"Principal Custodial Supervisor (Temporary to Permanent) - Buildings & Grounds"

General Duties

Under general direction, performs executive work of a highly difficult and responsible nature in connection with cleaning, operating and maintaining of college buildings and their immediate grounds; performs related work.

• Is responsible for managing and coordinating the custodial work in and around a large higher educational facility or a major auxiliary campus of a college.
• Develops operating procedures.
• Estimates building, personnel and material requirements.
• Prepares budget estimates and reports.
• May adapt standards covering custodial services to his facility.
• May serve in a liaison capacity between the Administrative Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds and the Supervising Custodial Foreman in a college which has a number of campuses.
• Assists in the preparation of contracts for services.
• Establishes policies and prepares required reports.
• Receives complaints and directs corrective action with respect to buildings and grounds maintenance.

Contract Title

Custodial Supervisor-Principal

FLSA

Non-exempt

Campus Specific Information

New York City College of Technology (City Tech) of the City University of New York (CUNY) is a comprehensive college in downtown Brooklyn, offering associate and baccalaureate degree in technology and health related degree programs, other career-oriented degrees and liberal arts transfer degrees in its Schools of Arts and Sciences, Technology and Design, and Professional Studies.

City Tech's Buildings and Grounds Department is seeking to hire a Principal Custodial Supervisor to manage and coordinate the work of its hardworking and dedicated custodial team. If the selected candidate does not hold permanency in the Principal Custodial Supervisor title, this position will be in temporary status until civil service lists are established for the in-progress exam #2088. If the candidate is reachable on a list within 60-days of list establishment, the candidate’s time spent as a temporary (due to exam) will be credited towards the 12-month probationary period.

Reporting to the Chief Administrator of Buildings & Grounds, and in addition to the General Duties, the Principal Custodial Supervisor will:

• Schedule over-time for special events.
• Create and manage work orders.
• Conduct staff evaluations and hold regular supervisor meetings. Coordinate with vendors.
• Prepares schedules for special assignments.
• Order supplies, and equipment.

Minimum Qualifications

High school equivalent or evidence of having passed as examination for a high school equivalency diploma or United States Armed Forces G.E.D. certificate with a score of at least 35 on each of the five tests and on overall score of at least 225 in the examination for the diploma or certificate AND

1. Tten years of experience in the cleaning, operating and maintaining of large buildings (a) five years of which shall have been as a supervisor of supervisory employees, such as Custodial Foremen, who were responsible for the cleaning, operating, and maintaining of large buildings or building complexes or; (b) two years of which shall have been high level administrative experience in the management and/or operation and maintenance of large buildings or building complexes; OR
2. A satisfactory equivalent combination of education and experience, however, high school graduation or the acceptable educational equivalency as described above is required.

Each year completed satisfactorily at an accredited college will be considered the equivalent of two years of the general experience listed in (1) above. A college major in a field related to plant management will be considered the equivalent of one year of the supervisory experience listed in (1a) above.

Compensation

New Hire $66,728*

Incumbent $75,402

*This amount reflects a 13% salary suppression for the first 24 months of employment.

Benefits

CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. Part-time employees must meet a weekly or semester work hour criteria to be eligible for health benefits. Health benefits are also extended to retirees who meet the eligibility criteria.

How to Apply

Visit www.cuny.edu, access the employment page, log in or create a new user account, and search for this vacancy using the Job ID or Title. Select "Apply Now" and provide the requested information. Candidates should provide a resume and cover letter.