Lead Facilities Technician

About Us: Newport Healthcare is a nationwide behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to transforming young lives through evidence-based care. To that end, we have assembled the best teen and young adult mental health treatment staff in the country, and we want you to join us. While our experts guide our clients to sustainable healing, our job is to support our valued staff members, and we do that through offering industry-competitive salaries, career growth and skills expansion, student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement, and a company commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, among other advantages. Be part of a team that's dedicated to providing compassionate care based in authentic connection, mutual respect, and unconditional love—and experience the rewards of making a difference in the lives of young people and their families each and every day. Empowering Lives. Restoring Families.®
Responsibilities:

The Lead Facilities Tech will be responsible for scheduling and coordinating facilities projects and upgrades for their assigned locations as well as provide back up support to existing facilities techs in their absence.

Essential Duties:

• Take lead in large projects on Newport Healthcare properties including contacting vendors, requesting bids, scheduling work and oversight of vendor while on property. Such projects include: Large electrical installations, any project involving outside contractors, and coordination of projects where installation will take more than two days.
• Give clear directions and instructions to both team members, house staff, and vendor with regards to external factors, to enable them carryout their duties effectively.
• Work with facilities management team to clarify the duties, roles, and function of team members within the assigned project.
• Create and implement project plan and execution.
• Consistently evaluate project progress and make adjustments to maintain timelines.
• Encourage contributions and input from team members and other key stake holders on the project and acknowledge efforts made by team members and reward them accordingly
• Communicate to all levels of management throughout the project process.
• Support Facilities tech when more labor is needed for specific tasks.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Four plus years of experience in facilities maintenance.
• Two years of supervisory experience preferred.

Newport Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Newport Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Newport Healthcare is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please email accommodations@newportacademy.com for assistance.

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