Maintenance Repair Specialist - Plumbing, Roofing Electrical

Position: Maintenance Repair Specialist 1 - Plumbing, Roofing, & Electrical
Western Nevada College is recruiting for a Maintenance Repair Specialist 1. The ideal candidate is responsible for interpreting blueprints, schematics and local building codes to perform maintenance and repair projects. This position will repair, construct, and maintain buildings, grounds and equipment, plan, layout and initiate cost estimates for projects; coordinate with outside vendors to bid parts and receive cost estimates.

Other duties include maintenance and repair for plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and HVAC. This position also provides maintenance and testing of all backflow devices, maintaining plumbing fixtures and water heaters, repairing existing fixtures, toilets, urinals, sinks, and drinking fountains and the opening of clogged drains. This position must follow the International Building Code (IBC) and Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) as well as state and local code requirements.

This position will also be responsible for maintaining the roofing of buildings, performing carpentry, and electrical installations, and other duties as assigned.
** Required Qualifications
*** This position requires four (4) years of progressively responsible experience under the supervision of journey level trades persons in two (2) or more of the major building or mechanical trades which included responsibility for performing a variety of repair and maintenance activities, laying out jobs and ordering materials;
** OR
* ** An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Pursuant to NRS 284.4066, this position has been identified as affecting public safety. Persons offered employment in this position must submit to a pre-employment screening for controlled substances.
** Preferred Qualifications*
* ** Schedule
* * The typical work schedule is Monday through Friday from7:00 am to 4:00 pm; this is subject to change based on organizational needs. This position is designated as Essential Personnel. In the event of a campus emergency, special event, closure to maintain campus safety or building operations, this position may be required to work outside of regularly scheduled hours.

Grade 30

In classified service, salary is in Grade and Step. The Step is determined based on the Nevada Administrative Code. Salary placement above a Step 01 at initial appointment is determined equity and budgets. A request to accelerate salary must be approved by Human Resources and abide by the Nevada Administrative Code.

For more information, visit the Retirement – Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (PERS)
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Employees contribute under either a post-tax plan, with the employee and college each contributing 19.25% of the employee’s salary (38.5% combined contribution); or under a pre-tax plan with the college contributing 36.75% of the employee’s salary on their behalf with employees paying for their half of the PERS contribution through a pre-tax salary reduction. For information on contribution rates, please visit:
** Remarkable Retirement
** Our retirement plan is beyond compare. WNC generously matches retirement contributions for Nevada PERS members at the rate of 19.25% or 16.75% depending upon the employee’s elected retirement plan, Employer Paid or Employee/Employer Paid.

Employees are enrolled in The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) upon hire.

For information on contribution rates, please visit:
** Perks of Working at WNC
**** Education Benefits for Classified Employees and Family Members
** WNC is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Classified employees can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. More information can be found in the . Additionally, we offer a Classified Family Grant-in-Aid for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents of classified employees (working at least a 50% full-time equivalent). More information can be found in the .Applicants

with HVAC experience are encouraged to apply.
** Compensation Grade
** based on the recruitment, the candidate’s qualifications, internal To view the classified compensation schedules, please visit: . Select Salary Schedule, CBA/PP01A or PP02A
** BENEFITS
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