The Custodial Services Manager will be responsible for supervising and managing comprehensive custodial maintenance operations for large complex of academic, residential, research, and teaching buildings on campus. Provides highly effective leadership and training of 25 or more custodians in unionized work environment. Develops and maintains effective working relationships with staff and departments in a fast-paced service environment. Manages an extensive equipment & supply inventory. Administers to principles and language of the AFSCME contract and department work rules. Must be available 24/7 for facilities emergencies. The department strives to maintain a clean, attractive, healthy, and safe environment for all faculty staff, and students.

The Custodial Services Manager reports to the Director of Facilities Management. Responsibilities of the position include:
• Ensures productivity of staff with broad discretion on evaluating work areas for effectiveness and efficiency. Works with other custodial services managers to effect changes.
• Accountable for evaluating, training, coaching, mentoring and technical expertise of all custodial employees.
• Complies with all laws, University policies and procedures, safety regulations and the Collective Bargaining agreement.
• Represents Facilities Management and Safety’s interests in building and utility infrastructure matters with senior administrators, faculty, union officials, governmental officials, regulators, contractors, architects, engineers, project managers, energy purveyors and others.
• Assists in work loading of campus facilities and development of departmental policies and procedures;
• Assist and cooperate/team with other members of the Facilities Management and the University as needed;
• Effectively manage internal and external communications with other members of Facilities Management, customers, vendors, and technicians.
• Perform other duties as assigned by higher level management and serves as duty officer/technical support on a scheduled basis to handle after hour emergency situations.
• Inspects facilities and takes customer complaints, and assesses other requests for service with goal of providing quality customer service campus-wide.
• Display leadership that results in teamwork, customer focus, innovation, and continuous process improvement within their organization.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Associate’s degree, or vocational or technical school degree.
Minimum of 3 years’ work related experience
Minimum of 3 years’ supervisory or managerial responsibilities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree

PAY RATE
The hiring range for this position is $45,837 – $62,459. The target salary range is $45,837 – $51,377 commensurate with the selected candidate’s education and experience while considering internal equity.

RELOCATION allowance or SIGN-ON BONUS of up to 10% of the base salary may also be available!

Ohio University is proud to offer a robust healthcare plan that includes maternity care, transgender care, counseling and mental healthcare, prescription coverage, vision, dental, orthodontia care, and more. Our robust benefits package also includes paid holidays, sick time, personal time, a tuition waiver up to 100% for self and dependents, an excellent retirement plan with up to a 14% employer contribution, a 12-week parental leave program, adoption reimbursement, flextime and flexplace policies, an employee assistance program, access to professional development programs, and additional employee resources.