Occupational Summary Supervise and coordinate activities associated with the repair and maintenance of building equipment and renovation projects for assigned buildings including coordination of skilled tradesmen to ensure team availability and appropriate customer service; serve as general liaison for Facilities Management with the building occupants. Be You. Be Bold. Choose Duke. Facility Operations Planner Be You. At Duke University, we believe great facilities support great experiences. As a Facility Operations Planner, you'll play a critical role in ensuring Duke's buildings, infrastructure, and maintenance services operate efficiently and effectively. You'll partner with skilled trades professionals, supervisors, customers, contractors, and University stakeholders to plan, coordinate, and optimize maintenance activities that support Duke's world-class learning, research, healthcare, and administrative environments. In this role, you'll combine technical expertise, operational planning, customer service, and problem-solving skills to help deliver reliable facility services across the University while contributing to a culture of continuous improvement, safety, and operational excellence. Be Bold. As a Facility Operations Planner, you'll serve as a key connection point between Facility Operations staff, customers, and service providers. Your ability to anticipate needs, coordinate resources, manage priorities, and leverage technology will help ensure maintenance work is planned and executed efficiently with minimal disruption to the Duke community. What You'll Do: Maintenance Planning & Work Management Receive, evaluate, and process written, verbal, and electronic work requests using the Enterprise Asset Management EAM system. Create, assign, track, and close work orders while monitoring progress throughout the entire work lifecycle. Coordinate work priorities, develop schedules, and partner with supervisors to ensure timely execution of maintenance activities. Maintain detailed work histories, repair records, and job cost information within the EAM system. Support preventive maintenance programs by planning, scheduling, tracking, and documenting maintenance activities across multiple building systems. Asset Management & Program Coordination Maintain records, schedules, inspections, and compliance documentation for building asset management programs, including elevators, roofs, lightning protection systems, fall protection systems, pools, spas, exterior assets, and building inspections. Coordinate with contractors, consultants, and vendors to schedule inspections, site visits, maintenance activities, and required services. Review reports and records to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely completion of asset management activities. Process and reconcile vendor documentation and related records. Resource Planning & Scheduling Estimate labor requirements, staffing levels, task duration, and resource needs for preventive and corrective main
