*Serves as departmental contact and information spokesperson for faculty, students and staff regarding Facilities Services related construction, renovation, maintenance and emergency service issues.
*Meets with faculty, staff, students and contractors to discuss maintenance and/or improvement projects, schedule activities and resolve difficult situations.
*Disseminates information to College community with respect to work schedules, project updates and service/utility outages. Answers related questions and explains policies and procedures.
*Confers with immediate supervisor, other facilities supervisors, managers, staff and department heads to coordinate Facilities Management activities, work projects, answer questions, handle special requests and/or problems.
*Manages contractor services, inspecting and monitoring performance.
*Ensures safe operating practices and procedures in all work projects.
*Performs on-going inspections of all campus facilities to identify maintenance and improvement projects.
*Develops construction, renovation, and maintenance project budgets and monitors associated performance.
Provides trade groups and contractors with scheduling information necessary for the timely completion of related work projects.
Assists trade groups to prioritize and coordinate work loads, manage work backlogs and procure materials.
*Performs all duties in a safe and professional manner and in accordance with established Middlebury College and departmental policies and procedures.
*Inspects work in progress and at completion to insure that standards of quality workmanship, materials and safety are maintained.
*Fills in for Expediter in Expediter's absence, operating AS/400-work order computer system, email and pager/radio system.
*Performs associated facilities service management work as requested, including, but not limited to: snow removal, event set-up and clean-up, truck loading and unloading, facilities maintenance and related activities.