Facilities Manager - Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District

Join our Team and be part of The Brushy Creek Life!

The Location:

Come experience "The Brushy Creek Life" in Round Rock, Texas, just minutes north of Austin. Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District enjoys the quiet rural aspects of small-town America while having proximity to cosmopolitan amenities.

The Organization:

Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District is home to 18,000+ residents. Formed initially as Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 2 in 1977, BCMUD provides water and wastewater services, recreational activities, beautiful gardens, parks, and miles of trails through the Brushy Creek community. BCMUD operates four swimming pools, four tennis courts, and a disc golf course throughout the community.

At the heart of our District is the Brushy Creek Community Center. Our Community Center features two gyms, two racketball courts, weight room, rock wall, and recreational programming, including various fun activities, educational and fitness classes.

Brushy Creek employs approximately 190 seasonal, part-time, and full-time team members.

Facilities Manager:

The Facilities Manager oversees the planning, budgeting, promotion, development, scheduling, implementation, and evaluation of staffing, services, and facilities and supports programs offered by and through Brushy Creek's Parks and Recreation Department. This includes parks, trails, medians, the Community Center Garden, and District facilities, such as pools, a community center, and a maintenance yard. This position ensures the efficient delivery of maintenance, security, and safety services, including beautification and general repairs of the District amenities and properties.

Essential Job Functions:

• Recruits, hires, trains, and supervises the Facilities staff. Conducts communication meetings, monitors and evaluates direct reports' performance, develops annual goals, addresses discipline issues, and implements performance improvement plans. Ensures staff members adhere to all regulatory standards, guidelines, and District policies and procedures.
• Oversees the installation, maintenance, repairs, and inspections of all District facilities, including the HVAC systems, parking lots, fire alarm and suppression systems, plumbing, electrical, lighting systems, security, pest management, signs, exterior and interior structures including roof, paint, sealing, and gutter systems.
• Oversees parks and District facilities capital projects. Partners with District Project Manager and District Engineer, assumes the role of the project owner, preparing project concepts, preparing project plans to define the goals, expectations, needs, and value anticipated from various stakeholders, sourcing funding, translating insights and expectations to project documents, facilitating implementation issues related to scope, budget, and schedule, and the development of maintenance and operation standard operating procedures. Informs the General Manager of concerns related to project scope, budget, timelines, risks, and goals as identified in the project plan.
• Assumes the role of both the project owner and manager. As the project manager, identifies project goals and scope, plans and documents project tasks (including RFPs), ensures timely deliverables, manages all project resources, stakeholder communications, and risk assessments, removes roadblocks, documents progress, seeks frequent interactions with vendors and contractors, audits project progress, and reports issues to General Manager as appropriate.
• Plans, assigns and monitors the work of the district Security team; Acts as primary contact to the contracted external security, plans, budgets, and schedules coverage to support meetings, events, and community patrol; Provides updates to the General Manager on security concerns and reporting
• Ensures adherence to the District's Karst Preserve Management Plan standards and undertakes activities to protect District Caves, including maintaining surface and subsurface habitats of karst ecosystems for biodiversity compliance with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
• Serves as the District's Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Coordinator for the District parks, facilities, and amenities, including managing its grievance procedures. Regularly evaluates facilities, parks, and programs to identify areas of non-compliance. Communicates ADA issues to the General Manager.
• Establishes and maintains an asset management program for the Parks and Recreation Department that encompasses programs, aquatics, and maintenance, and facilities such as parking lots, fire alarm and suppression systems, and security systems. Utilizes GIS technology for property identification. Conducts annual asset reviews, integrating updates and recommendations for asset maintenance and replacement. Maintains assets in a manner that improves their efficiency, efficacy, and longevity.
• Generates reports, organizes, and maintains information relevant to the continuous measurement and analysis of data necessary for assigned assets. Reviews the annual performance to peer benchmarks in accordance with established objectives, incorporating recommendations in alignment with budget timelines, and compiles annual reports for the General Manager.
• Oversees District facility, aquatics, and parks maintenance operations, including the work order system, while seeking ways to reduce cost, increase efficiency and safety, and reduce interruptions to service, facility, and amenities utilization.
• Represents the District in its affiliation with Keep Texas Beautiful, overseeing the preparation of the mandatory annual report, actively engaging in webinars and training sessions to acquire insights and best practices in conservation, and disseminating pertinent information to residents and staff maintaining eligibility for grant funding and statewide recognition for the District's beautification and conservation efforts.
• Manages and audits the beautification and landscaping of District properties with responsibility for lawn and ground care maintenance, landscape ornamental horticulture, hardscape development, maintenance, and repairs, and the shaded fuel break program, including overseeing the placement, programming, maintenance, and repairs of all District irrigation systems in compliance with all laws and regulations.
• Oversees the Community Center Garden in alignment with Board objectives, ensuring compliance with established standards. Manages procurement of essential supplies and oversees budget allocation for upcoming projects and repairs.
• Oversees the tree maintenance and tree programs. Coordinates arborist responsibilities with consultants engaged by the District, including managing the tree replacement program, implementing shaded fuel break plans, coordinating maintenance activities, developing policies, overseeing disease management efforts, and incorporating Arbor Day Foundation's educational information and initiatives.

Minimum Education and Training Requirement:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 3-5 years field maintenance experience
• A valid Texas driver's license.
• Experience maintaining office buildings and recreational facilities.
• Must be able to work a flexible work schedule and irregular hours, including weekdays, weekends, holidays, and evenings.

Preferred Requirement :

• Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
• Exceptional Customer Service relationship techniques.
• Certified Facility Manager (CFM) - International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) - Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)
• Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) - International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)

Benefits:

• The District covers the entire cost of employees' medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), and Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance up to 50K.
• Retirement plan through the Texas County District Retirement System with a contribution match of 2 to 1 at retirement
• Employee funded 457 option
• Certification pay
• Longevity pay
• Employee Community Center Membership
• Access to community pools and tennis courts
• 50% Off Sports & Classes