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Building Superintendent 2 (40 Hour)

Recruitment # 250910-1300FM-001

Location Newington, CT

Date Opened 9/11/2025 12:00:00 AM

Salary $69,829 - $89,418/year

Job Type Open to Statewide Employees

Close Date 9/18/2025 11:59:00 PM

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The State of Connecticut (https://portal.ct.gov/) , Department of Transportation (DOT) (https://portal.ct.gov/dot) , is recruiting for a full-time Building Superintendent 2 (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=1300FM&LinkSpec=RecruitNum2&R1=&R3=) at the DOT headquarters in Newington, CT.

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The Role:

The incumbent will provide services for an agency operating with a 24/7/365 commitment to the transportation needs of the public and will be responsible for oversight at the agency’s headquarters campus as well as multiple outlying facilities in Newington and Rocky Hill. At times emergency response services may be required throughout the state and there is a mandatory winter operation assignment from November 1 through April 30 each year. Individuals must maintain a valid Connecticut driver’s license for this position.

The facilities management duties of this position include planning and prioritizing building and grounds maintenance projects; working with building automation systems such as lighting, heating, and cooling; and overseeing preventative maintenance schedules for staff, contractors, and vendors including monthly life safety inspections and cleaning schedules following health guidelines.

Administrative responsibilities include developing and maintaining building procedures; enforcing contracts and participating in contract development and upgrades; scheduling staff training; creating and maintaining tracking programs; and preparing evaluations on site improvement and managing budgetary and personnel matters. Individuals must be able to operate a computer.

Position Details:

+ Full-time, 40 hours/week

+ Monday-Friday

+ 1st Shift, 7:30am-4:00pm

+ Applicants invited to interview will be required to supply a copy of their driver’s license.

About Us:

As one of Connecticut’s largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,300 individuals statewide in five distinct bureaus. It is our mission to provide a safe, accessible and efficient multimodal transportation network that improves the quality of life and promotes economic vitality for the State and the region.

Selection Plan

In order to be considered for this job opening, you must be a current State of CT employee, who has worked for the state for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.

FOR ASSISTANC E IN APPLYING:

Check out our Applicant Tips on How to Apply! Need more resources? Visit our Applicant Reference Library (https://portal.ct.gov/das/home/services-for-state-employees/statewide-human-resources/applicant-reference-library?language=en\_US) for additional support throughout the recruitment process.

BEFORE YOU APPLY:

+ Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

+ Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below by the closing date listed on the job posting.

+ Resume Policy: Per Public Act 21-69 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/act/pa/pdf/2021PA-00069-R00SB-00056-PA.pdf) , resumes are not accepted during the initial application process. As the recruitment process progresses, candidates may be required to submit additional documentation to support their qualification(s) for this position. This documentation may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the request and discretion of the hiring agency.

+ Preferred Shift/Location: Select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.

+ Timely Submission: All application materials must be received by the job posting deadline. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the State. Late submissions are rarely accepted, with exceptions only for documented events that incapacitate individuals during the entire duration of the job posting. Request exceptions by emailing [email protected].

+ Salary Calculations: For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

+ Note: The only way to apply to this posting is via the ‘Apply’ or ‘Apply Online’ buttons on the official State of Connecticut Online Employment Center job posting.

AFTER YOU APPLY:

+ Referral Questions: This posting may require completion of additional Referral Questions (RQs), which must be completed by the questionnaire’s expiration date. If requested, RQs can be accessed via an email sent to you after the job close date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).

+ Prepare For An Interview: Interviews are limited to those whose experience and training are most aligned with the role. To prepare, review this helpful Interview Preparation Guide to make the best impression!

+ Stay connected! Log in daily to your JobAps Personal Status Board to track your status and check email (including spam/junk folders) for updates and tasks.

+ The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

+ Note: This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State employees, available at www.ct.gov/ethics.

QUESTIONS? WE’RE HERE TO HELP:

Due to high volume, we are unable to confirm receipt or provide status updates directly. For recruitment updates, please check your Personal Status Board and review our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions about the recruitment process, reach out to Hayley Newhouse at [email protected].

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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In medium sized State institutions (considering size, numbers supervised, and complexity) this class is accountable for supervising the remedial and custodial services, minor maintenance, building operations and related services.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

+ Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews the 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 the 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 property for defective lighting, plumbing, heating, ventilating, and similar facilities and equipment and assigns staff to remedy same or reports to supervisor;

+ Maintains inventory of furniture and equipment and requisitions replacements and supplies;

+ Ensures that rooms are properly set up for special events;

+ Investigates reports of willful or malicious damage to state property;

+ Supervises minor repair work not requiring the services of tradesworkers;

+ Ensures that proper temperatures are maintained;

+ Reviews work completed by contract employees;

+ Prepares bid specifications and cost estimates;

+ Responds to emergencies on twenty-four hour basis;

+ May supervise building security, transportation, mail, stores, parking areas, and/or grounds;

+ May conduct new product and equipment testing;

+ Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

+ 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 improvement 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Five (5) 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Three (3) years of the General Experience must have been in a supervisory 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 Supervising Custodian.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

+ Experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

+ Experience in troubleshooting repairs and performing upgrades on facility heating, cooling, plumbing, and electrical systems.

+ Experience in large-scale snow and ice control operations and grounds maintenance, including equipment procurement and fleet maintenance.

+ Experience of disciplines associated with facilities management including multiple trade functions.

+ Experience in construction project management including bidding, material procurement, office cubicle installation, and other small-scale renovations and remodeling.

+ Experience in CORE-CT or similar payroll management and approval system, as well as inventory management.

+ Experience in contract enforcement, development, and upgrades.

+ Experience in staff supervision including creating work assignments, preparing performance reviews, and conducting employee training.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.

CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS

At State Airports: In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made before persons are certified for appointment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

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

+ A physical examination may be required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents may be required to lift; may be exposed to some risk of injury from equipment.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

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