PLCMC Employment Opportunities
Current employment opportunities available at the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County are listed below. The Public Library accepts applications for available positions only.
There are two ways to apply:
Applications are being accepted for the following positions:
POSITION TITLE: Deputy Division Director Facilities & OperationsPOSITION NUMBER: 20012942 LOCATION: Main Library STARTING SALARY: $73,122-$91,403 APPLICATION DEADLINE: 7/10/2008 DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Manages complex projects to include real estate, security
and facilities maintenance projects. Plans, communicates
and initiates work to be performed by maintenance, real
estate and security teams and contracted professionals.
Oversees and collaborates with Real Estate Project Manager
to develop programming, design, and construction of new and
remodeled major and minor capital projects. Oversees and
tracks scheduled facilities and maintenance work. Develops
and implements an efficient compliance program. Coordinates
and contributes to the development and updating of the
Facilities Master Plan. Manages multiple facilities
projects. Oversees maintenance of the H.V.A.C., electrical
and mechanical systems, and plumbing systems.
JOB REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree preferred and five years of specialized operations, facilities and maintenance management experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience or any combination of technical education and experience. Certification in HVAC-R, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical and Building Management. Expert knowledge of facility regulations and safety standards (OSHA, EPA, ADA). Working knowledge of life safety systems. Excellent communications skills to establish and maintain effective and collaborative relationships with management, staff, contracted professionals and the community stakeholders. Ability to develop, manage and forecast budgets. Proficient at calculating complex figures. Experience with financial/business analysis including preparation of budgets.
Current Electrician's License. Must be able to qualify for Mecklenburg County driver's permit.
WORK SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday, 8-5. POSITION AVAILABLE: 7/28/2008
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POSITION TITLE: Library Automation Systems AnalystPOSITION NUMBER: 20006075 LOCATION: Main Library STARTING SALARY: $59,784-$74,730 APPLICATION DEADLINE: 7/10/2008 DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Serves as the lead administrator for the Library's library
automation systems (LAS), and is responsible for all aspects
thereof, including development and maintenance of interfaces
between the LAS and other systems, integration of locally
developed and third party applications with the LAS,
functional support for all LAS modules, and creation of
custom SQL reports. The LAS includes modules for cataloging,
acquisitions, serials, circulation, an online catalog, and
interacts with telephony notification, Self-checkout, patron
authentication, e-payment, and computer reservation and
timing systems. Administers, configures and optimizes the
LAS and its partner products (OPAC, Reporting, Telephony,
etc.), manages user accounts and security, assures system
and database security and integrity; and manages all
database maintenance, including upgrades, indexing, and data
clean-up and purges. Assures secure connectivity and data
transmission between LAS and ancillary library applications
and databases. Oversees the writing and programming of
custom reports and scripts for undertaking routine and
non-routine maintenance database tasks using SQL or a
similar reporting and database modification language.
Develops and configures user displays, search and index
options in collaboration with Cataloging and Reference
librarians for optimum access to library resources,
primarily for the LAS staff client, the public online
catalog, and ancillary products. Creates and maintains
procedures and documentation, including software
configurations, for LAS and related 3rd-party applications.
Serves as "final" internal tier for support of LAS and
ancillary products: analyze, resolve and respond to trouble
tickets, service requests and information queries from
library staff and public. Serves as the primary technical
contact with LAS vendor and related user communities, and
third-party technology vendors and internal technology staff.
JOB REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or other related field from an accredited college or university required. Master's degree in Library/Information Science from an ALA accredited program, or alternative analytical/research M..A. preferred. 5-7 years progressively responsible experience with library automation systems (LAS) or other major database systems (system administration, database maintenance, custom reports). Familiarity with professionally accepted library standards of classification, cataloging and data transmission (USMARC format, metadata standards, authority control, Dewey Decimal Classification System, Library of Congress Subject Headings, SIP, X12, etc.); and experience/understanding of their application and implications in library automated systems. Demonstrated solid understanding of typical library functions that are automated (circulation, reference, online catalogs, cataloging, acquisitions, serials, interlibrary loan, etc.) and the knowledge of data, management, and service interdependencies among these integrated components. Extensive scripting experience in a Windows or *NIX environment, or other programming or SQL/report languages experience, or with RDBMS (Sybase, MS SQL, Oracle) administration. Demonstrated understanding of client/server environment, and experience with software applications needed to administer Library Automation Systems.
WORK SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday, 8-5. POSITION AVAILABLE: 7/28/2008
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