Job Posting Title:

Facility Manager

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Hiring Department:

Texas Performing Arts

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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:

Immediately

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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

About Texas Performing Arts

Texas Performing Arts (TPA) is the professional arts presenting and producing program of The University of Texas at Austin. One of the largest and most active university-based performing arts centers in the U.S., TPA is an anchor institution in Austin’s arts, cultural, and entertainment landscape. TPA operates venues on the UT campus including Austin’s largest theater, Bass Concert Hall. Its public programs include Broadway in Austin; an international season of dance, theater, music and more; and the Texas Welcomes series of national touring artists. TPA is part of UT’s College of Fine Arts and engages students across the university in creative experiences.

To learn more about Texas Performing Arts and this opportunity, please visit https://texasperformingarts.org/about-us/employment 

Why Join Texas Performing Arts?

This position offers the opportunity to be part of a first-class production team. You will work on a wide variety of professional productions, from touring Broadway to experimental performance. Your work will contribute to advancing the arts at one of the best universities in the world and in one of the most exciting cities in America.

UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package, including but not limited to:

Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)

Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options

Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays

Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds

Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred

Compensation program 457(b)

Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses

Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

Purpose

The Facility Manager oversees the maintenance and improvement of the 285,000 square foot Performing Arts Center building and three acres of surrounding exterior space. The position is responsible for maintaining a public facility that welcomes 400,000 guests each year. The Facility Manager leads renovation and capital projects that enhance the Texas Performing Arts guest and artist experience.

Responsibilities

Facility Maintenance: Work closely with the university’s Facilities team to maintain the Performing Arts Center building and surrounding exterior spaces in good condition. Ensure building systems are in working order to meet requirements of building occupants and public guests. Develop maintenance and replacement plans for building systems. Coordinate with the TPA Event Production and Fabrication & Academic Production departments on repair and maintenance of backstage and shop building systems. Coordinate with the TPA Guest Experience department on repair and maintenance of front-of-house facilities and equipment. Complete light-duty repairs and maintenance when appropriate. Coordinate UT Facilities department access to the building around event production schedules. Submit and track facility work order requests. Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, including fire safety, building codes, and ADA accessibility. Maintain accurate records of facility maintenance and repairs. Manage the facility maintenance budget.

Facility Operations: Ensure that TPA’s facilities meet the requirements of visiting artists/productions and provide a first-class visitor experience for audience members. Provide on-site and on-call support before and during events for mission critical systems such as elevators, HVAC, and restrooms. Oversee the Building Access Control System and key management. Manage TPA’s vehicle fleet. Manage surplus property collection and transfer. Coordinate IT infrastructure requirements. Manage the VOIP telephone system. Participate in operational planning for events. Manage the asset inventory program. Negotiate and manage maintenance contracts. Coordinate with other facility personnel in the College of Fine Arts and participate in college and university-wide facility initiatives. Oversee space assignments. Maintain building space use records and provide reports as required. Maintain the facility drawing set. Manage the facility operations budget.

Capital Improvements: Serve as liaison to the university’s Planning, Design, and Construction team for TPA’s renovation and construction projects. Represent TPA in the project management process throughout the planning, design, construction, commissioning, and closeout phases. Manage specialty consultants engaged in TPA capital projects. Coordinate with TPA, COFA (including the College’s Director of Facilities), and UT stakeholders on construction, renovation, and improvement projects .

Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

At least three years of professional experience in facility management or a related field such as construction management, property management, architecture/design, or project management.

Working knowledge of common building systems, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and information technology.

Demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety of clients in a deadline-driven environment.

Have demonstrated competencies in:

Teamwork

Effective communication (written and spoken)

Accuracy and attention to detail

Initiative

Decision making and critical thinking

Excellent organization and record keeping of complex data and projects

Problem solving

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in a public-serving, high visitation facility.

Experience in a large organization, public institution, or higher education setting.

Experience working with centralized services (including service request systems), outside contractors, and consultants.

Ability to create and maintain computer aided drafting (CAD) plans.

Familiarity with the arts and entertainment industry.

Specialized experience in areas such as audio/visual, food & beverage, or fabrication, or theatrical production.

Experience completing renovation and new construction projects.

Budget management experience.

Other relevant professional education or credentials.

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

$65,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

This position is based in Austin, Texas and requires residence in the greater Austin area. The work location is 100% on-site at Texas Performing Arts.

Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

Prolonged screen time

Use of manual dexterity

Climbing of stairs and ladders, working at height

Pushing, pulling, lifting, and moving up to 50 lbs.

Prolonged walking in interior and exterior locations

Work Shift

Evening, weekend, and holiday work, including “on-call” times, are required in connection with performances and events. Working shifts may include extended daily hours in connection with performances and events. Work will exceed 40 hours per week at peak times. A compensatory time program is provided.

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) [PDF]E-Verify Poster (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.