WDVA Facilities Manager (WMS 1), Full-Time, Permanent, Washington Veterans Home

• Directly manages or provides oversight for the management of Facility Management departments to ensure delivery of facility services, including Laundry, Custodial, Grounds, Power House, Medical and other Transportation as well as trades services to meet resident and program needs.
• Troubleshoots, directs repairs, contracts outside services and/or perform repair to remedy facility problems with creative solutions. Prioritizes work to ensure critical infrastructure issues and remedy at earliest point of intervention to minimize impact on the facility.
• Manages budget and FTEs within allocations, making decisions to ensure overtime and expenditure remain within overall department constraints.
• Performs regular inspections of building, ground and equipment for proactive repair and maintenance scheduling and deployment of available resources. Creates systems and tools to support the organized management of work orders, records management and preventative maintenance.
• Determines needs and assign staff to assure continuous operation and appropriate deployment of available resources resulting in overall successful plan operations for efficient facilities operations.
• Oversees facility capital projects, from justification process to completion, working closely with assigned architect, GA Project Manager, Agency Capital Projects Manager and facilities stakeholders.
• Ensures all fire and life safety codes are enforced to protect residents and staff. Proactively implements improvements to increase fire and life safety. Maintains all mandatory fire drill and fire system inspection records and required.
• Maintains communication and collaboration with other departments to ensure on-going improvements and new requirements are identified and implemented well for the smooth operation of Plant Services departments. Uses a personal computer and appropriate computer software.
• Ensures compliance with all local, state and federal regulations concerning operation of Home within all areas of Plant Services.
• Oversees the development of all Plant department staff to ensure regulatory training requirements are met and to keep staff current with industry developments and innovations. Completes timely performance appraisals and disciplinary actions as needed.

Plans, leads, organizes, and controls the work performed by the organization.

Assures appropriate and optimum use of the organization's resources and enhance the effectiveness of employees through timely appraisal and professional development opportunities.

Supports effective communications throughout the organization. Maintains the highest standards of personal/professional and ethical conduct and support the state's goals for a diverse workforce.

• Ensures that the Steam Plant and generators operate within specifications and codes and respond operational issues, as needed.
• Develops tracking and filing systems to ensure documentation of boiler certifications, survey required records etc. are maintained and up to date.

• Bachelor's degree with major course work in planning, project management, facilities management, business administration, or a related field.
• Five years increasingly responsible experience in building or facilities management.
• Three years of supervisory responsibility.
• A combination of education and experience may be considered on a year-for-year basis. Experience must be relevant to the position.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of property management, Life Safety codes, pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes, regulations and required inspections; building codes, and cost estimating of certifications and building operations.
• Strong background in management to include supervising skills, general knowledge of Personnel process and policies, and ability to building a team to reach results.
• Methods and techniques of effective report preparation and presentation.
• Knowledge of regulations relating to physical environment and facility; heating, cooling, ventilations systems, plumbing, sewer and water systems.
• Working knowledge of pertinent building codes, permitting and construction requirements for both new and remodeling work.
• Ability to manage and coordinate separate departments (powerhouse, grounds and others), with significant functional knowledge in each reporting area.
• Ability to identify and analyze opportunities for improvement and plan for implementation.
• Ability to communicate in writing and orally at all levels, to gain cooperation through discussion and persuasion, establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Perform effective planning and decision-making to meet current and anticipate future needs.
• Must be proficient in the English language and be able to read, write and speak English.

• Experience in a long term care and/or healthcare institutional setting.

Must be able to pass a DSHS BCCU Background Check prior to beginning services and every two (2) years in accordance with WDVA Policy 615.000 Background Checks.

Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.

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Application Process:

Top candidates will be contacted directly to interview for this position.

Because the selection will be based on information provided by you, it is in your best interest to identify the knowledge, skills and abilities that address the mandatory and desirable qualifications described below.

Please include the following documents with your application: 1. A letter of interest describing specific qualifications. 2. A current resume detailing applicable experience and education.

Finalists will be asked to provide a list of at least three professional references with current telephone numbers.

Other Information:

• This position is non-represented.

Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference should attach a copy of their DD-214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22, or signed verification of service letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to their application.

Please blackout any personally identifiable data such as social security numbers. For further information, please contact us at recruiters@dva.wa.gov.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Employer

Here at YOUR Washington Department of Veterans Affairs our employees come from all walks of life. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or Veteran status.

We believe in the importance of recognizing the value each of us contribute to the success of the mission of the agency.

Having a diverse workforce is this agency’s greatest resource of strength and knowledge.

It is through the combination of talents and abilities that we can pursue finding effective measures on how we can provide the best customer service.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone.

The State of Washington is an equal opportunity employer.

Persons with a disability who need assistance in the application process or testing process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, may call (360) 725-2183.

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You are welcome to include the name and pronoun you would like to be referred to in your materials and we will honor this as you interact with our award-winning diverse and inclusive organization.

If you have any questions regarding this announcement, program, or the agency, please contact us at recruiters@dva.wa.gov.