State of Connecticut Executive Branch

In a state agency this class is accountable for supervising remedial and custodial services, minor maintenance, building operations as a shift or functional area supervisor; may be in complete charge of such functions in a small institution (considering size, numbers supervised, and complexity).

In the Department of Administrative Services, in a leased building or building with less complex equipment this class is accountable for supervising custodial staff and related services.

• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff;
• Provides staff training and assistance;
• Conducts performance evaluations;
• Determines priorities and plans building maintenance work;
• Establishes and maintains building maintenance procedures;
• Develops or makes recommendations on development of policies and standards;
• Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
• Prepares reports and correspondence;
• Conducts regular and special inspections to ensure compliance with standards;
• Inspects properties for defective lighting, plumbing, heating, ventilating and similar facilities and equipment and assigns staff to remedy same or reports to superior;
• Maintains inventory of furniture and equipment and requisitions replacements and supplies;
• Ensures that room(s) are properly set up for special events;
• Investigates reports of willful or malicious damage to state property;
• Supervises minor repair work not requiring services of trades workers;
• In a small institution may be in complete charge of physical plant, mechanical equipment and grounds;
• Ensures proper temperatures maintained;
• Responds to emergencies on twenty-four hour basis;
• May conduct new product and equipment testing;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • building custodial care, minor maintenance and operations;
  • relevant agency policies and procedures;
  • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to
  • inspect and diagnose repair and improvements needs and to recommend and follow through on solutions;
  • handle problems in one or more areas such as security, transportation, or stores;
  • utilize computer software;
• Supervisory ability.

Four (4) years of experience in building management or in the operation or maintenance of buildings.

NOTE: Experience performing technical duties within the maintenance trade area on a military base, aircraft carrier or large compound may be substituted for the General Experience on a year for year basis.

Three (3) years of the General Experience must have been in a lead capacity in either the maintenance of buildings or the military experience referenced above.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Lead Custodian.

• Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.
• Appointment to unclassified positions within the Connecticut Marketing Authority will be in accordance with Section 22-63a(d) of the Connecticut General Statutes.

• Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility, visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.
• A physical examination may be required.

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Building Superintendent 1 in Salary Group TC 18 approved effective November 29, 2013. (Revised to modernize format and add Acknowledgement section) Final No. 23-185