Maintenance Specialist

State of Oklahoma; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Oklahoma is seeking a Maintenance Specialist within the DOC Construction & Maintenance division. The role focuses on planning, coordinating, and directing maintenance and repair of state-owned properties, supervising staff and contracted crews, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Candidates will oversee budgeting, bidding, and project documentation while coordinating travel for inspections and work across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of applicable construction or maintenance trades and related regulations.
• Ability to supervise staff, inmates, or contractors; plan and manage activities.
• Experience with preparing cost estimates, budgets, and reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and direct construction, renovation, maintenance and repair of state buildings and facilities.
• Supervise technicians and licensed trades professionals; oversee contracted crews.
• Prepare cost estimates and review plans and documents for projects.
• Plan movement of heavy construction equipment and schedules for crews.
• Ensure compliance with laws, rules, and regulations and maintain records.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Construction knowledge

Budgeting

Code compliance

Reporting

Education

College or technical training substitution for experience

Job description

Job Posting Title

Maintenance Specialist

Agency

131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supervisory Organization

DOC Construction & Maintenance

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

$53,018.00

Job Description

Location

Construction & Maintenance

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for planning, coordinating, and directing overall activities related to the construction, renovation, maintenance and repair of state-owned or state leased buildings, facilities, grounds, and equipment. In this role, they will manage and supervise construction/maintenance technicians and licensed trades specialists and/or others or may oversee contracted crews, workers, and other individuals hired that perform work on both new construction/renovation and the upkeep of existing state properties. In addition to the assigned administrator responsibilities, incumbents may perform work related to the required construction/renovation and/or upkeep of the assigned area.

Typical Functions

• Conducts inspections of buildings, premises, and equipment; determines requirements for maintenance, construction, or renovation projects; makes estimates of costs for labor and materials; inspects work in progress and upon completion for code compliance.
• Manages supervisory or contracted staff; develops and implements budget; develops and implements policy and procedures; ensures compliance with laws, rules, and regulations; prepares routine and special reports.
• Evaluates bids on projects; prepares specifications for standard and specialized equipment, supplies and vehicles.
• Prepares cost estimates on future capital improvement projects; reviews plans and construction documents.
• Plans, supervises, and directs the movement and operation throughout the state of heavy construction equipment.
• Schedules work crews; reports or confirms time and attendance of crews. In some cases, may perform work as needed and required.
• Completes reports of equipment operations, of installation and maintenance work performed and of materials, supplies and equipment used.

Level Descriptor

At this level employees are responsible for the supervision of staff and a general maintenance program which is large in size and scope and similar construction and maintenance programs involving energy conservation, fire prevention, maintenance and repair, and maintenance and renovation of state properties.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the applicable construction or maintenance trade to which the position is assigned; of related federal and state laws and regulations; of report writing; and of supervisory principles and practices.

Ability is required to perform administrative duties; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Education and Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of six years of experience in skilled building trade or maintenance work involving the construction, maintenance, alteration and/or repair of buildings, grounds and utilities, including three years of supervising employees, inmates, or contractors in one of the fields listed above; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of college or technical school training in the building or construction trades for each year of the required

non-supervisory experience.

Special Requirements

Applicants must be willing and able to perform all job-related travel normally associated with the position.

Some positions may require possession of a valid Oklahoma driver’s license.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.