Job Description

How to Apply

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Job Summary

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Campus, has an opening for a Senior Supervisor in the Power and Lighting Shop within Utilities. The shop's mission is to provide highly reliable utility services to the University of Michigan Ann Arbor Campus. This position leads the Power and Lighting Team to embrace all aspects of the University's mission, goals, and values, ensuring that all staff are led and empowered to carry out their daily work. This includes building and maintaining a strong team that continuously improves the primary goals of safety, reliability, and stewardship.

The University of Michigan's exterior lighting system consists of over 5,000 poles and 5,200 building-mounted lights and has almost 100 miles of conduit/direct buried wire in the ground. This position currently provides supervision and technical guidance for 12 skilled trades electricians.

The duties for this job include but are not limited to: 

As a member of Utility Services, this position will act in accordance with Facility and Operations' guiding principles of being proactive, respectful, collaborative, and solution-based and has the responsibility to provide an environment that brings a high level of energy, team building attitude, environmental awareness, fiscal responsibility, customer service, and above all personnel safety to the group. 

Who We Are

Utilities is a division of Facilities and Operations, made up of 135 dedicated employees responsible for providing utilities services for the university 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Services include campus-wide utilities purchasing, generation, and distribution, as well as metering and billing energy consumption for all university buildings. Distribution includes the operations and maintenance of 300 miles of underground utility systems from outdoor lighting and high voltage circuits to water mains to tunnel piping. The division also provides a wide range of engineering services primarily dedicated to energy management, the operations and maintenance of university facilities, and the utilities infrastructure.

Why Work at Michigan?

Being part of something greater, of serving a larger mission of discovery and care — that's the heart of what drives people to work at Michigan. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. It's adding a purpose to your profession. Work at Michigan and become a victor for the greater good.

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Desired Qualifications*

Additional Information

Facilities and Operations (F&O) seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Michigan, to sustain the excellence of the university, and to offer students richly varied disciplines, perspectives and ways of knowing and learning.

F&O is a positive organization dedicated to the principles of being respectful, collaborative, solutions-based, and proactive.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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