Director of Buildings and Grounds

JOB

DESCRIPTION

DIRECTOR

OF

BUILDINGS

AND

GROUNDS

Statement

of

Job:

The

Director

of

Buildings

and

Grounds

is

directly

responsible

to

the

School

Business

Administrator

and

the

Superintendent

of

Schools.

He/She

has

the

responsibility

of

organizing

and

supervising

an

effective

program

for

the

physical

plant,

construction,

maintenance,

repair

and

cleanliness

of

all

school

facilities

and

associated

grounds,

which

are

under

the

operational

control

of

the

Hillsborough

Township

Board

of

Education.

The

Director

of

Buildings

and

Grounds

will

coordinate,

supervise

and

direct

all

construction

projects

throughout

the

district

in

conjunction

with

the

School

Business

Administrator

to

ensure

fiscal

allocations

of

funding

for

projects.

Qualifications:

A

minimum

of

at

least

three

(3)

years

of

related

work

experience

in

supervision

of

physical

plants

and

large

buildings,

preferably

in

a

school

district.

The

Director

of

Buildings

and

Grounds

must

possess

a

NJ

Educational

Facility

Management

Program

Certificate

or

willingness

to

obtain

one

within

two

years.

The

candidate

must

be

able

to

demonstrate

knowledge

of

school

architecture,

construction,

facilities

maintenance

and

planning,

engineering

plant

operation

and

governmental

regulations.

A

background

in

engineering

is

preferred,

but

not

required.

Bachelor's

degree

preferred.

Duties

and

Responsibilities:

A.

Supervise

the

design

and

implementation

of

procedures

for

the

coordination

of

routine

maintenance,

repair,

and

cleaning

of

all

district

buildings

and

facilities.

B.

Serve

as

the

direct

line

between

central

administration

and

building

principals

to

ensure

proper

coordination

and

communication

of

construction

and

maintenance

projects

throughout

the

district.

C.

Perform

routine

inspection

and

evaluations

of

all

district

facilities.

D.

Oversee

the

recruitment,

employment,

assignment,

scheduling,

transfer,

promotion

and

evaluation

of

all

maintenance,

grounds,

custodial

and

office

staff.

E.

Coordinate

the

development

of

programs

for

maintaining

regular

service

on

all

equipment

in

the

district

such

as

boilers,

fans,

blowers,

door

checks,

heating,

and

ventilating

units,

etc.

and

monitor

to

ensure

compliance.

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DIRECTOR

OF

BUILDINGS

AND

GROUNDS

(Cont'd.)

F.

Coordinate

and

provide

staff

development

training

for

all

maintenance,

custodial

and

grounds

staff.

G.

Prepare

the

district's

annual

construction,

custodial,

repair

and

maintenance

budget.

H.

Maintain

an

ongoing

inventory

of

all

equipment

and

supplies

being

used

in

the

district.

I.

Oversee

the

ordering

and

evaluation

of

custodial

&

maintenance

supplies

and

equipment.

J.

Prepare

the

specification

for

projects

and

equipment

to

be

purchased

along

with

all

the

necessary

information.

K.

Ensure

district

compliance

with

all

environmental

regulations

and

state

codes

(evaluation

checklist).

L.

Review

work

orders

and

proposed

projects

to

determine

whether

work

will

be

completed

by

internal

staff

or

outside

contractors.

M.

Oversee

the

assigning

of

all

work

orders

for

distribution

to

maintenance

staff.

Review

all

work

orders

for

completeness

and

accuracy

of

job.

N.

Coordinate

and

monitor

the

work

and

timeframe

of

outside

vendors.

O.

Approve

all

overtime

requests

for

head

custodians,

assistant

head

custodians,

head

maintenance

workers

and

maintenance

workers.

Review

all

overtime

of

custodians

and

concur

with

head

custodian

approval.

P.

Ensure

that

expenditures

are

allocated

and

utilized

appropriately

in

accordance

with

NJ

law.

Q.

Perform

all

other

duties

as

assigned

by

the

Superintendent

of

Schools.

VERIFICATION

OF

COMPETENCY :

1.

District

application

and

resume.

2.

Required

documentation

outlined

in

the

qualifications

above.

3.

A

minimum

of

three

letters

of

reference

from

former

employers,

teachers,

professors

or

other

professional

sources,

or

copies

of

recent

evaluations

and

observations

of

performance.

4.

Official

college

transcripts

(if

required).

5.

Employment

interview.

Physical

Demands,

Visual

Acuity

and

Working

Conditions:

The

physical

demands

described

here

are

representative

of

those

that

must

be

met

by

an

employee

to

successfully

perform

the

essential

responsibilities

and

functions

of

the

job

and

are

not

meant

to

be

all-inclusive.

Reasonable

accommodation

may

be

made

to

enable

individuals

with

disabilities

to

perform

the

essential

responsibilities

and

functions

of

the

job.

Unless

reasonable

accommodations

can

be

made

while

performing

this

job,

the

staff

member

shall:

JOB

DESCRIPTION

DIRECTOR

OF

BUILDINGS

AND

GROUNDS

(Cont'd.)

1.

Use

strength

to

lift

items

needed

to

perform

the

functions

of

the

job.

2.

Sit,

stand,

and

walk

for

required

periods

of

time.

3.

Speak

and

hear.

4.

Use

close

vision,

color

vision,

peripheral

vision

and

depth

perception

along

with

the

ability

to

focus

vision.

5.

Communicate

effectively

in

English,

using

proper

grammar

and

vocabulary.

6.

American

Sign

Language

or

Braille

may

also

be

considered

as

acceptable

forms

of

communication.

7.

Reach

with

hands

and

arms

and

use

hands

and

fingers

to

handle

objects

and

operate

tools,

computers,

and/or

controls.

Environmental

Demands:

1.

The

environmental

demands

described

here

are

representative

of

those

that

must

be

met

by

an

employee

to

successfully

perform

the

essential

responsibilities

and

functions

of

the

job

and

are

not

meant

to

be

all-inclusive.

2.

Exposure

to

a

variety

of

childhood

and

adult

diseases

and

illnesses.

3.

Occasional

exposure

to

a

variety

of

weather

conditions.

4.

Exposure

to

heated/air

conditioned

and

ventilated

facilities.

5.

Exposure

to

a

building

in

which

a

variety

of

chemical

substances

are

used

for

cleaning,

instruction,

and/or

operation

of

equipment.

6.

Function

in

a

workplace

that

is

usually

moderately

quiet

but

that

can

be

noisy

at

times.

TERMS

OF

EMPLOYMENT:

12-month

salaried

position

with

agreement

between

the

individual

employee

and

the

Hillsborough

Township

Board

of

Education.

EVALUATION:

The

School

Business

Administrator

will

evaluate

the

Director

of

Buildings

and

Grounds

with

Board

of

Education

Policy,

state

regulations,

this

job

description

and

such

other

criteria

as

shall

be

established

by

the

Board

of

Education.

LEGAL

REFERENCES :

18A:

11-1

18A:

26-2

NJAC

6:3-1.21

NJAC

6:11-10.9

Adopted:

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