Facilities Specialist 1

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is seeking a Facilities Specialist 1 to join our operations team.  The Facilities Specialist will report directly to the Director of Facilities and Operations and will perform specialized, diverse work activities and coordinate solutions, under limited supervision, solely supporting the operations, maintenance, repair, upkeep, inventory tracking, and refurbishing activities related to the physical environment and building systems.  This position has a particular focus on environmental health and safety with regards to wet and dry labs. 

The Department of Psychiatry is the third largest department in the School of Medicine with faculty, staff, clinical and research trainees and has locations in 11 buildings across campus.   The Facilities Specialist 1 would be expected to be able to travel between all departmental locations both on and off campus.

Duties include:

•    Serve as property operations / maintenance point of contact for facilities' issues in assigned building(s), unit(s), lab(s); initiate work requests, monitor completion; coordinate and monitor routine maintenance services completion (trash, utilities, custodial, pest control, long term preservation, inspections, grounds, landscapes, alarms, systems & equipment); perform condition assessments on appearance, equipment, or troubleshooting (formulated by another group, FSM); implement preventive maintenance plan; coordinate & integrate utility usage/optimization(monitor usage, gather info, provide recommendations, follow-up, shutdown requirements); coordinate contract work, third party vendors; identify, recommend & implement building operations & process modifications to the facility for increased productivity and/or cost reduction; coordinate maintenance logistics (to avoid faculty conflicts, events).
•    Handle property administration by completing tagging, data entry and inventory; completing purchase orders, receiving; and completing record keeping, tracking, information gathering and support for space allocation decision makers.
•    Implement facility security programs by distributing keys, providing building access, monitoring access records, assessing security infrastructure needs (security cameras, interlocks, alarms); and assessing and changing access schedules.
•    Complete project coordination by: performing the assigned tasks within department projects; acting as a project coordinator/liaison; and overseeing and executing projects (limited to small, local projects), including their organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation.
•    Serve as safety management coordinator by correcting identified safety issues; tracking chemical inventory, disposal, hazardous waste; communicating and implementing disposal procedures in laboratory settings; conducting safety training and/or new employee facility orientation; and participating in emergency preparedness, recovery and business continuity coordination.
•    Coordinate communications services (network administration, desktop support, primary troubleshooting, and telephony liaison); provide updates, alerts, notifications to building occupants, including websites, phones; and oversee mailing services, shipping and delivery.
•    Coordinate space management and planning activities including: move coordination; space inventory; space allocation tracking; specifying set-ups; maximizing space utilization; providing input into facilities renewal model; and capital plan implementation (as assigned).

* - Other duties may also be assigned

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):

Associate degree and three years related, demonstrated facilities management experience, or a combination of education and experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):
•    Interpersonal skills, mature judgment required to interact effectively with a broad range of people, including faculty and vendors, both individually and in groups.
•    Ability to coordinate and manage multiple projects with competing priorities, meet deadlines and project plans with short- and long-term end dates.
•    Working knowledge of applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint
•    Experience working with internal and external vendors and services contracting.
•    Background knowledge of safe handling and disposal of chemicals and hazardous waste; emergency preparedness plans and their implementation; and property administration specific to PO tracking, receiving, and inventory control.

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES:

Valid California Non-commercial Driver's License.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

•    Frequently stand/walk, seated, performs desk-based computer tasks.
•    Occasionally climb (ladders, scaffolds, or other), twist/bend/stoop/squat, reach/work above shoulders, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, use a telephone, writing by hand, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 25 pounds
•    Rarely; kneel/crawl, grasp forcefully, sort/file paperwork or parts, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh >40 pounds.
•    Ability to obtain and maintain a California Non-commercial Class Driver's license and drive day or night.
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* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
Additional PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: (remove if none)
WORKING CONDITIONS:

•    Requires 24-hour response availability seven days per week for emergency situations.
•    May be exposed to noise > 80dB TWA.
•    May work at heights 4 - 10 ft.
Additional WORKING CONDITIONS: 

As an organization that receives federal funding, Stanford University has a COVID-19 vaccination requirement that will apply to all university employees, including those working remotely in the United States and applicable subcontractors. To learn more about COVID policies and guidelines for Stanford University Staff, please visit https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/working-stanford/covid-19/interim-policies/covid-19-surveillance-testing-policy