The Building Maintenance Planner is responsible for the oversight of service contracts for critical equipment such as emergency generators, chillers, and elevators. The Planner is also responsible for the procurement of material, supplies, and contractors as needed to support the Building Maintenance Department. These duties include safety oversight, quality assurance, and technical representative responsibilities. Assist and support the Operations Supervisors, Maintenance Coordinator, and Forepersons with work planning and control activities, including job hazard analysis, CMMS asset management, coordination of contractor activities and scheduling, and data analysis.Specific Duties
Procure equipment and materials for the department utilizing PARIS and ensure proper procurement processes are followed.
Provide contract management services for Building Maintenance Department, including procurement, contract renewal, scheduling, emergency call requests, contract performance monitoring, and work scope compliance.
Serve as Call Managers and/or Technical Representatives on service and equipment rental contracts, including coordinating service calls and materials.
Coordinate scheduling/planning of work orders with suppliers, forepersons, supervisors, and managers.
Create work orders for CMMS (FMax and Service Now) and provide regular reports to department manager for compliance and backlog management.
Maintain and update CMMS with contractor and service vendor records.
Ensure new and updated asset information is correct in CMMS.
Create and assist with Work Control Documents (WCD’s) utilizing the AWARE system.
Complete JSA’s for contracted services by coordinating with customers, suppliers, vendors, contractors, and safety professionals.
Assist with Coordination of training opportunities for Building Maintenance Department personnel.
Utilize refrigeration management process, software, and documentation to ensure compliance with Laboratory policies and procedures.
Manage calibration compliance as required for equipment and tools.
Recommend and implement process and procedure changes to improve Building Maintenance Department operations and efficiencies.
Other duties as assigned.
Position Requirements
Associate’s degree with at least 5+ years of direct experience in facilities management, or a technical school with at least 7+ years of direct experience in facilities management or maintenance.
Knowledge, skills, and experience, including using features in editing documents, with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Outlook Mail and Calendar) and Adobe Acrobat.
Interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication skills, and ability to interact with people at all levels both within and outside the Laboratory.
Ability to think quickly when managing difficult situations.
Strong organizational and time management skills including the ability to prioritize, organize and manage multiple assignments simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, while being detail oriented and using sound independent judgment to accomplish tasks.
Analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills to resolve problems independently with incomplete or conflicting data.
Knowledge of Laboratory and Division policies, practices, and procedures is desirable.
Skills in oral and written communications to interpret management directives to employees.
Ability to collaborate with Forepersons and customers to schedule preventive maintenance.
Ability to model Argonne’s Core Values: Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.
Preferred
EPA 608 Universal Technician Certification
NFPA 70E Electrical Safety Training
Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly acquire knowledge of, Lab-wide systems and applications including those related to operations, procurement, CMMS, and Argonne based software (AWARE, AMOS, PARIS, FMax, etc.) is a plus.
Safety, Security, and Environmental ProtectionAll activities, as they apply to work performed by self and working with others will be executed in compliance with Environment, Safety & Health (ES&H) and security responsibilities established by Argonne National Laboratory's ES&H policies, Safeguards and Security policies, work rules, and safe practices.Argonne Core Values:All activities, as they apply to work performed by self and working with others will be executed in compliance with the core values of Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.The selected candidate will be placed at the appropriate level (ST2 or ST3) dependent upon depth and breadth of relevant knowledge and skills brought to the position, as well as the amount of relevant experience. The requirements of the various levels are as follows:
ST2 Level: Associate's 5+ years of experience or equivalent
ST3 Level: Associate's or Technical School and 7+ years of experience or equivalent
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