SY 25-26 Senior Director of Maintenance Trades
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
Job Title
This position is open until filled.
Primary Function: Provides leadership and technical oversight for all skilled trades across the district, including HVAC, electrical, and plumbing. Ensures the reliability, safety, and long-term performance of building systems through preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, lifecycle asset management, hazardous materials risk assessment, and contractor oversight.
Serves as the district's technical authority on building systems and partners with Maintenance Operations to ensure aligned and efficient service delivery.
Reports To: Executive Director, Capital Programs & Maintenance
Salary Schedule: 303
Work Days: 250
Requirements:
Education Level: Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field.
Preferred: None
Experience, Skill, and Certification:
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in skilled trades leadership
- Demonstrated expertise in building systems and maintenance programs
Preferred:
- Experience in K-12 or public sector facilities
- Familiarity with building automation systems (BAS/EMS) at an oversight level
Essential Duties:
1. Technical Systems Leadership
- Directs skilled trades to ensure reliability and performance of building systems across the district
- Establishes and enforces technical standards for maintenance, repair, and system replacement
2. Preventive & Predictive Maintenance
- Leads development and execution of preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for all major systems
- Ensures alignment of maintenance practices with long-term asset performance goals
3. Asset Lifecycle Management
- Oversees lifecycle planning for HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and related infrastructure
- Partners with Capital Programs to align maintenance strategies with long-range facility plans
4. Contractor & Vendor Oversight
- Develops and manages service contracts for technical systems
- Ensures vendor performance, compliance, and accountability
5. Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensures compliance with all regulatory inspections and requirements (fire marshal, boiler, elevator, IAQ, etc.)
- Oversees technical risk mitigation related to building systems
6. Cross-Functional Integration
- Collaborates with Maintenance Operations Senior Director to align technical execution with service delivery systems
- Partners with internal stakeholders on system integration and infrastructure planning
Terms of Employment
Incumbents will be considered "at will." This position is "essential personnel, critical staff" when there is an event that creates security challenges or disruptions to district operations. This position may be required to work during identified periods of an emergency as defined in Policy Regulation GBRB-R, Title: Professional Personnel Time Schedules. Appropriate pay will be determined based on the Grade 303 of the administrator scale and allowable experience as determined by Human Resources. The work calendar will be 250 days.
Exempt(303)
Revised 06-2023
Non-Essential Responsibilities
A responsibility is considered to be "non-essential" (for the purposes of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) if:
- it is shared between multiple incumbents in the job; or
- it could be performed by an employee in another job within the workgroup.
Note the responsibility number from the list in the "Duties and Responsibilities" section for those responsibilities that could be considered "non-essential" based on this definition.
Certain limited aspects of General Duties and Responsibilities items referenced in Section 1 (b) and (d) might be considered "non-essential" in a specific situation. Any request for accommodation must be reviewed on an "individual case" basis.
Physical and Sensory Demands
Most jobs in the District have physical and sensory demands that can be described by one of the two categories noted below. For jobs that require more physical or sensory effort, please list the requirements in this section. The category applicable for this position is listed below.
Office
Employees in this category are normally exposed to a typical environment. The employee has some control over the length of time sitting, standing, or ambulating. There are occasions that require the lifting or pulling of equipment or supplies, as well as bending, stooping, or stretching. There is frequent use of computers, telephone, and other standard office equipment, which includes reading, listening, writing, or speaking. There are few exceptional physical or sensory demands.
Exceptional Physical or Sensory Demands
(Check any that apply to this job and complete the required information.)
Heavy lifting of up to 25 pounds
Frequent climbing up to feet, and/or working on building roofs.
Exposure to heavy dust, dirt, chemical or paint fumes, or other airborne matter.
Exposure to extreme heat, electric current, hazardous chemicals or other potential hazards.
Sitting or standing for extended periods with no control over rest periods.
Other: Must maintain valid drivers' license and reliable personal transportation.
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