Building Maintenance

Steve Jaggears Director
770-513-6758
The Department of Building Maintenance is organized into five maintenance districts (Suwanee, Lawrenceville, Norcross, Shiloh, and the Hamilton Mill area). Each of these districts is staffed with skilled craftsmen who maintain their assigned schools to the highest standards. The quality work that Building Maintenance provides in the technical trade areas of carpentry, plumbing, electrical, heating, air conditioning, and energy management contributes to the efficient operation of the school system.
Building Maintenance - Service Facts:
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Manages approximately 90,000 work orders annually
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Supports over 30 million square feet of instructional and operational space across 5 districts
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Staffed by 96 skilled craftsmen across 6 core trades (Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Kitchen Equipment, HVAC, Painting)
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Operates a tiered work order system: (I) Emergency – health and safety issues, (II) High Priority – impacts large numbers of students or staff, (III) Routine – break/fix/adjust/install requests
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Building Maintenance has met or exceeded the GCPS Days to Complete Work Orders Key Performance Indicator (KPI) every year since inception (SY22)
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Maintains 135 ENERGY STAR® certified facilities (100% of eligible sites)
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Provides 24/7 after-hours emergency response and on-call support
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Maintains building systems including HVAC, roofs, alarms, electrical, plumbing, kitchens, athletic facilities, labs, and specialty instructional spaces

