Middlebury College

Associate Director, Mechanical & Utilities

Middlebury College$90K — $106K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering required; advanced degree preferred.
  • Extensive experience in operation and maintenance of mechanical, electrical, and HVAC systems.
  • Demonstrated leadership and management experience in service, operations, and human resources.
  • Familiarity with safety and regulatory compliance standards, including VOSHA and ADA regulations.
  • Experience with strategic planning and program development, and proficiency in automated systems.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the Central Heating Plant's operations and maintenance, ensuring user demand is met continuously.
  • Supervise and manage a team of approximately 7 staff in plant operations, focusing on training and evaluations.
  • Collaborate with various departments to maintain and plan for campus mechanical systems.
  • Ensure compliance with safety regulations and environmental permits related to air pollution and energy systems.
  • Develop and manage a 10-year reliability plan for electrical distribution and building mechanical systems.
  • Initiate and direct both minor and large-scale renovation projects, overseeing contractors and coordinators.
  • Manage an annual operating budget of approximately $5 million, ensuring financial oversight for facilities.

Benefits

  • Competitive health, dental, life, and disability insurance.
  • Generous retirement matching and a time-off program allowing up to 34 days per year.
  • Educational assistance programs for professional development.
  • MiddCard Privileges offering access to athletic facilities and cultural events.
  • Discounts for seasonal recreation activities at school facilities.
Full Job Description
Complement the Facilities Services Department management team mission with primary oversight of Central Heating Plant operations, steam & electrical power distribution systems, and operation & maintenance of campus mechanical systems. Provide key administrative support for Facilities Services Director, Safety and Regulatory Compliance, Project Management, Contractor coordination, and technical support for mechanical and electrical maintenance trades.

This is a full time, benefits eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of $90,836 - $106,351/year.

Core Responsibilities:

Establish and manage all logistics and service levels for the operation of College Central Heating Plant and all associated components for steam and electricity production to meet continuous campus demand, including: human resources, regulatory compliance, equipment reliability, contracted services coordination and facility planning.

Collaborates with the Chief Engineer - Central Heating Plant to ensure effective management of plant staff and operations, including: supervise, train, hire and evaluate approximately 7 hourly staff who maintain and operate the Central Heating Plant 24/7.

Collaborates with the Associate Director of O&M, Energy & Technology Manager and MEP trade shops to provide effective maintenance, operation and facility planning for all campus mechanical systems.

Support department safety and regulator compliance initiatives, including: all facets of the campus air pollution control permit, spill prevention control and countermeasure compliance, fire and carbon monoxide lifesafety system compliance and VOSHA compliance.

Manage a 10-year reliability plan for the campus steam and electrical distribution systems, and campus building mechanical systems. Design, coordinate and manage projects from this plan.

Initiate and manage minor and large-scale maintenance and renovation projects to include design consultant selection, coordination and oversight, and contractor / construction manager selection, coordination and oversight.

Manage an annual routine operating budget of approximately $5 million.

Manage numerous technical contracted services agreements and work flow to include: major HVAC equipment, steam and electric utility generation and distribution systems, and campus facilities.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Electrical engineering, or similar degree supplemented with extensive managerial experience is required. Registration as a Professional Engineer and/or Master's Degree in Business Management preferred.

A valid driver's license.

Extensive experience with operation, maintenance and design of building mechanical, electrical, life safety and HVAC systems required. Energy generation and distribution technical and practical experience required.

Management experience, with a demonstrated record in directing service, operations, finance and human resources functions. Extensive knowledge of methods, equipment, and personnel management is required. Experience with strategic planning and program development. Must be familiar with computer-automated systems, record management and data base systems

Demonstrated leadership in implementing change, fostering a high level of teamwork, customer service and technological advancement required. Must be a self-starter, able to work effectively in a fast paced, dynamic environment with frequently changing priorities. Must thrive with handling multiple tasks concurrently, attending to details, and meeting deadlines.

Knowledge of and experience with construction management, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Life Safety Codes, VOSHA and Agency of Natural Resources regulations.

Must be able to serve as "Manager on Call" according to a rotational schedule.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.

Must be willing to work other than normal working hours and be willing to respond (if available) to emergency and service calls which occur outside of normal working hours.

Other:

An offer for this position is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and references.

Benefits

As an employee of Middlebury College in Vermont, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community.

Middlebury offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, and a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs. The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury College offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:
  • MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the college store, library privileges, and cultural and sporting events. Spouses or domestic partners are eligible to receive a card with the same privileges.
  • Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College's Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
  • Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
  • A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website or click to see some of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Middlebury, VT or Monterey, CA!

About Middlebury College

Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont. Founded in 1800 by Congregationalists, Middlebury was the first operating college or university in Vermont. The college currently enrolls 2,858 undergraduates from all 50 states and 74 countries and offers 44 majors in the arts, humanities, literature, foreign languages, social sciences, and natural sciences, as well as joint engineering programs with Columbia University, Dartmouth College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In addition to its undergraduate liberal arts program, the school also has graduate schools, the Middlebury College Language Schools, the Bread Loaf School of English, and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, as well as its C.V. Starr-Middlebury Schools Abroad international programs. It is the among the Little Ivies, an unofficial group of academically selective liberal arts colleges, mostly in the northeastern United States. Middlebury is known for progressive teaching and thought. The college was the first American institution of higher education to award a bachelor's degree to an African-American, graduating Alexander Twilight in the class of 1823. Middlebury was also one of the first formerly all-male liberal arts colleges in New England to become a coeducational institution, following the trustees' decision in 1883 to accept women. In 1965, the college established the first undergraduate Environmental Studies program in the United States, and, in 2019, publicly committed to full divestment of the college's endowment from the fossil fuel industry through its Energy2028 initiative.
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