KIPP Texas Public Schools

Education

SeniorFacilitiesTechnician

$65–95k ~AI est. Austin, Texas, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Facilities Technician at KIPP Texas Public Schools. Skills: Facilities operations, Building systems maintenance, Staff supervision. Maintain building systems. Manage campus buildings and grounds”

Industry & Context.

Education
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

24/7 on-call availability, Reliable transportation, Maintain emotional control, Work with frequent interruptions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Minimum five years facilities maintenance, High school diploma or equivalent, Technical knowledge of building systems, Expertise in HVAC, electrical, or plumbing

Nice to Have

Trade licensure or certification

What You'll Do.

Maintain building systems

Manage campus buildings and grounds

Ensure cleaning standards

Ensure maintenance standards

Ensure safety standards

Ensure compliance standards

Supervise Facilities Technicians

Manage facilities maintenance budget

Serve as technical escalation resource

Respond to facility emergencies

Coordinate work order completion

Coordinate campus event setup

Lead preventive maintenance execution

Conduct campus inspections

Identify potential facility issues

Resolve potential facility issues

Build relationships with contractors

Manage external service providers

Track budget expenditures

Ensure purchases within parameters

Manage maintenance contractors

Coordinate contractor scheduling

Coordinate contractor scope

Coordinate contractor quality

Recruit Maintenance Technicians

Hire Maintenance Technicians

Onboard Maintenance Technicians

Provide day-to-day direction

Manage Maintenance Technician performance

Make termination decisions

Resolve escalated facility issues

Participate in professional development

Attend training sessions

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinate with school staff; Coordinate with departments

Process & Methodology

Scheduling

Full Job Description

About KIPP Texas Public Schools KIPP Texas Public Schools is a free, public charter school network with more than 45 Pre-K - 12 schools across Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. With over 30 years in Texas, we work together with our families and communities to prepare students for college, career, and beyond! Our schools provide a high-quality, well-rounded education built on academic success and personal growth, where all students learn and thrive in a productive, safe, and joyful way! As one of the earliest charter networks in Texas—founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018—we hire dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission-driven community that wants every child to "run to school," the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you! KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni. The Senior Facilities Technician (SFT) reports to the Regional Facilities Manager and serves as the primary facilities operations across multiple assigned KIPP Texas campuses. This role is responsible for maintaining all building systems, managing campus buildings and grounds across all trade areas, and ensuring the campus meets KIPP Texas's cleaning, maintenance, safety, and compliance standards at all times. The SFT directly supervises Facilities Technicians at the assigned campus, including full staffing authority, manages the campus facilities maintenance budget, and serves as the primary technical escalation resource for all facility issues. This role requires 24/7

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