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The University of Southern California (USC)’s Roski School of Art and Design seeks an experienced facilities professional to join our team as a Facilities Manager for Roski’s Facilities Department. The ideal candidate will have experience solving complex problems, will provide excellent customer service, have excellent project management skills with experience juggling multiple projects at once, have a calm and collected demeanor, and a positive attitude. The position will report to the Senior Business Officer at Roski. The Facilities Manager will perform a variety of duties, including:

Manage the maintenance, renovation, allocation and utilization of space and equipment for three facilities at USC’s Roski School of Art and Design.

The School’s footprint on USC’s main campus is located at Watt and Harris Halls. Within these buildings, Roski students have access to the Galen Ceramics Studio; three design studios, including the Galen 3D print lab; two large drawing & painting studios; a printmaking lab; as well as the Handtmann Photography Lab and the Galen Intermedia Lab. The large Sculpture Studio, with both indoor and outdoor spaces, includes a shared woodshop with USC’s School of Architecture. At the center of it all is the Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery—open to the public Monday through Friday—where undergraduate students can apply annually to present exhibitions of their artwork.

The USC Roski Studios Building (IFT) located a half mile from campus includes the Advanced Photography Lab, a photo studio/classroom, design classrooms, student lounge, lecture forum, conference room, outdoor work area, woodshop, office suite, and the stunning, 2,000 square-foot Gayle and Ed Roski Gallery—featuring a variety of exhibitions by students, alumni, and members of the arts community.

The USC Roski Graduate Building located in LA’s Arts District is a new complex in one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and houses the MFA Design, the MFA Art, and the MA Curatorial Practices and the Public Sphere programs. In Fall 2018, USC Roski established the new 25,000-square-foot campus that features a 2,000-square-foot Graduate Gallery, private studios for the MFA Art students, open concept studios for the MFA Design students, the Philion Roundtable for MA students, a makerspace, classrooms, and conference and collaboration spaces all outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment and technologies.

Job Accountabilities:

• Manages environmental health and safety programs. Conducts safety inspections, determining whether conditions are safe, and any remedial actions required to allow work to continue. Provides health and safety equipment. Maintains records for compliance with government and university regulations.
• Coordinates with university departments and/or outside contractors and vendors for facilities operations and maintenance and construction and renovation projects.
• Develops and implements security related procedures such as office opening and closing routines, recognition of duress signals and key controls. Coordinates security activities with university Public Safety Department. Promotes and maintains standards for security conscious awareness and behavior. Maintains knowledge of university's crime prevention and suppression programs and services. Ensures dissemination of security related information to staff.
• Supervises employees and student workers, as assigned. Schedules, assigns and prioritizes workloads. Sets appropriate deadlines. Monitors employee performance on a regular basis. Ensures timely completion of unit's work.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. The University reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.
• Coordinates and monitors construction and renovation projects. Provides cost and status reports as requested.
• Serves as a Campus Security Authority (CSA) and mandatory reporter under the Clery Act based on university responsibilities. Has responsibility and is required to receive reports of crimes or criminal incidents from victims of crimes and/or third parties; notifies Department of Public Safety immediately of any reported serious crime or criminal incidents that indicates the presence of an ongoing threat to the university community; and notifies the Clery Compliance Coordinator in the Department of Public Safety.
• Develops and administers the annual operating budget for facilities managed. Reviews, authorizes, and monitors expenses for utilities, materials and supplies, repairs, maintenance and project work. Provides budget reports on a regular basis.
• May provide facilities coverage for Roski events, and be available in the event of building emergencies.
• Develops and implements deferred maintenance and preventative maintenance programs.
• Prepares long and short-range plans for the use of facilities. Maintains analysis of space and equipment requirements and allocates usage based on departmental priorities.
• Inspects equipment and coordinates required repairs and/or purchases.
• Conducts periodic security surveys. Coordinates and resolves security concerns. Controls procedures for facility access to include establishment of guidelines for issue of keys and maintenance of related records.
• Interfaces with general counsel and other appropriate university offices to obtain approval for legal documents.
• Coordinates energy management programs to achieve reduction of associated costs.

This position's annual base salary range is $106,000 - $120,000. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, critical skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

USC strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity employment. Members of historically underrepresented groups, as well as those who have experience with diverse populations are encouraged to apply.

Why Work at the Roski School of Art and Design? The USC Roski School of Art and Design offers an arts education that is as individual as the student. The varied programs – from design, painting and sculpture, to performance art and social practice – are all taught by the school’s renowned faculty of artists, designer, curators, scholars, and arts professionals, who provide students with creative, interpretive, and critical skills essential to the practices of art and design today. Join us!

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Minimum Education: Related undergraduate study Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education Minimum Experience: 2 years Minimum Field of Expertise: Coursework and/or experience in business administration along with work experience in facilities management