USU Facilities Departments

The USU Facilities organization is divided into five major departments, each with its own director. These major departments are divided into any number of subdepartments, all of which are supervised by one or more managers or supervisors. The responsibilities of employees across different departments vary enormously -- for example, a worker in the Facilities Maintenance Department may specialize in cleaning hardwood floors or planting trees, while one employed in the Business Office may have accounting duties. Nevertheless, all Facilities employees share a common mission -- providing a safe and pleasant learning atmosphere for the staff and students of Utah State University.

The five major departments and their numerous subdepartments are listed below, with brief summaries of their duties. Click on the name of a department or subdepartment to jump to a page particular to that department.

Business Services. The Business Services Department oversees all financial aspects of Facilities operation, including accounting, purchasing and receiving, employee payroll, and resource recovery. It is also in charge of safety and the departmental computer systems.

Business Services is divided into four subdepartments, which are enumerated below:

• The Business Office, which oversees accounting, billing, and payroll
• Resource Recovery, which deals with issues such as recycling
• Motor Pool, which is responsible for all campus-owned vehicles
• Support Services, whose charges include MIS (Management Information Systems), the computer system for Facilities; purchasing and receiving; the Facilities Central Warehouse; and employee safety

Operations. Facilities Operations employees are those who work directly for or with customers on a daily basis. Specific duties may include actual customer service, responding to customer maintenance calls, providing heat for campus buildings, or taking on building projects.

Facilities Operations is made up of four subdepartments. These are:

• The Customer Service Department, which responds to customer calls coordinates maintenance needs, and provides keys
• The Central Energy Plant, which carries the charge of providing heat for the entire campus
• Construction, Maintenance, and Repair (CM&R), whose workers are highly skilled in various trades and utilize them every day in responding to customer calls
• Projects and Engineering, which schedules and performs minor construction projects around campus, such as building remodeling

Maintenance. Employees of the Facilities Maintenance Department are given the charge of keeping the USU campus looking marvelous, whether it be inside the buildings or across the grounds. They also schedule and set up equipment for certain campus functions, such as sporting events.

Facilities Maintenance includes three subdepartments, which are:

• Custodial Services, whose 100+ employees clean inside all campus buildings daily and perform various other cleaning duties as well
• LOAM (Landscape Operation and Maintenance), which is in charge of cleaning and caring for the grounds of the USU campus. This group also includes our Equipment Operation crew.
• Event Scheduling and Moving, which is responsible for scheduling and moving equipment for various campus events

Planning. The Facilities Planning Department oversees all short- and long-term planning efforts for Utah State University. This includes coordinating internal campus infrastructure, developing a Master Plan and keeping it current, and maintaining a positive relationship between USU and the local community.

The subdepartments of Facilities Planning include:

• CAD Support
• Landscape Architecture
• Signage
• Space Management
• Utility Mapping

Design and Construction. This department coordinates project design and construction for Capital Development Projects, which are construction projects costing more than 1.5 million dollars.

The Design and Construction Department encompasses the following:

• Document Coordination
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Project Management