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Job Description
Position Type:
Administrative/Management/Manager, Facilities
Date Posted:
3/3/2026
Location:
Facilities Management
Closing Date:
03/10/2026
Assistant Manager of Facilities and Maintenance Trades
Non Certified Business: Class IX: $1,469-$1,650 per week
40hrs per week/52 weeks per year
Mon-Fri 8:00-4:30pm
Minimum Qualifications:
Requires a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in mechanical engineering, industrial technology or a closely-related field and at least three years of experience as a supervisor or at least 10 years as a manager within a facilities management department in a large school district, company or manufacturing facility; or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience necessary to successfully perform the essential functions of the work.
General Summary or Purpose of Job:
Plans, implements, and administers programs, policies, regulations, maintenance, renewal, replacements, and any and all activities associated with the District's maintenance and construction. This includes initial planning, project oversight, budget responsibility, code compliance, timelines, and safety. Supervises and evaluates all trades persons, both employees and contract workers, on new construction or remodeling projects.
Knowledge Requirements:- Codes, standards and regulations, such as uniform building codes, uniform fire codes, National Fire Protection Association (code and standard organization), uniform mechanical codes, and all local state, and federal applicable rules and regulations.
- Principles, methods, practices, materials and accepted techniques for maintenance and construction work for school district facilities.
- Architectural and engineering processes and procedures to monitor, critique and evaluate district maintenance and construction projects.
- Current principles, practices and methods of public-sector purchasing to ensure efficient and proper utilization of public funds.
- Computerized data management systems, including databases and spreadsheets, for activities related to all aspects of facilities management. Knowledge of how to design, instruct and manage these systems is required.
- Planning and supervising projects of extensive scope, while utilizing sound decision making, effective and functional problem solving and analysis, and a detailed manner of leadership.
Skill Requirements:- Ability to comprehend and understand uniform codes, standards and regulations, including all local, State and federal applicable rules and regulations, and the ability to ascertain that the District is in full compliance with these regulations.
- The ability to effectively supervise, including the ability to utilize effective principles, methods, practices and accepted leadership techniques for maintenance and construction employees performing work for the District, including both in-house and contracted labor.
- The ability to effectively communicate with staff and the general public in a courteous manner, through the use of effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Utilizing computerized data management systems, including Filemaker Pro, for activities related to all aspects of facilities management.
- Ability to use all Microsoft and Google products to effectively create communications.
In addition to rewarding career opportunities, Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent benefit package to employees who are hired into positions scheduled to work 24 hours/week or more. Benefits include, but are not limited to the following:
Medical/Prescription Drug Plan with Health Reimbursement Arrangement:- Single Coverage District pays 100% of premium (FREE) + contributes $2,612.50 into HRA annually
- Family Coverage District pays 75% of premium (25% employee contribution) + contributes $5,225.00 into HRA annually
Dental Plan:- Single Coverage District pays 100% of Basic premium (FREE)
- Family Coverage District pays 25% of Premium
Life Insurance:- District provides minimum of $50,000 of life insurance at no cost, employee may purchase supplemental life insurance
Long Term Disability:- District-provided at no cost to employee
Flexible Spending Accounts:- Employees may elect to contribute on a pre-tax basis to Health Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Accounts
Retirement:- The District contributes 7.25% of your total salary in the Public Employees Retirement Association pension plan
- Employees may also elect to participate in Tax-Shelter Annuity options.
Time Off:- Each bargaining unit contract defines time off provisions such as holidays, sick/personal leave, vacation, etc.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions please contact Human Resources via email at noncerthr@isd709.org or call 218-336-8722
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Duluth Public Schools
Show moreDuluth, or Onigamiising in Ojibwe, is the seat of St. Louis County, the largest city in the northern two-thirds of Minnesota, and the fourth largest city in the state. It is located on the western tip of Lake Superior and its city limits encompass 67 square miles of land and nearly 50 square miles of water. It is part of the Twin Ports metropolitan statistical area which includes all of Wisconsin's Douglas County, and Minnesota's Carlton, Lake, and Saint Louis counties which boasts a population of 291,638, ranked as the 170th largest metropolitan area in the United States.
After years of building economic diversity, Duluth is growing into a robust regional economic, medical, aviation, higher education, outdoor recreation and arts center. Duluth has long been recognized as an innovative region that is supported by a wide variety of services and industries, including the largest, farthest inland freshwater port, the Port of Duluth-Superior.
The city also boasts a vibrant arts culture, home to art museums, theater, and numerous festivals throughout the year. It is the home of two colleges and a university whose local sports teams include nationally ranked and championship teams.
Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent, competitive and comprehensive benefits program, which includes medical, prescription drug, dental, life, and disability coverage. A pension plan, tax-sheltered annuities program, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health care savings plan and employee assistance program round out the district’s robust benefits program.
The district pays a significant portion of the premium for medical hospitalization, dental and prescription coverage for employees and dependents and offers Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) funding.
The district also has generous provisions for vacation, holidays, family and medical leave and other types of paid and unpaid leave. The district recently added Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth to our list of paid holidays.
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