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Supervises a buildings and grounds program at a state institution with a resident population of approximately 300 to 500.

The duties involve supervising a buildings and grounds program of limited scope which includes services such as heating, buildings maintenance, grounds, and related services. Direct supervision is exercised over a small number of journeyman level trades and semi-skilled employees. A1so included at this level are assistant director positions having responsibility for one or more phases of the overall maintenance program such as buildings maintenance, grounds maintenance, and related services at an institution with a population normally exceeding 2,000. In addition, positions assigned responsibility for assisting in the planning and estimating of construction projects at larger state institutions are assigned to this class. Supervision is received from a business manager or higher level buildings and grounds supervisor who makes assignments and reviews the work during performance and upon completion.

Examples of duties characteristic of positions in this class:

1. Supervises and assigns work to carpenters, plumbers, electricians and related journeyman level tradesmen in performing general building repair and maintenance; inspects work for compliance with specifications and frequently performs as a working leader.
2. Inspects buildings and fixtures needed to determine the nature and extent of repairs needed.
3. Estimates materials needed for each repair and construction job; requisitions supplies and materials for project needs.
4. Keeps records of materials and supplies used on projects; maintains time and leave records on employees under immediate supervision.
5. Supervises general care of institutions, grounds such as mowing, raking, grading, and seeding.
6. Supervises subordinate trades foremen and tradesmen in the maintenance of buildings, grounds, and related services as an assistant to a higher level buildings and grounds supervisor.
7. Assists a higher level supervisor with specific responsibility delegated for planning and estimating repairs, light construction, and alterations at a large state institution.

Completion of high school and at least three years of experience at the supervisory level in a building trade. Experience at the journeyman level may be substituted for education on an equivalent time basis, or college education or technical training pertaining to engineering or a related field may be substituted for the required experience.

Considerable knowledge of at least one of the building trades; general knowledge of several of the building trades; ability to plan, assign, and supervise the work of a varied group of skilled, semi-skilled, and allied workers.