Job Posting Title:

Building Services Supervisor

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Hiring Department:

University Housing and Dining

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Jul 31, 2025

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

BENEFITS: UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:   

100% employer-paid basic medical coverage 

Free Capital Metro bus ride

Retirement contributions  

Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays 

Career growth & professional development

Please visit our Human Resources (HR) website at https://hr.utexas.edu/ to learn more about the total benefits offered when you join our team! 

Purpose

Directly oversees and directs the activities of each Building Attendant Leader in the assigned area. Directly oversee the day to day operation of all buildings in your area to ensure they are clean, sanitary, maintained, and the furniture is in no need of repair, and you communicate with your Manager and keep him/her informed of all needs and employee logistics. Assist Manager in all training and ensuring that all compliance and updated. Ensure that inventory and supply needs are filled and within the budget. Assist manager in maintaining conference and summer turn occupancies to standards. Assist in all other duties assigned by manager.

Responsibilities

Communicate clearly and concisely in writing and verbally with residents, subordinates, supervisors, residence life, and other departments. Interface with Residence Life personnel and maintenance staff on building needs and student related issues.

Directly oversees and directs the activities of each Building attendant Leader and Building Attendant in all areas. Directly oversee the building service operations of all buildings in your area to ensure they are clean, sanitary, maintained, safe, furniture in no need of repair. Communicate with your Building Services Manager and keep him/her informed. Schedule staff including weekend staff and prepares schedule of work to be performed.

Ensures prompt submission of maintenance requests to Managers, Building Services and follows through to ensure that buildings are maintained at proper comfort and safety standards. Assist the Building Service Manager in quality control and room preparation for turnover of rooms during the summer and summer conferences. Responsible for the inspection of each room and sign off prior to being used by a student for the beginning of fall semester. Coordinate linen service, delivery and pick-up. Re-assign and align the staffing to perform summer cleaning and building preparation.

Enter maintenance request in FAMIS or provide to the Building Service Manager and follow through to ensure that buildings are maintained and safe. Walk the buildings on a regular basis and inspect for any maintenance needed.

Knowledgeable of University & University Housing and Dining policies and procedures. Follow and implement the University and UHD policies and procedures. Interprets the policies to subordinates.

Perform other duties as assigned. Responsible for assuming the duties of the Building Services Manager in their absence. Review application and related documents. Make recommendations for staff work areas and reassignments.

Responsible to the  Manager for the development, administration and coordination of employee quality control, recognition, and motivational programs. Inspect employee  areas  to ensure quality of cleaning. Perform Fire & Life Inspections, monthly floor inspections, 1/1's, and staff evaluations. Train and develops staff on custodial techniques. Coordinate and provide safety training. Ensure areas of assessments performed as scheduled by management.

Works in a large environment encouraging, support, and promoting professional development of self and all staff to improve knowledge and work skills through ongoing training workshops.

Required Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED

At least 4 years supervisory experience in custodial maintenance work or related management activities

Use of cleaning and janitorial materials, equipment and methods

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

More than 4 years of experience in supervising or managing building cleaning and custodial personnel.

More than 2 years of knowledge and experience with custodial equipment, custodial maintenance, carpet and floor care equipment.

Experience in identifying maintenance and repair needs and an understanding of maintenance terminology.

Experience in setting up for various conference programs and for scheduling of staff to accommodate conference program.

Experience using Microsoft office.

Experience using work order systems such as UT Works and/or Workday.

Experience housing and servicing students and conferences in residence halls.

Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Demonstrated ability to receive, respond, and follow through with verbal and written work related instructions from supervisors, customers, and co-workers. 

Driving Required

This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).

Salary Range

$52,000+ depending on qualifications

Work Shift

Monday - Friday, 7:30AM- 4:00PM. Work days, hours, and area may vary based upon the needs of the unit and Housing and Dining.

Required Materials

Resume/CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.