Job Details

Salary: $115,000.00 - $125,000.00 Annually
Location : Columbus, GA
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: 2025-#######2
Department: Facilities Maintenance
Division: Facilities Maintenance
Opening Date: 07/17/2025
Closing Date: Continuous

Major Duties and Responsibilities
Position Overview:

The Facilities Maintenance Director oversees the overall management and daily operations of the Facilities Maintenance Department. This role ensures the effective planning, evaluation, development, implementation, and upkeep of all CCG-owned buildings, statues, and fountains. The Director will also ensure compliance with building codes and safety regulations. Responsible for hiring, training, and developing staff to ensure a highly skilled and motivated workforce, as well as providing training and development opportunities for growth and professional development.
Develop and implement strategies to maintain and enhance facilities owned by CCG. Identify and acquire necessary materials and equipment for maintenance and building projects. Schedule work to minimize disruption to staff and the public.
Perform regular inspections to ensure all work complies with building codes and safety regulations. Collaborate with project managers on building, renovation, and demolition projects.

Prepare and submit Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Bids (RFBs), and Requests for Quotes (RFQs). Review bids and approve contractors for projects. Attend pre-bid meetings for city projects. Write specifications for roofs, laundry and kitchen equipment, and small construction and renovation jobs. Plan, coordinate, and budget for private contractors to handle maintenance, repair, or replacement needs in areas such as plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and carpentry. Monitor annual contracts for chillers, elevators, pest control, and extinguishers. Meet with staff members to discuss job assignments and timelines for various projects.

Meet with the power company, the gas company, the cable company, the phone company, and Columbus Water Works to discuss the city's needs for services. Meet with special event committees to discuss and plan for electrical and plumbing needs. Meet with vendors. Meet with representatives from various departments to discuss and resolve maintenance issues.

Develop and manage the annual operating budget for the Facilities Maintenance Department. Approve the payment of all facility maintenance bills. Foster a collaborative environment to ensure smooth operations.

Perform other related duties as assigned to support the overall mission of the Facilities Maintenance Department.
Qualifications:

• Proven experience in facilities management, preferably in a large organization.
• Strong knowledge of building codes, safety regulations, and maintenance best practices.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to develop and manage budgets effectively.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with various departments and external contractors.
• Proficiency in writing proposals and managing contracts.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of budget planning and implementation.
• Knowledge of building codes. Knowledge of electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and carpentry practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of management and supervisory techniques.
• Knowledge of office administration practices and procedures, such as letter writing and the operation of standard office equipment.
• Skill in using computers and various software programs.
• Skill in interpersonal relations.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
• Knowledge of the principles of records management.
• Knowledge of standard business arithmetic.
• Skill in developing and implementing policies and procedures.
• Skill in problem solving and decision making.
• Skill in management and supervision.
• Skill in operating standard office equipment.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Ability to supervise others.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to answer questions and resolve problems.

Minimum Educational and Training Requirements
A bachelor's degree in Facilities Maintenance Management, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field is required. A minimum of three to five years of progressive, related experience is necessary to thoroughly understand the diverse objectives and functions of the subunits within the department. This experience should include directing and coordinating work within the department. Possession of, or the ability to readily obtain, a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

Physical Requirements
The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, and walking. The employee occasionally lifts light objects, climbs ladders, and distinguishes between shades of color. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing - maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Crouching - bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 - receive detailed information, make disimination in sound.
• Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing - use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching - extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing - for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping - bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed in an office.
The Columbus Consolidated Government is proud to offer an exceptional compensation and benefits package. Benefits include the following:

• Low-cost Medical Insurance
• Prescription Drug Plan
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Credit Union
• Direct Deposit
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Vacation Leave
• Sick Leave
• PERK Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Supplemental Retirement Plan
• Free and Discounted Services
• Employee Assistance Program

Take advantage of these free and discounted City Services offered to all City Employees.

• Discounted Movie Tickets
• Free Notary Services
• Ride a Metra Bus for Free
• Free Mulch
• Free Fire/Safety Home Inspection
• Driver's Training for Employee Dependents
• Oxbow/Bull Creek Golf Course discounts
• River Center Discounts
• Cell Phone Carrier Discounts

Retirement Plan
The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a defined benefit retirement plan to eligible employees who work in General Government and in Public Safety. Employees in the pension plan must meet both age and years of service requirements to qualify for retirement. The current vesting period is ten years, and the current pension contribution rate is 8% of your gross salary.

Supplemental Retirement Plan
The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a Deferred Compensation Plan or supplemental retirement plan that is tax deferred. This plan allows employees to contribute a portion of their salary, before federal and state taxes, to a retirement account. Your compensation is more than a paycheck, it allows you to plan for your financial future as well.
01

Which best describes your level of education? (You will be asked to provide documentation)

• High School Diploma
• GED
• Technical College
• Some College
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctorate's Degree

02

List any certifications you currently have that pertain directly to Facility Maintenance disciplines, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry, or Maintenance Management.
03

Do you possess a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

04

Please describe your experience working with utility companies.
05

What is the largest budget you operated and maintained?
06

Describe your level of experience with the following computer software programs. MS Word, Excel,Access, Lotus Notes, Publisher and PowerPoint.
07

How many years of work experience do you have in building management and facility maintenance or a related field?

• None
• 0 - 1 years
• 1 - 3 years
• 3 - 5 years
• 5 or more years

08

Please list and explain your work experience with building codes, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and carpentry practices and procedures.
09

Describe your work experience writing bid specifications.
10

What experience do you have in managing multiple contracts?
Required Question