Building Maintenance Worker Sr ($24.95- $27.21/hour)

Building Maintenance Technician

Are you looking for career opportunities that provide top-notch benefits including paid vacation & sick leave, outstanding health & dental insurance, a free health clinic for you & your dependents, a generous retirement plan, and much more? Travis County's Facilities Management Department has great jobs that serve dozens of facilities across the county. We offer stable career options with training and tuition reimbursement available to get you to the next level in your career.

Performs a variety of complex preventive maintenance tasks, repairs, and additions to County buildings, facilities and equipment. Work involves multiple skill areas, including carpentry, painting, plastering, masonry, plumbing, electrical repairs and installations and machine servicing. Functions as a lead worker over building maintenance staff. May be assigned as full time skilled painter or carpenter.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

This is the second in a series of two building maintenance-related job classifications within the Maintenance job family. This classification is distinguished by complex maintenance work requiring advanced proficiency in multiple skill areas and/or journey level skill as a painter or carpenter. This classification also performs lead duties. This classification may require work in secure facilities. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Functions as a lead worker in the performance of building maintenance duties. Provides technical advice and assistance for assigned staff.
• Provides recommendations regarding replacement or upgrade of facilities and equipment.
• Performs a variety of preventive maintenance routines on equipment, building components and facilities.
• Performs periodic and routine walk through inspections of assigned facilities, identifies work requirements, submits requirements to service call and performs work assigned.
• Researches and estimates time and materials needed and records time and materials used. Requests for needed tools, equipment, supplies and materials to perform assigned tasks. Monitors expenditure of supplies and controls inventory of equipment and tools.
• Completes electrical, plumbing, masonry and carpentry repairs.
• Services and repairs heating and air conditioning system.
• Replaces broken glass. Installs/replaces light fixtures, and switches.
• Remodels building and facilities, including removal/replacement of wall systems, doors/frames, windows and built in furniture/counters.
• Prepares for painting. Paints and seals building surfaces and equipment.
• Repairs and maintains security control panels and video monitors and security cameras.
• May be required to disassemble/assemble and move furniture and equipment.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience: High School diploma or G.E.D. AND five (5) years of increasingly responsible building maintenance experience, including preventive maintenance and repairs to equipment, buildings and facilities; OR, Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job. Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Universal Certification or must be obtained within one (1) year of date of hire. Must have a valid Texas Driver's License. Must pass a criminal background check for CJIS clearance. Applicants are required to successfully pass the background investigation, including fingerprint clearance. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of: Principles and practices of leading staff. Policies, practices, procedures and methods of assigned function. Applicable safety practices and regulations. Equipment and tools used in maintenance and repair functions. Federal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines. Computer equipment to include word processing, spreadsheets, databases and a variety of software packages. Skill in: Leading and advising others. Carpentry, painting, plastering, masonry, plumbing, electrical repairs and installations and machine servicing. Troubleshooting, diagnosing and performing maintenance and repair needs. Reading and interpreting schematics and blueprints. Proper and applicable safety practices, procedures and regulations. Working with others, including on a team. Both verbal and written communication. Ability to: Motivate, train, and lead others. Understand and follow instructions and communicate effectively, as required. Safely and correctly apply building and equipment maintenance and repair techniques and operate tools and equipment. Work independently and efficiently. Manage time well and meet timelines. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with County employees and officials, representatives of outside agencies, and the general public.

Work Environment & Other Information

Physical requirements include the ability to lift up to 100 pounds/carry up to 75 pounds, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, repetitive motion, reaching, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling, balancing, client/customer contact, squatting to perform the essential functions. Subject to extreme temperatures, outside elements, noise, vibration, contact with dust, fumes and hazardous chemicals, foul odors, animal and human fecal matter, insects and rodents. Requires working at heights from ladders and scaffolds. Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. This job classification may require you to work evenings, overnight, and holidays as needed to meet the demands of Travis County. Works some holidays, Works some nights, Works some weekends Location: Various Travis County Facilities. Department: Facilities Management Location: Various Austin Locations Criminal, Driving, and Employment Background Checks Required. For updates or questions on this position, contact: Laura.Villafranca2@traviscountytx.gov

Benefits

Employment at Travis County comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, a no-cost, on-site Health and Wellness clinic, longevity pay, paid vacations, sick time and personal holidays, not to mention an industry competitive salary structure and a friendly, stable work environment. FY2026 Travis County Benefit Guide In this valuable Travis County Benefits Guide you will find benefit summaries, eligibility requirements, costs, contact numbers and addresses as well as other general information on the benefits available to Travis County Employees and Retirees. Credit Union Employees may join the Travis County Credit Union which offers low-interest loans, savings plans through payroll deduction, safe deposit boxes and other benefits. Deferred Compensation Employees may enroll in a tax-free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction. Direct Deposit Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit. Employee Assistance Program Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family. Employee Organizations Membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction. Employee Health & Wellness Clinic Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs. Holidays An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year. Insurance Employees may select from four plans: an Exclusive Physician Organization (EPO), Choice Plus Preferred Physician Organization (PPO), Consumer Choice or a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). All four options include a Pharmacy Plan. Travis County's current policy is to pay 100% of the employee's health insurance premium for the Consumer Choice and HDHP. Employees will pay a premium for both the EPO and PPO. Other insurance benefits include $50,000 Basic Life and AD&D paid by the County. The following benefits are employee paid: Dental Vision Supplemental Life, AD&D Dependent Life Short Term Disability Long Term Disability Long Term Care New employees are covered on the first day of the month following 28 calendar days of employment. Longevity Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification. On the regular payday on or after the employee's fourth and subsequent adjusted service dates, he or she receives a single payment for the previous year. Parking A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the Courthouse Complex. Personal Holidays Regular, full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment. Retirement Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees. Sick Leave Regular employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis. Parental Leave Each Full-time Paid Parental Leave Eligible (PPL) Employee is entitled to a total of 320 hours