Building Maintenance Technician

Compensation

$26.62/hr - $31.61/hr

The Building Maintenance Technician III performs independently across multiple trades to ensure City facilities, utilities, and equipment are safe, reliable, and compliant. This role combines hands‑on technical work with task planning, trade mentoring, and controls programming for modern HVAC systems.

• Execute skilled maintenance, construction, and repairs across electrical
  , HVAC/DDC controls
  , carpentry
  , plumbing
  , locksmithing
  , welding/metal fabrication
  , and painting
  , ensuring compliance with applicable codes and safety regulations.
• Plan and lay out work: interpret drawings/blueprints, estimate labor and materials, and manage inventories of tools, supplies, and equipment.
• Inspect, service, and repair electrical systems (including emergency generators, photovoltaic systems, wiring, panels, switch gear) and diagnose/replace defective components.
• Install, program, and troubleshoot HVAC DDC control systems (Lon Mark/Lon Works Micro Net, BACnet); maintain compressors, relays, motors, drives, valves, exchangers, and related devices.
• Perform carpentry (structures, cabinetry, drywall, insulation, finish work) and plumbing (faucets, fountains, toilets/urinals, piping, soldering, heaters/boilers).
• Communicate with City personnel/partners to coordinate work and maintain accurate records of activities performed.
• High school diploma (or equivalent)
  plus completion of an approved apprenticeship program.
• 3+ years increasingly responsible, journey‑level experience in maintenance/HVAC/construction trades.
• EPA 608 certification (40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F).
• Proficiency with HVAC controls (Lon Mark/Lon Works Micro Net,
  BACnet
  ) and Invensys Building Control Systems (
  Work Place Pro
  , Work Place Tech
  ).

• Experience with emergency generators and photovoltaic systems.
• Strong multi‑trade skill set (electrical, carpentry, plumbing, locksmithing, welding, finishing/painting).
• Ability to read plans/diagrams, estimate materials, and work independently while mentoring entry‑level personnel.
• Indoor/outdoor; seasonal heat/cold; potential exposure to fumes, dust, oil/grease, and noise.
• Frequent lifting/pushing/pulling of heavy objects; walking on uneven surfaces; bending/stooping/kneeling/crouching.
• Regular ladder/scaffold work and heights; use of power tools with moving parts; occasional cramped/confined spaces.

Associate

Contract

Repair and Maintenance

• 401(k)
• Vision insurance
• Medical insurance

Manteca, CA