Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) is one of the State of Connecticut institutions of higher learning and the state's designated public liberal arts university. Our mission is to provide high quality undergraduate and select graduate programs to a diverse population of talented students.
We are recruiting for a Building Superintendent 1 to work on our beautiful campus, located in Willimantic, CT.
State of Connecticut employees participate in a competitive benefits plan that includes:
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- Professional growth and development opportunities.
- A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
This Opportunity is for You if You:
- Have experience in building custodial care, minor maintenance, and facility operations
- Have experience with relevant state and federal laws, regulations, and agency policies
- Possess supervisory experience with strong communication and problem‑solving in areas such as security, transportation, or stores
- Are proficient with standard computer software
- Are capable of inspecting, diagnosing, and performing repairs
- Can identify improvement needs, recommend solutions, and follow through on implementation
Position Highlights:
- This position is full-time, 37.5 hours per week
- Monday - Friday
- Second Shift, 5:00pm - 1:00am
About Us:
As an employer, we value professionalism, integrity, respect, and continuous improvement. Employees join a community that encourages innovation, celebrates diversity, and prioritizes service to students. Team members at Eastern play a vital role in advancing the university’s mission and strengthening its reputation as a leading public liberal arts institution. The university has a strong sense of shared purpose across departments.
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In a state agency this class is accountable for supervising remedial and custodial services, minor maintenance, building operations as a shift or functional area supervisor; may be in complete charge of such functions in a small institution (considering size, numbers supervised, and complexity).
In the Department of Administrative Services, in a leased building or building with less complex equipment this class is accountable for supervising custodial staff and related services.
- Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff;
- Provides staff training and assistance;
- Conducts performance evaluations;
- Determines priorities and plans building maintenance work;
- Establishes and maintains building maintenance procedures;
- Develops or makes recommendations on development of policies and standards;
- Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
- Prepares reports and correspondence;
- Conducts regular and special inspections to ensure compliance with standards;
- Inspects properties for defective lighting, plumbing, heating, ventilating and similar facilities and equipment and assigns staff to remedy same or reports to superior;
- Maintains inventory of furniture and equipment and requisitions replacements and supplies;
- Ensures that room(s) are properly set up for special events;
- Investigates reports of willful or malicious damage to state property;
- Supervises minor repair work not requiring services of trades workers;
- In a small institution may be in complete charge of physical plant, mechanical equipment and grounds;
- Ensures proper temperatures maintained;
- Responds to emergencies on twenty-four hour basis;
- May conduct new product and equipment testing;
- Performs related duties as required.
- Considerable knowledge of
- building custodial care, minor maintenance and operations;
- relevant agency policies and procedures;
- relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
- Considerable
- interpersonal skills;
- oral and written communication skills;
- Ability to
- inspect and diagnose repair and improvements needs and to recommend and follow through on solutions;
- handle problems in one or more areas such as security, transportation, or stores;
- utilize computer software;
- Supervisory ability.
Four (4) years of experience in building management or in the operation or maintenance of buildings.
NOTE: Experience performing technical duties within the maintenance trade area on a military base, aircraft carrier or large compound may be substituted for the General Experience on a year for year basis.
Three (3) years of the General Experience must have been in a lead capacity in either the maintenance of buildings or the military experience referenced above.
NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Lead Custodian.
Preference will be given to applicants with the following experience/training:
- Must have a valid, unexpired, Connecticut Driver's License;
- Strong team management experience within a unionized workforce;
- Experience and expertise in floor care, cleaning equipment, and associated processes.
- Previous experience coordinating event set ups and job assignments.
- Experience with OSHA Hazard Communication standards, SDS, and proper chemical handling processes.
- Experience performing daily record keeping and building inspections to ensure cleanliness standards are being met.
- Previous experience using work order systems, CORE, and Microsoft office programs.
- Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.
- Appointment to unclassified positions within the Connecticut Marketing Authority will be in accordance with Section 22-63a(d) of the Connecticut General Statutes.
- Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility, visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.
- A physical examination may be required.
Incumbents may be required to lift and may be exposed to some risk of injury from equipment.
