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Scott Bernotas has been promoted to vice chancellor for facilities management at the Â鶹´«Ã½.

In this role, Bernotas will oversee the utilities infrastructure and more than 130 buildings on the 145-acre Pittsburgh campus, including maintenance, construction and renovations to support the 42,000-member University community, as well as partner with regional campus facilities teams. His responsibilities also include leading a team of more than 500 staff to provide vital frontline cleaning, sanitizing and HVAC air handling services during the pandemic.

He has built a strong safety culture that proactively integrates safety planning and follow-up audits into all construction and maintenance efforts.

Bernotas has championed diversity, equity and inclusion in the University’s construction and professional services activities, initiating mentor-protégé construction apprenticeships and additional programs to strengthen project team diversification and minority career pathing in construction, and developing construction diversity dashboards to quantify progress.

Additionally, he implemented a comprehensive Facilities Preservation Program that includes a long-range maintenance plan, facilities condition assessments and resources to support maintenance efforts.