Assistant Director (Controls and Utilities)
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- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
- Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
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- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
Position Summary:
The Assistant Director of Controls and Utilities oversees a team responsible for campus-wide operations related to the Building Automation System (BAS). This role includes the maintenance, repair, installation, testing, and calibration of BAS, as well as managing HVAC controls in office, laboratory, animal care, and research environments. The Assistant Director collaborates closely with building maintenance supervisors and Project Management on various initiatives and supports the Executive Director of Utilities and Controls in developing strategies for environmental comfort and utility cost management. Additionally, this role plays a key part in implementing the campus energy management plan, utility distribution master plan, and advancing Energy Conservation Opportunities and Sustainability initiatives, including strategy implementation, benchmarking, tracking, and reporting.
Position Key Accountabilities:
Essential Functions
- Directs supervision of the controls and utilities team. Responsible for staffing, scheduling, training, timekeeping, annual performance reviews, and disciplinary actions. Oversight of campus-wide temperature, odor, preventive maintenance, and other HVAC related calls through the CMMS (computerized maintenance management system). Assist Executive Director of Utilities and Controls with payroll and operations budget.
- Manages processes for reviewing and maintaining campus wide digital controls, and facility automation systems, campus-wide upgrades, system integrations, and alarm routing. Work directly with Maintenance Supervisors, Project Management, EH&S, Work Control, and the Energy Manager as part of carrying out this responsibility.
- Responsible for reviewing and approving all building automation system (BAS) related purchases, including service calls, hardware, software, upgrades, and training purchases.
- Assists facilities projects by reviewing and providing feedback to controls related specifications, mechanical drawings, operational sequences, and TAB reports. Attending Facility Advisory Counsel meetings, page turns, and other design meeting.
- Assists Executive Director of Utilities and Controls with Energy Conservation by attending meetings, performing energy audits, reviewing strategies, and maintaining accurate energy data points.
- Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
- Proficient with current versions of Microsoft Office software and current versions of Johnson Controls software and hardware which include Extended Architecture, N2, and BACnet line of controllers and HVACPRO, CCT AND LCT programming software; familiar with the use of Microsoft Project, Visio; exposure to current versions of Windows Server and SQL Server.
- Proficient in the use of electrical testing instruments such as digital multimeters, clamp-on ammeters, hand held temperature, humidity, and water hardness testing equipment, temperature and humidity data loggers, air flow testing and balancing equipment, and a psychrometric chart.
- Working knowledge of Local Area Networks and Backbone Networks; familiar with Gateway or BACnet protocol and Phoenix Controls
Minimum Education:
Bachelor's Degree Batchelor's in Engineering, Controls, or other related field required May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement.
Minimum Experience:
6 years of experience with Building Automation and controls required 3 years of supervisory experience required.
Strong communication and leadership skill, with background in building automation and energy conservation preferred.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
Security Sensitive: This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
UTHealth Benefits
UTHealth Houston offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to the UTHealth Houston Office of Benefits Website.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
UTHealth Houston is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth Houston policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
UTHealth Houston has adopted a policy consistent with CMS regulations to protect our patients and university community from exposure to COVID-19. This policy affects all employees, residents, fellows, students, contractors, new hires, visiting scholars program participants, adjunct faculty, and volunteers who work, train, or collaborate at the John S. Dunn Behavioral Science Center.
In addition, all UTHealth Houston employees who are assigned to work at a location that is subject to the affiliated partner’s hospital, clinical offices, or agency are required to abide by UTHealth’s Houston rules and regulations, as well as the affiliate’s rules and regulations, including COVID-19 vaccination and safety requirements.
Work location is based on the needs of the department and may be adjusted.
