Description

Are you interested in providing facilities support as our Building and Grounds Specialist ? Do you enjoy providing maintenance and support as well as working and building relationships with vendors?

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being a Building and Grounds Specialist at Devereux has its Advantages

You will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need.

What Devereux offers YOU:

• A Challenging, rewarding and exciting facilities position that makes a positive impact on the lives of the individuals we serve.

• The opportunity to collaborate with like-minded and creative facility professionals across the entire organization.

• A Servant Leadership culture, where employees feel welcomed, valued and empowered to voice ideas that will benefit the individuals and families we serve.

• The opportunity to drive change in a fast paced environment.

• A supportive team environment that creates an empowering and positive atmosphere.

• Ability togrow and develop both personally and professionally as a part of our Facilities team.

• Best available, highest quality, low-cost benefit options – learn more at benefits.devereux.org.

• Most importantly, the opportunity to change the world – one person, one family, one community at a time.

The Building and Grounds Specialist is located in Hewitt, NJ and reports directly to the Facilities Manager.

What Devereux Looks for in YOU:

• Effectively diagnose and address maintenance issues using appropriate equipment and materials.

• Identifies and prioritizes multiple tasks to assure completion and perform assigned duties in a timely manner.

• Identifies and develops solutions for new demands or initiatives requiring data tracking, input, analysis, maintenance or reporting.

• Manages maintenance software programs, tracks inventory, updates files, and assists in prioritizing and scheduling routine and emergency department assignments.

• Ensures that all mechanical and safety systems are complete and documentation is in compliance with Devereux and regulatory standards and requirements.

• Ensures that all buildings, structures, ease ways and exterior settings are up to state regulations and meet Devereux standards.

• Partners with the Compliance and Risk Management Team by communicating any identified concerns and working to minimize risk within the properties they oversee.

• Organizes and coordinates site projects and contractor activities.

• Responsible for maintenance purchases and pursues new material suppliers, vendor services and monitors annual maintenance contracts for service and repairs.

• Maintains relationships with vendors and customers.

• Monitors timely and accurate completion of requests.

Qualifications

The Ideal Candidate will Have:

• Trade school or High School Diploma and one or more years of specialized training preferred.

• Four (4) years relevant experience with facility maintenance and grounds management.

• Requires computer skills, excellent interpersonal skills, problem solving and decision making skills.

• Must be able to work with minimal supervision.

• Ability to make decisions and solve problems while working under pressure.

• Ability to prioritize and organize effectively.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Posted Date 2 months ago (1/12/2023 10:43 AM)

Requisition ID 2023-28522

Category Facilities

Position Type Full-Time

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.