Job Title: Project Manager

Classification: Exempt

Salary Grade: M2

Reports to: Public Safety Director

Date: July 2026

Summary/Objective: Oversees and assists in the maintenance and projects of county buildings and grounds.

Essential Functions: 

· Responsible for buildings maintenance or construction

· Makes site visits to all county facilities, as needed, to ensure that they are clean, safe, and ready for public use

· Review of preventative maintenance of major systems (HVAC)

· Reviewing all county projects, designs, plans, etc, and coordinate county building and grounds projects with contractors, vendors, and county personnel to ensure successful completion as needed

· Primary contact to the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) for all maintenance and projects at the Morton J. Holbrook Judicial Center

· Primary contact for Western Kentucky University (WKU) Administration Building

· Manage maintenance contracts, including system service, janitorial, security, fire alarms, etc.

· Prepare annual budget for the Buildings and Grounds Department

· Assists other county departments with construction or maintenance projects

· Coordinates with contractors and/or service delivery personnel as needed

Competency: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as blueprints, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, and organizations.

· Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

· Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises Buildings and Grounds Technicians in accordance with guidelines in the Administrative Code.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, climb, or balance, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Required education and experience: High school diploma or GED. Five to ten years of related experience and/or training.

Additional eligibility qualifications: Valid Kentucky Driver’s License is required.

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Daviess County Fiscal Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, age, disability, marital status, sex (wages), genetics, or disabled, recently separated, other protected, and armed forces service medal veterans in its hiring or employment practices.