Salary: $86,380.82 - $105,597.96 Annually
Location : 300 E Main Street, Sun Prairie, WI
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2026-31
Department: Public Works
Opening Date: 10/19/2026
Closing Date: 11/15/2026 11:59 PM Central
Under the supervision of the Public Works Director, the Facilities Supervisor provides leadership, supervision, and technical oversight and direction for the city's Building Maintenance staff. Performs a variety of routine and complex administrative, technical, and professional work to utilize system data to help management forecast resource and workload needs; reports on financial trends and operational effectiveness; and related work as required. This position is responsible for supporting projects related to high-performance and energy-efficient buildings, including efforts to improve building performance and energy efficiency. Provides leadership in the implementation of the City's Climate Action Plan and management of the City's facilities management plan to reduce environmental impacts and the consumption of utilities. This includes resource (electricity, fuel, water, materials) consumption analysis, benchmarking facility use data to identify and implement energy efficiency improvements.
Starting Hiring Salary: $86,380.82 to $105,597.96 annually
Full Salary Range: $86,380.82 to $121,325.31 annually
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Resume and cover letter are required upon submitting your application*Essential Job Functions - Develops priorities and implementation strategies for creating custodial and maintenance standards, schedules, and labor requirements for routine and emergency repairs, housekeeping, preventative maintenance programs, and grounds work.
- Develops and updates asset management systems for all building equipment and facilities. Works closely with managers across departments in planning, cost estimating, and developing long term plans to address facility needs.
- Assists in all phases of building and renovation of facilities including assistance writing technical specifications and evaluating proposals. Coordinate and assist in procurement of construction and design contractors; develop bid solicitations; participate in pre-construction meetings. Works with other staff to plan project completions, resolve schedule conflicts, establish priorities and coordinate work activities. Accepts or rejects completed work, techniques and materials and recommends alternative approaches. Refers sensitive situations to appropriate managers.
- Manages and maintains an inventory of supplies and tools. Directs the planning and scheduling of building maintenance activities, incorporating operational requirements and priorities. Leads, coordinates, and supervises the work of all facility and energy related projects across municipal operations.
- Develops and fosters a working relationship with professional architects and engineers, project managers, building construction superintendents, and outside contractors while representing staff and residents.
- Directly supervises Technicians and coordinates work activities and resources with other divisions of the city. Develops and trains staff in the proper care and use of equipment. Exercises supervisory authority, including managing conduct and performance, assigning tasks and responsibilities, and professional development of building maintenance staff.
- Determines and directs standards for routine and preventative work orders, warehouse/purchasing tracking, building and grounds projects, and use of automated maintenance.
- Serves as building safety coordinator, ensuring safety needs for fire protection, conducts fire drills, fire suppressive testing, emergency generator testing, fall-out shelter, safe storage, and work environment. Coordinates annual safety inspections with liability insurer.
- Reviews workplace health and safety expectations with employees and provides instruction as needed. Maintains an inventory and proper storage of chemicals and flammable liquids on site.
- Develops and audits the division budget and maintains necessary administrative records.
- Monitors and analyzes facility energy and resource performance data and billing, including electricity, natural gas/fuel, water, and other utilities, to identify opportunities to reduce consumption and improve operational efficiency and energy savings.
- Works innovatively to creative solutions to existing problems, recognizing that new technologies, policies, and resources are being developed that provide new potential project outcomes.
- Cross-departmental coordination will be expected in the pursuit of sustainability goals and include frequent communication with internal staff for energy efficiency, renewable energy, materials assessment/re-use, and other projects.
- Visits and monitors work sites regularly to ensure proper maintenance of buildings, equipment, and grounds.
- Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets, staffing, etc. Identifies and solicits funding opportunities to facilitate implementation of sustainability efforts. Directs and/or provides for all related administrative services.
- Advocates for and demonstrates sustainability practices across the organization, while developing initiatives and evaluating their cost-effectiveness, technical feasibility, and implementation methods.
Requirements of Work Requirements of WorkBachelor's degree in construction management, project management, business administration, or related field or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent required knowledge, skills, and abilities is preferred. Between four to six years of experience in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, or maintenance.
Knowledge of- Energy-efficient building operations, utility consumption, resource conservation, and facility energy management practices.
- Building management systems and other facility or resource consumption tracking systems.
- Automated building mechanical equipment is generally acquired through work experience in one or more of the following fields: HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, and Building Maintenance.
- Concepts such as Systems Thinking, Life-cycle Analysis (LCA), Ecosystem Service Valuation (ESV) and other sustainability-related concepts.
Ability to- Prepare a variety of documents including building specifications, material requisitions, bidding documents, and assist with requests for proposals, contracts for services, and long-term capital improvement plans.
- Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions and deal with problems involving several abstract and concrete variables.
- Create and implement policies and procedures for an entire department.
- Analyze and evaluate technical data and construction documentation.
- Maintain project and facility records consistent with applicable standards.
- Hire, train, supervise and discipline employees; coordinate and delegate workloads and schedules; and evaluate work performance normally acquired through progressively responsible experience including work at a supervisory level; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions and deal with problems involving several abstract and concrete variables.
- Uses discretion in decision making and in absence of specific policies and/or guidance from supervisors, but some direct guidance is received from supervisor.
- Make critical goals and objectives that could seriously impact the organization in financial loss, property damage, or bodily harm/loss of life.
Skill in- Analyzing facility and utility data to identify trends, operational issues, and opportunities for energy and resource savings.
- ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, LEED certification, EnergyCAP or other resource consumption tracking software.
- Effectively communicating with internal and external contacts in which the position acts as the spokesperson for the department and is authorized to make commitments of significant resources on behalf of the department.
Necessary Special Requirements- Must possess a valid Wisconsin Driver's License.
- Ability to pass a pre-employment background check & physical exam.
Other Job Functions Physical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must be able to lift various weights from floor to waist on a regular basis. Specific tasks include lifting maintenance equipment, supplies, construction equipment or other items.
- The employee must be able to move across a variety of terrain conditions including uneven ground.
- The employee is required to operate heavy equipment, motor vehicles or snow removal equipment for long periods of time.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stand and talk or hear; use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell.
- Regular exposure to particularly demanding, unpleasant, strenuous, and/or hazardous elements such as dealing with inclement weather, operating heavy equipment, etc.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- When assigned to emergency call duty, must respond, and if necessary, report to duty in all weather conditions and at all hours of the day or night.
The Facilities Manager oversees a diverse portfolio of municipal buildings (City Hall, Public Library, Historical Museum, Public Works Center, and Emergency Services facilities), each with distinct operating hours, public access demands, and MEP systems. Please detail your experience managing multiple public or commercial facilities simultaneously. How do you prioritize competing maintenance demands, schedule preventive maintenance, and balance daily operational needs across spread-out locations?
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Describe your experience directly supervising technical maintenance staff, tradespersons, and custodial teams (including full-time, part-time, or contracted personnel). What strategies do you use to set clear performance expectations, establish coverage schedules across shift patterns, foster team accountability, and support ongoing professional development within trade and cleaning personnel?
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The City of Sun Prairie prioritizes sustainability and smart energy management across municipal infrastructure. Describe a specific project or initiative where you planned and executed energy efficiency, waste reduction, or sustainable improvements in a facility (e.g., LED retrofits, HVAC automation optimizations, solar integrations, or green cleaning standards). What approach did you take, and what measurable outcomes were achieved?
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