Plan and manage construction projects by preparing reports required to ensure compliance with plans, specifications, budgets and local codes and ordinances. Maintains an ongoing plan for upkeep of interior and exterior of campus buildings. Assist the V-P of Administrative and Fiscal Services in coordination of campus vendors. Conducts and supervises bid openings, analyzes bids, report results and recommend bid awards for purchase. Supervises the purchasing of various supplies and equipment; contact vendors to get prices; prepare purchase orders; coordinate purchase needs with department personnel and delivery times with vendors. Collaborates with Public Safety and others to assess safety of students, faculty, staff, and college guests. Ensures compliance to OSHA, Federal, State and Local Building codes, Fire codes and ADA standards. Supervisor of Facilities, Maintenance, Custodial, Grounds, Mail Room, Fixed Assets, Shipping and Receiving.

Primary job function in Purchasing includes development of policies and procedures, advertisement/posting of bids, analysis of bids, awarding purchase orders, contract development, and monitoring per federal, state and local requirements. This position is responsible for coordinating and executing processes from bid through purchase order or contract development, authorization and assembly of annual contract packages. Independent judgment is needed to guide and coordinate the work processes of internal customers to facilitate and implement the review, awarding, processing and monitoring of purchase orders and contracts in accordance with policies, procedures and legal requirements. This position contributes to development and maintenance of the purchase order award and performance data and organizational resources through advanced technology including Microsoft products, the external State Websites, E-procurement, and IPS System. Highly Analytical processes are performed with programs including Microsoft Access and Excel to create statistical reports, charts, graphs, etc. that may include Minority/Women Business Enterprise and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise activities. This position demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills along with excellent interpersonal skills to assist with procurement training across the organization. While in this position it has allow me to attend purchasing classes at the NC School of Government and work towards earning the Certified Professional Public Buyer certification.