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Description JOB SUMMARY Plans, manages, organizes, and controls the activities of the Building Systems Department. Serves as lead in managing efficient preventive and corrective maintenance programs for Building System equipment. Responsible for service contracts and all aspects of projects from inception to conclusion to ensure cost savings and heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R), boiler, and related equipment is properly maintained to support Sewer District facilities. Recommends and leads the procurement of HVAC/R and boiler equipment for all budget centers within the Sewer District. Performs other duties of a similar nature as may be required. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - Plans, organizes, directs, and ensures efficient coordination of resources (people and materials) for HVAC/R equipment and boilers in order to meet the objectives of the department. - Provides guidance for short-term and long-term planning that meets necessary budget requirements; creates schedules and allocates staff appropriately, establishes priorities for resource utilization and identifies the need for capital expenditures. Creates and manages the operating budget for the Building Systems department. - Develops and implements departmental goals and monitors the alignment with Maintenance Services and strategic goals. - Manages continuous change and adapts business processes as necessary. Develops and implements process improvement projects. Brainstorms for ideas that can solve problems, improve efficiency, reduces costs and improve safety. - Interfaces with various Sewer District departments when administering and/or developing contracts and specifications. Reviews and evaluates engineering designs, plans and specifications for recommendations. Manages projects and prepares specifications for bid documents. Assists with the preparation of awards and administers contracts and agreements. - Manages department personnel. Conducts formal hiring interviews. Makes selection and promotion recommendations. Coaches, mentors, and manages performance of subordinates. Evaluates personnel performance. Identifies and ensures appropriate and timely training and development. Resolves disputes and maintains discipline and morale. Participates in grievance hearings and holds disciplinary hearings. Initiates and recommends disciplinary actions. - Communicates to peers, subordinates and management information about issues or problems, interviews to establish facts and/or provides project updates. Emphasizes the importance of accomplishing work objectives and stimulates interest in projects and achieving objectives. - Makes decisions after thorough evaluation under time constraints in emergency situations that determine a course of action, equipment and material purchases needed or regarding the welfare of employees. - Oversees, assesses, evaluates, and improves the maintenance and repair of the Sewer District's buildings systems. May respond to emergencies and off-hour alarms 24-hours per day including weekends and holidays. - Ensures proper usage and provides guidance for Emergency Response Plans. Participates in crisis management response drills. - Assesses, evaluates and improves the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) outputs to plan, schedule and assign the inspections, maintenance, and repairs of boiler and HVAC/R equipment. - Reviews, evaluates, and analyzes trends in data to make decisions that satisfy operation, maintenance, safety, and engineering guidelines. - Analyzes a wide variety of information in order to develop operation and/or maintenance reports for various audiences such as subordinates and leadership. Gives presentations at internal department meetings and board meetings. - Completes routine administration duties, including writing correspondence, describing technical situations in lay terms, creati