Supervisor Maintenance (Facilities)

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

The Supervisor of Maintenance supervises and coordinates a maintenance team responsible for the repair, installation, and preventive maintenance of healthcare, academic, and research facilities. Ensures work is completed safely and in compliance with applicable standards, manages work assignments and vendor activities, provides staff guidance and training, and oversees departmental personnel functions including hiring, performance management, and development. Serves as an essential employee during emergencies and performs other duties as assigned.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:  

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees  
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year) 
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue! 
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service) 
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan! 

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as... 

• Free financial and legal counseling 
• Free mental health counseling services 
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs 
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc. 
• Resources for child and elder care 
• Plus many more! 

Position Summary:

Provides skilled responsible supervision and/or performs the replacement, installation, alteration, adjustment, repair and planned maintenance necessary to maintain reliable and functionally efficient operation of healthcare, academic and complex research facilities.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Directs a maintenance team to ensure that work orders are performed consistent with appropriate preparation, processes, codes, regulations, standards, checklists, safety and reporting procedures.
• Monitors the progress of on-going work and provides accurate and meaningful reports.
• Stays abreast of details, which may not appear on work orders and maintains good relations with UTHealth departments.
• Responds to inquiries from various UTHealth departmental personnel regarding work orders in progress and those yet to be initiated.
• Allocates work to subordinates and communicates priorities.
• Communicates departmental rules and regulations for conduct, safety, and operation.
• Verifies vendor proposals and invoices.
• Composes step-by-step instructions for the completion of assignments.
• Communicates daily status reports.
• Makes decisions for on-the-job craft related/technical decisions as to the allocation of assignments, procedures, processes and guidelines regarding safety, codes and training/modification/discipline.
• Submits recommendations for: staffing, material requisitions (including annual inventory), schedules, priorities and changes to policies and procedures.
• Provides work direction, assistance, and guidance to personnel within the department.
• Required to carry a university communication device as assigned and respond to calls during normal business hours.
• This job classification is designated as essential at the UT Health Science Center at Houston. In case of an emergency, essential positions are those required to sustain clinical services and/or are responsible for the protection of university assets. Personnel in designated essential positions are expected to report to their designated work site during their appointed work schedules, even when the institution has been officially declared to be on restricted access or closed due to adverse conditions.
• Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• Journeyman Electrician by Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) required or
• First Grade Stationary Engineer License by Houston Permitting Center required or
• Journeyman Plumber by Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners (TSBPE) required or
• Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Certified Technician by Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) required or
• Industrial Millwright Certification by National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) or similar apprentice program or technical trade school for mechanics with a minimum of 1200 classroom hours and 8000 hours of formal on-the-job training and skill attainment in appropriate subjects required or

Minimum Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent required
Associate's Degree in instrumentation technology issued by an accredited institution preferred

Minimum Experience:

5 years of related experience including 5 years of supervisory experience required
Experience with emphasis in large-scale building maintenance/remodeling preferred

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.