Commercial Maintenance Technician

Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond seeks a Facilities Operations Admin staff member to perform preventive maintenance, repair, and installation of building infrastructure, ensuring reliable campus operations.

Applicants should have several years of commercial building maintenance experience, with the ability to repair HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and carpentry components. On-site work, strong tool skills, and a valid driver’s license are required.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience performing commercial building maintenance.
• Ability to repair and service HVAC, plumbing, electrical systems, and carpentry related issues.
• Ability communicate orally and in writing to supervision, other employees, and customers.
• Ability read/interpret drawings, plans, specifications, and scopes.
• Ability use a wide variety of hand tools and power equipment.
• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Valid Driver's License is required.
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences.

Responsibilities

• Utilize knowledge of the trades to perform preventive maintenance, repair, and installation of building infrastructure, ensuring efficient operation of Zone facilities.
• Provide exemplary customer service to all faculty, staff, and students supporting the University's mission of teaching, high-impact research, and creative expression.
• Identify and document system deficiencies using diagnostic tools and advise management of tasks requiring priority attention.
• Provide quality workmanship and service to maximize system availability and minimize unscheduled downtime.
• Reactive/Service Work: respond to service work orders requiring diagnosis and repair of fan coil units, heat pumps, room air conditioners, and hydronic pumps.
• Preventive Maintenance: perform regularly scheduled maintenance on doors, fan coil units, room air conditioners, heat pumps, and hydronic pumps.
• Customer Service/Teamwork: work collaboratively, share information to improve customer service, and communicate with internal and external customers.
• Designated/Essential Personnel: work on-call during inclement weather and emergencies.

Skills

Building maintenance

HVAC

Plumbing

Electrical systems

Carpentry

Communication (oral/written)

Reading drawings/plans

Hand tools & power equipment

Valid Driver's License

Education

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent

Tools

AiM

AiM Go

Job description

Benefits

All full-time university staff are eligible forVCU’s robust benefitspackage that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annualand holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefits,retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity andcash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources,abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, andmore.

Unit:

Facilities Operations Admin

Department:

Facilities Ops Admin

Duties & Responsibilities:

Primary Responsibilities include:

• Utilize knowledge of the trades to perform preventivemaintenance, repair, and installation of building infrastructure,ensuring efficient operation of Zone facilities
• Provide exemplary customer service to all faculty, staff, andstudents supporting the University's mission of teaching,high-impact research, and creative expression
• Identify and document system deficiencies using diagnostictools and advise management of tasks requiring priorityattention
• Provide quality workmanship and service to maximize systemavailability and minimize unscheduled downtime

Additional duties include (but are not limitedto):

Reactive/Service Work

• Respond and complete service work orders requiring diagnosisand repair of fan coil units, heat pumps, room air conditioners,and hydronic pumps
• Respond to service requests requiring diagnosis and repair ofvarious building infrastructure, including ceiling tiles, floortiles, cove base, and doors
• Respond to and complete service electrical requests, includinglamps, ballasts, switches, and receptacles
• Respond to and complete various plumbing service requests,including flush valves, water closets, sinks, and watercoolers

Preventive Maintenance

• Perform and complete regularly scheduled preventive maintenanceto various building infrastructure, such as doors, fan coil units,room air conditioners, heat pumps, and hydronic pumps

Customer Service/Teamwork

• Works collaboratively and collegially throughout thedepartment, division, and University
• Interact with others to collectively resolve problems,accomplish mutual goals, and foster an atmosphere of trust
• Share information and ideas to improve customer service andpromote Facilities Management's goals
• Listens to and anticipates customer needs; provides clearexplanations; responds quickly;
• takes initiative to assist internal and external customers
• Communicates respectfully to internal and externalcustomers

Designated/Essential Personnel

• Other duties as assigned
• Work/on-call during inclement weather and emergencies
• Work a rotating on-call schedule where response to campus willbe required for expedited/emergency issues

Computer Skills/AiM

• Utilize computer skills to access email, researchparts/information, and place orders as required
• Demonstrate working knowledge of AiM and AiM Go ensuring promptcompletion of work requests and time card entry following allestablished workflow processes, including notes logs for all workrequests over 30 days

Work Hours: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday-Friday

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Several years of experience performing commercial buildingmaintenance
• Ability to repair and service a wide variety of buildinginfrastructure components, including HVAC, plumbing, electricalsystems, and carpentry related issues
• Ability communicate orally and in writing to supervision, otheremployees, and customers
• Ability read/interpret drawings, plans, specifications, andscopes
• Ability use a wide variety of hand tools and powerequipment
• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Valid Driver's License is required
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment ofrespect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty,staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or acommitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.

Preferred Qualifications

• EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification preferred

Salary Range:

$50,000 - $60,000 ($24.03/hr - $28.84/hr) + upto $2,500 Sign-on Bonus

FLSA Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Hours per Week:

40

Restricted Position:

No

ORP Eligible:

No

Flexible Work Arrangement:

Fully Onsite