Facility Maintenance & Trades Technician

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV); Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PERS retirement plan

Health insurance options

Vacation leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Western Nevada College is recruiting a Maintenance Repair Specialist 1 for Carson City, NV. The role covers building, grounds, and equipment maintenance, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and carpentry tasks.

You will interpret blueprints, plan cost estimates, and coordinate with vendors to ensure timely project delivery. The position requires 4 years of trades experience (or equivalent), a valid Nevada driver’s license, and compliance with safety and public-safety standards.

Qualifications

• Four years (4) of progressively responsible experience under the supervision of journey level trades persons in two (2) or more of the major building or mechanical trades which included responsibility for performing a variety of repair and maintenance activities, laying out jobs and ordering materials; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above
• A valid Class “C” Nevada driver’s license or higher operator’s license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.
• Pursuant to NRS 284.4066, this position has been identified as affecting public safety.
• Persons offered employment in this position must submit to a pre-employment screening for controlled substances.
• This position requires working with and around hazardous building materials, frequent lifting, climbing, and moving heavy objects; vibration and electrical hazards; and working in small spaces and on ladders.
• This position requires working in inclement weather.

Responsibilities

• Interpret blueprints, schematics and local building codes to perform maintenance and repair projects.
• Repair, construct, and maintain buildings, grounds and equipment; plan, layout and initiate cost estimates for projects; coordinate with outside vendors to bid parts and receive cost estimates.
• Perform maintenance and repair for plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and HVAC.
• Maintain and test all backflow devices, plumbing fixtures and water heaters, repair existing fixtures, toilets, urinals, sinks and drinking fountains, and open clogged drains.
• Follow the International Building Code (IBC) and Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) as well as state and local code requirements.
• Maintain the roofing of buildings, perform carpentry and electrical installations, and perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

Western Nevada College is recruiting a Maintenance Repair Specialist 1 for Carson City, NV. The role covers building, grounds, and equipment maintenance, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and carpentry tasks.

You will interpret blueprints, plan cost estimates, and coordinate with vendors to ensure timely project delivery. The position requires 4 years of trades experience (or equivalent), a valid Nevada driver’s license, and compliance with safety and public-safety standards.