Facilities Technical Staff Planner Scheduler - Zone 3 East Campus

utaustin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

LinkedIn Learning access

Paid vacation & holidays

Staff ID library access

Job summary

UT Austin’s Facilities Services is seeking a Facilities Technical Staff Planner Scheduler to optimize nonreactive maintenance operations on the East Campus. You’ll plan, allocate resources, and prepare weekly schedules for technicians across multiple trades, coordinating with clients and supervisors to ensure high-quality service.

Role emphasizes data-driven planning, flexible hours, and ongoing training opportunities; the team values proactive maintenance and efficient resource use within UT

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills; able to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Experience with building structures and HVAC maintenance.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Create/verify tasks and time allotment of maintenance work orders.
• Follow-up on quality and completion of work through field visits and client communication.
• Prepare a weekly schedule for each technician showing daily planned work orders and absences.
• Update frequencies of predictive and preventive maintenance work orders.
• Coordinate equipment outages with clients.

Skills

Communication skills

Follow verbal instructions

Microsoft Office

Education

High school graduation or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Posting Title: Facilities Technical Staff Planner Scheduler - Zone 3 East Campus ----

Hiring Department: Facilities Services ----

Position Open To: All Applicants ----

Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ----

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt from FLSA ----

Earliest Start Date: Immediately ----

Position Duration: Expected to Continue ----

Location: AUSTIN, TX ----

Job Details:

General Notes

Join the Facilities Operations and Maintenance team, a highly responsive and knowledgeable crew providing outstanding service for Facilities Services and to the university community.

Maintenance Operations , a branch of the Facilities Operations and Maintenance Division, provides comprehensive maintenance services in support of the University's operations.

Our teams provide a comprehensive array of qualified services, backed by our licensed and certified technicians, to this end, we offer opportunities for continuing education, as well as various stipends for additional trade licenses. Our team of trained trade experts are well-matched for the university's operational and maintenance needs, whether the facility is a brand new laboratory or our iconic Tower.

Our goal is to self-identify operations and maintenance issues long before our clients realize a repair is needed and take a thoughtful approach to using their resources, structuring processes, and providing the best client service and use of university resources. This goal comes from our sense of ownership and pride in our work.

With this approach in mind, the team is organized into a zone-based structure and employs flexible work hours, data analysis, and technology to meet operational goals.

Your skills will make a difference.

You'll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will contribute to operational excellence and enhance the student experience. If you're the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you'll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities.
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards .

For more information on the Maintenance Operations group, please visit: Visit the Facilities Operations and Maintenance Website

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employee without sponsorship.

Security sensitive; Criminal background check conducted on selected applicant. Hiring decision is contingent on applicant clearing check. This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code §51.215. Applications will be reviewed online by the hiring department. This is a 40 hour work week schedule with hours to be discussed with supervisor.

Purpose

To make Facilities Maintenance technicians more effective and efficient by planning and scheduling the acquisition and allocation of resources and materials to accomplish nonreactive maintenance work.

Responsibilities

• Create/verify tasks and time allotment of maintenance work orders.
• Create/verify tasks and time allotment of maintenance work orders.
• Follow-up on quality and completion of work through field visits, as well as direct client, technician, crew lead and supervisor communication.
• Prepare a schedule every week for each technician showing daily planned work orders and any other planned activities or absences.
• Update frequencies of predictive and preventive maintenance work orders.
• Coordinate equipment outages with clients.

Required Qualifications

• High school graduation or GED.
• Seven to nine years of experience in facilities maintenance.
• Experience with maintenance of building structures and related HVAC equipment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications.
• Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to follow verbal and written work instructions.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Preferred Qualificati