Building Maintenance Supervisor

The County of San Diego is currently looking for Building Maintenance Supervisors!

Some positions may receive a Locked Facilities Premium and shall be compensated an additional fifty cents ($0.50) per hour for each hour worked in a locked facility in the Sheriff’s Department.

Interviews will take place the week of January 26th, 2026, and JOB OFFERs will be made the week of February 9th, 2026.

FUTURE SALARY INCREASES

June 2026 – 4.00 % increase to base pay (3.0% Across-the-Board + 1.00% Market Adjustment)

June 2027 – 4.00% increase to base pay (3.0% Across-the
- Board +1.00% Market Adjustment)

Did you know the county encompasses an area of over 4,000 square miles and is divided into four regions containing 17 zones for maintenance purposes. This work includes preventive maintenance on essential building systems, time critical response to emergency repairs, accomplishment of unscheduled maintenance services, compliance and service quality oversight for contract support and at select County facilities. Each zone consists of a Building Maintenance Supervisor (BMS) with a crew of Facilities Operations professionals consisting of Building Maintenance Engineers/Assistants (BME/A), Carpenters, HVAC Technicians, Electricians, Electronic Security Technicians, Welders, Painters, Masons, and Plumbers, as well as overseeing contract vendors that support their operations.

Building Maintenance Supervisors plan, coordinate and supervise the maintenance program for county facilities and or buildings.

What does a Building Maintenance Supervisor know...

• Methods and procedures required for the maintenance and repair of a variety of facility operating systems, fixtures, and equipment
• Parts and materials needed to operate, maintain and repair equipment, systems and structures
• Testing instruments, equipment, power and hand tools, and diagnostic instrumentations
• Safety regulations, ordinances, and laws related to facility operation and maintenance
• Electrical, plumbing and building codes

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The timeline for this recruitment is outlined below.

• Interviews, Job Offers and Background Process begin in January 2026
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  Note:
  
  Current County employees may be excluded from additional background screening.
• Pre-employment Medical Screening:
  Approximately 3 days following successful background investigation results.
• Anticipated
  
  Start Date:
  
  Start date will be based upon successful completion of medical screening or other mutually agreed upon date.

If you are not selected for this interview process, you may have the opportunity to compete for future vacancies.

1) Three (3) years of experience as a Building Maintenance Engineer with the County of San Diego, which must have included one (1) year as a lead worker or the completion of a supervisory training course; AND, two (2) different certificates in any two (2) of the following areas: electricity, HVAC or plumbing. Each certificate must be equivalent to the completion of a semester course at a college, vocational school, Regional Occupational Program or equivalent program;

OR,

2) Four (4) years of experience operating, maintaining, and repairing a variety of building or facility operating systems (e.g., electrical, mechanical, plumbing, air conditioning, heating and ventilation systems) equivalent to the level of a Building Maintenance Engineer with the County of San Diego, which must have included one (1) year as a lead worker or the completion of a supervisory training course;

AND, three (3) certificates with one in each of the following areas: electricity, HVAC and plumbing. Each certificate must be equivalent to the completion of a semester course at a college, vocational school, Regional Occupational Program or equivalent program.

Condition of Employment

As part of the County of San Diego’s pre-employment process, prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre-employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Additional types of background investigations…