
Location: Warehouse Operations & Mainten
Department:
Area:Central
Contract Months:12
Hourly Rate: $$23.00
The Building Services Manager (BSM) has the immediate responsibility for the entire management of the building and grounds. Manage the cleaning, maintenance, and grounds of the campus/facility and is responsible for the daily operations of the campus/facility custodial team. The BSM is responsible for ensuring standards of cleaning are met, performing custodial quality checks, training new employees on proper custodial procedures, and general maintenance of facilities. The BSM is responsible for ensuring health, safety, and security standards are met. The BSM is responsible for facilitysystem inspections and for ensuring maintenance work orders are complete and to complete routine maintenance type of work orders.
General and special instructions as well as guidance are received from the custodial Building Services and Grounds Director, and maintenance director, Principal, and Sr. Executive Director of Support.
NOTE: Building Service Managers are considered emergency personnel and are required to report to buildings during inclement weather.
1.Performs minor repairs in building as needed, ensures major repairs and emergency repairs are reported and completed. Ensures grounds are maintained, including repairs for, and not limited to:
2.Regularly conducts quality checks and facilities walkthroughs and outlines action steps to address issues by checking classrooms, restrooms, hallways, and offices to make sure trash is taken out, sinks are clean, carpet, if applicable, is vacuumed properly, and restrooms are clean and disinfected completely.
3.Inspects the building to make sure that all systems are working properly by checking the heating system, air condition system, hot water system, check for any lights that are not working and for any maintenance requests. Keeps an open line of communication with custodial staff, maintenance team, campus administration and central administration.
4.Promotes safety and comfort of students and staff by ensuring day-to-day facilities maintenance issues, emergencies, and work orders are addressed quickly and efficiently.
5.Moves equipment and materials within and between school buildings.
6.Collaborates with other teams and stakeholders to prepare plans and specifications for contracted work and site improvement.
7.Acts as substitute custodian and/or assists when necessary.
*Applicants who do not meet these education qualifications may be considered if they have a unique combination of education and work experiences that indicate potential for success in this role including at least 5 years of total work experience.
Two or more years of experience in building management, custodial or general maintenance work. One year or more in a school setting, a plus.
This Building Manager is responsible for assigning tasks, providing training, and auditing work performance of custodial staff and working with staff and administration.
Work and tasks are often straightforward, routine, structured and guided by established policies and procedures. Little, if any, independent judgment is required, outside of making basic choices in the selection and application of established methods. The job receives frequent, ongoing supervision.
This position has budgetary responsibilities as needed.
Decisions are made on routine matters affecting few individuals and usually within the confines of the job's own department. Specific job activities and results are typically reviewed closely. There are limited requirements for developing new ideas or changes in methods, procedures, or services.
Follows rules and procedures. Accomplish goals for impact on building.
Basic communication - communication required such as receiving basic instructions. Interactions are mostly with customers, own supervisor, administration, and co-workers in the district.
Follows through with customer inquiries, requests and complaints. Forwards difficult and non-routine inquiries or requests to appropriate level for resolution.
Houston Independent School District is an equal opportunity employer.

The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the eighth largest in the United States. Its schools are dedicated to giving every student the best possible education through an intensive core curriculum and specialized, challenging instructional and career programs. HISD is empowers students to become critical thinkers, visionary leaders, and active contributors in their community, fostering a pathway to success for limitless opportunities in a competitive global landscape.