the position.
2. Professional registration or certification such as Registered Architect (RA),
Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Project
Management Professional (PMP), Certified Facility Manager (CFM), or
comparable credential.
3. OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety certification.
4. Experience managing K-12, higher-education, municipal, county, state,
healthcare, or other occupied institutional facility projects.
5. Direct experience with Alabama public K-12 construction administration, ALSDE
School Facilities requirements, DCM procedures, PSCA-funded projects, Alabama
Public Works Law, and competitive bidding.
6. Experience managing projects in occupied facilities where construction must be
phased around ongoing operations.
7. Multiple trade certifications/licenses or broad field experience across roofing,
HVAC, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, masonry, welding, building envelope, and
related systems.
8. Experience leading multi-site facilities maintenance operations, facility condition
assessments, computerized maintenance management/work-order systems,
preventive and predictive maintenance, energy conservation, deferred-
maintenance reduction, capital planning, and life-cycle cost analysis.
9. Experience with Procore, Bluebeam, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Primavera P6,
Microsoft Project, or comparable construction technology.
SALARY LEVEL : 12 months, $80,000-$90,000 annually, based on qualifications and
Experience
FLSA: Exempt
REPORTS TO: Superintendent or Designee (Facilities / Operations Department)
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Full-time, 12-month employment requiring at least 40 hours per week. Annual salary
range based on qualifications and experience, subject to Board approval and the District’s
applicable salary schedule/personnel procedures. The employee must maintain all
required licenses, certifications, driver eligibility, and other conditions of employment.
Position Purpose
The Construction, Facilities, and Skilled Trades Specialist provides owner-side leadership
for Dothan City Schools; capital construction, renovation, repair, and facility-improvement
projects; supervises and coordinates District facilities maintenance operations and
maintenance personnel as assigned; and performs skilled, productive trade work
throughout the District. The position manages assigned projects from early planning and
design through procurement, bidding, construction, commissioning, closeout, and
warranty follow-up; plans and directs preventive, corrective, routine, and emergency
maintenance activities; serves as the District’s day-to-day technical liaison with architects,
engineers, contractors, inspectors, vendors, school administrators, maintenance
personnel, and regulatory agencies; and directly executes maintenance, repair,
renovation, and improvement work within the employee’s licensed or industry-certified
trade competencies. The position is intentionally structured as a full-time hybrid role
combining capital-project management, facilities maintenance, and hands-on facility
work.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Capital Project Management
1. Manage assigned capital construction, renovation, modernization, repair, and
facility-improvement projects from concept through final closeout, maintaining
accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, documentation, and
stakeholder coordination.
2. Develop preliminary scopes of work, project requirements, feasibility assessments,
order-of-magnitude cost estimates, schedules, phasing plans, and
recommendations for proposed facility projects.
3. Coordinate programming and design with District leadership, school
administrators, architects, engineers, consultants, maintenance personnel,
technology, safety, child nutrition, athletics, and other affected departments.
4. Review drawings, specifications, estimates, schedules, bid documents, addenda,
submittals, shop drawings, requests for information, change proposals, pay
applications, punch lists, warranties, as-built documents, and
operations/maintenance manuals for completeness and consistency with District
requirements.
5. Administer the District’s owner-side responsibilities through the Alabama public K-
12 construction process, including applicable ALSDE, Alabama Division of
Construction Management (DCM), Public School and College Authority (PSCA),
public-works procurement, permitting, plan-review, inspection, contract-document,
and closeout requirements.
6. Coordinate procurement and bidding activities with the District’s purchasing and
financial personnel; assist in preparing scopes, specifications, bid packages,
RFQs/RFPs, bid evaluations, recommendations, and contract documentation
consistent with applicable law and Board policy.
7. Conduct preconstruction, progress, coordination, and closeout meetings; maintain
clear action-item logs and ensure responsible parties address schedule, quality,
cost, and compliance issues.
8. Perform frequent jobsite observations and inspections; document progress,
workmanship, safety concerns, nonconforming work, concealed conditions, and
potential schedule or cost impacts; promptly elevate material issues to District
leadership and the design professional as appropriate.
9. Monitor contractors and consultants for compliance with contract documents,
approved schedules, applicable codes, safety requirements, District standards,
and project milestones without assuming duties legally reserved to the
architect/engineer, contractor, code official, or other licensed professional.
10.Track project budgets, commitments, contingency, allowances, invoices, pay
applications, change orders, claims, and forecasts; identify potential overruns early
and recommend corrective action.
11. Evaluate proposed changes for necessity, scope, cost, schedule impact, and
value; support negotiations and maintain complete change-management records.
12. Coordinate construction phasing around school operations, testing, athletics,
summer work, student/staff occupancy, utilities, deliveries, security, and life-safety
needs to minimize disruption to instruction.
13. Coordinate substantial completion, inspections, punch-list correction,
certificates/approvals, training, turnover, warranty documentation, record
drawings, final payment documentation, and warranty follow-up.
14. Maintain organized project records suitable for audit, public accountability, claims
avoidance, and institutional continuity, including contracts, correspondence,
meeting minutes, schedules, budgets, photographs, inspection records, approvals,
and closeout files.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities – Facilities
1. Conduct regular facility inspections and condition assessments; identify safety
hazards, code concerns, deferred maintenance, system deficiencies, and end-of-
life equipment; establish corrective-action priorities and recommend repair,
replacement, or capital-renewal strategies.
2. Plan and coordinate seasonal and recurring maintenance activities, including
summer readiness, school opening, weather preparation, shutdowns, filter
changes, roof and drainage inspections, equipment servicing, and other cyclical
facility needs.
3. Evaluate whether maintenance work should be performed by District personnel or
outside vendors based on staff qualifications, licensure, workload, cost, urgency,
equipment requirements, warranty considerations, and applicable procurement or
contracting requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Skilled Trades / Self-Performed Work
1. When capital-project workload permits, perform hands-on construction,
maintenance, repair, renovation, troubleshooting, installation, and improvement
work throughout District facilities in the employee’s certified/licensed trade area(s).
2. Maintain current industry certification and any state/local license required for the
trade work personally performed. Qualifying trades may include, but are not limited
to, roofing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, masonry, and welding.
3. Diagnose facility deficiencies; determine appropriate repair methods, materials,
tools, equipment, labor needs, and sequencing; and complete work to applicable
codes, manufacturer requirements, District standards, and accepted industry
practice.
4. Prepare material takeoffs and cost estimates; coordinate materials and equipment;
maintain tools; and document completed work, labor, materials, warranties, and
follow-up needs.
5. Perform or assist with emergency facility response when needed, including
evaluation of leaks, electrical/mechanical failures, weather damage, structural or
envelope concerns, and other conditions affecting school operations.
6. Support preventive-maintenance and capital-renewal planning by identifying
recurring failures, deferred maintenance, end-of-life systems, and opportunities to
reduce outsourced repair costs.
7. Do not perform work outside the scope of the employee’s competence or required
licensure; ensure permits, inspections, design-professional involvement,
DCM/ALSDE review, and licensed contractor participation are obtained whenever
required.
Leadership, Compliance, and District Support
1. Serve as a knowledgeable owner’s representative to the Superintendent, Board,
CSFO, staff, principals, and other administrators on construction, maintenance,
building systems, and facility matters.
2. Assist with development of annual and multi-year capital improvement and
facilities maintenance plans, facility condition assessments, deferred-maintenance
priorities, preventive-maintenance strategies, project prioritization, life-cycle cost
analysis, staffing/resource recommendations, and budget recommendations.
3. Promote competitive pricing, constructability, durability, maintainability, energy
efficiency, standardization, and long-term value in project decisions.
4. Establish professional working relationships with architects, engineers,
contractors, subcontractors, vendors, inspectors, governmental agencies, utility
providers, and school stakeholders.
5. Apply sound judgment to resolve field conflicts and project risks while protecting
the District’s contractual and financial interests.
6. Maintain current knowledge of Alabama public construction requirements, building
and life-safety codes, OSHA practices, procurement requirements, construction
technology, and relevant industry standards.
7. Perform other facilities, construction, maintenance, emergency-response, and
operational duties assigned by the Superintendent or designee consistent with the
employee’s qualifications and applicable law.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
1. Comprehensive knowledge of commercial construction means, methods,
materials, sequencing, building systems, and field coordination.
2. Strong understanding of owner-architect/engineer-contractor relationships and the
boundaries of responsibility among design professionals, contractors, inspectors,
and the public owner.
3. Ability to manage multiple projects and service requests concurrently, establish
priorities, and shift effectively between professional project-management duties
and hands-on trade work.
4. Ability to prepare and analyze estimates, budgets, schedules, scopes, reports,
recommendations, and project documentation.
5. Strong leadership, negotiation, problem-solving, conflict-resolution, written
communication, and presentation skills.
6. Ability to identify risks, make timely recommendations, and exercise independent
professional judgment while keeping District leadership appropriately informed.
7. Ability to work effectively with school administrators and staff in occupied
educational environments and maintain professional conduct around students.
8. Ability to supervise, organize, motivate, and evaluate facilities maintenance
personnel and to establish clear priorities, schedules, service standards, and
accountability for completed work.
9. Ability to analyze work-order data, equipment history, facility-condition information,
staffing capacity, maintenance costs, and recurring failures to improve preventive
maintenance and long-range facility planning.
10. Ability to coordinate routine and emergency maintenance in occupied schools
while protecting student and staff safety and minimizing disruption to instructional
and operational programs.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
Work is performed in offices, schools, mechanical/electrical spaces, rooftops, workshops,
exterior areas, and active construction sites. The employee must be able to walk active
jobsites; negotiate uneven terrain; climb stairs and ladders; work at heights when properly
protected; bend, stoop, kneel, reach, and use hand/power tools; and work indoors and
outdoors in varying weather and temperature conditions. The position requires sufficient
physical capacity to perform the essential functions of the employee’s trade assignment,
with reasonable accommodation as required by law. The employee may be exposed to
dust, noise, moving equipment, energized systems, hot work, confined or limited-access
areas, and other construction hazards and must consistently use required personal
protective equipment and safe-work practices. Some work outside normal business hours
may be required for emergencies, shutdowns, inspections, project milestones, or work
that cannot safely occur while students are present.
Performance Expectations
1. Projects are delivered with disciplined control of scope, budget, schedule, quality,
safety, and documentation.
2. District interests are represented professionally and proactively throughout design
and construction.
3. Problems and potential cost/schedule impacts are identified early, documented,
and addressed.
4. Self-performed trade work is code-compliant, safe, durable, timely, cost-
conscious, and within the employee’s authorized scope.
5. Project files and financial records are complete, organized, and audit-ready.
6. School operations and instructional continuity are protected through effective
planning, communication, phasing, and site coordination.
7. Facilities maintenance work is prioritized and completed safely, efficiently, and
responsively, with preventive maintenance used to reduce failures, downtime,
emergency costs, and deferred maintenance.
8. Maintenance personnel are effectively supervised, deployed, trained, and held
accountable for workmanship, productivity, documentation, customer service, and
safe work practices.
9. Work-order, inspection, equipment-history, and facility-condition data are
maintained and used to support maintenance budgeting, staffing decisions, repair-
versus-replacement decisions, and capital planning.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s
policy on evaluation of personnel.
SOURCE: Dothan City Schools, Dothan, Alabama
