Facilities Operations

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Facilities Operations, Sherman Building, 60 Tootell Road, Kingston, RI 02881

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Facilities Operations

Welcome to Facilities Operations at the University of Rhode Island. Our Mission is to efficiently and effectively manage University resources to ensure an environment and infrastructure that support the teaching, research and outreach mission of the University.

We are a service organization and we strive to provide outstanding support for the students, staff and visitors that utilize our buildings and grounds. We feel we are an integral component of the education process, and that our contribution to provide an environment that enhances teaching and learning is significant to the URI experience.

We welcome your questions about our work, and appreciate your thoughts and ideas on how we can improve our efforts to achieve our mission. Please contact the Facilities Operations Coordinator with your recommendations at bjacob@uri.edu.

For more information on the Facilities Operations Department and the Control Center please check out this PowerPoint.

 

SUBMIT WORK ORDER REQUESTS HERE

 

Any Work Request Questions Please Call The Control Center

Buildings managers can call the Control Center 401.874.4060 to request a current open work order report for their building.

Office Hours
Facilities Operations: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Control Center: Monday – Friday, 7:30 am to 9:00 pm
Maintenance & Repair, Custodial Services and Landscape & Grounds personnel work varied shifts to better support campus needs.

Campus Emergencies

The initial point of contact for ALL emergencies is Police & Security at 401.874.2121. Follow up with a call to the Facilities Operations Control Center at 401.874.4060 or 401.874.2480 if the emergency is related to facilities or utilities.

Facilities Operations Administration Department Information

Facilities Administration provides leadership and support for staff personnel in the areas of human resources, payroll administration, financial management, procurement, stores management, training & development, policies & procedures and administrative oversight, including information technology, the Facilities Operations Control Center and University’s State Vehicle Fleet.

Recycling at URI

The Waste Minimization team is always looking for new members.

Please consider joining our team! We need dedicated, resourceful students to help us meet our mandate to significantly and permanently reduce the University’s waste streams. For more information please go here: https://web.uri.edu/facilities/recycling/.

Facility news

Get.Facilities, our new computerized maintenance management system for work orders.

Environmental Impact overview of the positive environmental effect we are having on the campus (PowerPoint).

Notes

There are many services we provide. View our available services Available Services

Find any building on campus using the Interactive Campus Map.

Do you have a work request? Visit the Facilities Operations Control Center to submit a request for any Facilities Services department. Or, simply call 4-4060.

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