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Job Description

Develops short and long term capital and maintenance budget estimates and recommendations; analyzes maintenance, personnel, equipment, and material needs for budget estimates and recommends priorities for proposed work; inspects work; drafts working drawings of simple building and landscape alterations; makes field inspections and prepares status reports on construction and maintenance projects; inspects  contracted work for compliance with contract provisions; ensures compliance with safe methods for performing work and safety regulations, and maintenance of an Injury and Illness Prevention Program; through subordinate supervisors manages staff engaged in general building maintenance and light construction; and keeps records (including OSHA and other state and local regulations) and prepares reports; and drafts specifications for contracts.

Practice Construction & Maintenance Job Superintendent Interview

• Tell us about the specific aspects of your background, experience, education, and training which have prepared you for this position.  Focus on the most relevant and most recent aspects of your experience that apply to this position.
• The functions reporting to you through subordinate supervisors includes a custodial group.  The group has worked nearly 15% overtime year to date. Executive management has directed you to reduce overtime to no more than 5% immediately.  The custodians file a grievance.  After you reduce overtime, you start to receive complaints from internal customers about uncollected trash and the “unsanitary” conditions restrooms.  What steps will you take to respond to the grievance and address the complaints?
• What is an IIPP?  Describe the importance and major components of an IIPP.
• While driving back to your office from a meeting, you notice one of your crew whose regular shift ended an hour earlier driving a Department truck at a location outside of his assigned area. How will you handle this?
• A major problem occurs with the chiller at the 24/7 dispatch center.  Your subordinate Supervisor, informs you that the contract that provides for repair services is not yet in place.  What would you do?
• This position manages several groups, including but not limited to custodial, landscape, building repair, and air conditioning.  Each of these groups service a number of facilities and may not have an on-site supervisor or lead worker.  What are the challenges a Construction & Maintenance Superintendent faces in ensuring the safety of these different classifications in an operating facility such as a water treatment plant or a power plant.  Describe the specific actions that you would take to handle these challenges.
• One of the gardeners in your organization informs you that he has a disability and is unable to use his arms/hands, bend, walk long distances, and that he needs to sit and take a break every 20 minutes. You accommodate these restrictions.  A high profile, rush project is given to the group from a Council Office that needs to be finished in three days (Saturday, Sunday and Monday holiday). The project involves the use of the arms, frequent bending, and walking up long distances, up hill. This employee signs up for overtime and argues that he can perform the work. What would you do?
• What accomplishment in your current job are you most proud of?  Why?
• Do you have anything to add?  Summarize by emphasize your qualifications as they apply to this job.  Also cover anything you missed from your opening.  Don’t forget any education or formal training.