The Penn State Office of Physical Plant (OPP) is seeking a Skilled Trades Supervisor to manage and lead skilled trades personnel, ensuring efficient and high-quality facility maintenance services.
Requirements
- Associate Degree&xa;4+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted&xa;Required Certifications:&xa;None
- Operate a motor vehicle as a part of your job duties.
- Valid driver’s license
Responsibilities
- Hire, train, evaluate, develop, and supervise skilled trades personnel
- Prioritize, schedule, and assign work crews and equipment; arrange for equipment repair and maintenance
- Establish work sequence, including trades coordination and utility shutdowns; monitor deadlines
- Conduct site visits; ensure regulation and job specification compliance; discuss, resolve, refer, and report issues
- Coordinate with customers, outside vendors, contractors, and subcontracted workforce; provide informal estimates for services
- Provide technical expertise/consultation; confer and collaborate with engineers, designers, architects, planners, estimators, etc.; analyze problems and recommend solutions
- Coordinate and participate in government agency inspections
Other
- Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- Successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.
- Successful completion of a motor vehicle records check will be required in addition to standard background checks.
