Advanced Locksmith Level 1

Overview

The Advanced Locksmith Level 1 plays a critical role in supporting campus security and access control by providing expert technical knowledge, project management, and leadership for locksmith operations. This position ensures compliance with University standards, accurate project scoping, and efficient resource allocation while delivering exceptional service to campus partners.

The role includes leading and mentoring technicians, managing complex projects, and overseeing hardware specifications and installation processes. Responsibilities include reviewing construction plans, preparing cost estimates, coordinating timelines, and ensuring timely completion of work orders.

If you are a detail-oriented professional with strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and a commitment to quality and safety, we invite you to join our team and help maintain the integrity of campus facilities.

• Technical leadership: guide, direct, and coach journey and contributing level technicians on application and installation techniques.
• Research critical information, including key bittings array, construction documents, and guidelines
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• Understand and apply Simple K enrollment process and procedures
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• Review and verify construction plans and hardware specifications according to University specifications and construction guidelines.
• Proficiently work with hardware specification take-offs
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• Handle project management tasks with a working knowledge of processes and timelines.
• Provide cost estimates and proposals for work, including evaluating and researching necessary requirements from vendor sources.
• Monitor and track all orders to ensure timely completion.
• Assist the supervisor in developing timelines and milestones by identifying critical and less critical activities.
• Allocate appropriate resources and time for the completion of one’s own work and that of the team, avoiding scheduling conflicts.
• Communicate effectively with customers regarding the necessary scope of work
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• Lead and generally oversee Journey-level technicians, ensuring that both Journey and contributing level technicians have sufficient resources to complete jobs.
• Maintain clear verbal and written communication with supervisors, team members, and the public.
• Lift, carry, and maneuver materials weighing 30–60 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Perform tasks requiring standing for extended periods, working in confined spaces, and utilizing various tools. Safely climb and work from ladders to access elevated or below-grade areas; be exposed to insects or small animals as part of the role. All essential tasks must be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

• The advanced locksmith position will maintain on-call status; will be responsible for continuing education and license renewal requirements. Will oversee special assignments as assigned by the supervisor.
• This position has been designated as essential personnel and may be required to report to work during adverse weather conditions even if the University operates on an alternate schedule. May assist with snow and ice removal under supervision.
• Other duties as assigned.

High school diploma or equivalency; or demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Optional Guidelines:
Experience in the Trade(s) areas related to the area of assignment may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

• Extensive experience as a locksmith, preferably in an institutional setting, but not mandatory.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel.
• Familiarity with AiM work order systems is a plus, but not required.
• Membership in the Associated Institutional Locksmith Association and/or recognized industry organization is preferred.
• Certified Journey Level Certification and/or Fire Door Inspector Certification is advantageous but not mandatory.

• Current North Carolina locksmith license.
• Valid North Carolina driver’s license is required within 60 days of hire and must be maintained.

Job Open Date: 01/27/2026

Earliest Close Date: 02/03/2026…