Building Engineer

Oak Park Elementary School District 97

Oak Park, IL

Position Type:
Maintenance/Custodial

Date Posted:
5/21/2026

Location:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow School

Date Available:
ASAP
Building Engineer

Revised May 2025

Perm/contract:

SY26

Department:

Buildings & Grounds

Primary Reporting Location:

Longfellow Elementary School

Level:

TBD

Salary:

As aligned in the SEIU agreement

Date Available: ASAP

Job Category:

SEIU #73

Reports to:

Senior Director of Buildings & Grounds

Benefits:

Insurance: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance available

Leaves: Paid sick, personal, and vacation days provided

Pre-Tax Retirement Plans (e.g. 403b) available

Portrait of a District 97 Leader:

Champions the vision of the school district
Models a forward-thinking and innovative mindset
Stewards public funds with a high sense of responsibility
Leads with an unrelenting commitment to universal student success
Demonstrates the ability to organize teams to achieve common goals
Leads with an awareness of the cross-functional nature of district work
Generates a culture of care for, learning with and service to the community
Aspires to the highest standards of integrity, professionalism and confidentiality
Demonstrates a passion for working with a culturally, racially linguistically diverse district team of administrators, educators and staff in all roles
Actively seeks feedback, including critical feedback intended for professional growth
Understands the intersection of public school leadership, student learning and equity
Courageously addresses adult behavior that does not meet professional expectations

About the Role:

The Building Engineer is an important member of the building staff, and, as such, assumes responsibility for ensuring that the interior and exterior of his/her building is neat, safe, and attractive.

Essential Functions:

Perform Duties as assigned in care of building.
Perform duties as assigned in care of the site.
Perform duties as assigned for activities in or out of the building.
Move materials and equipment as directed.
Security watch.
Meet daily with members of custodial staff assigned to the building.
Prioritize the work and work flow of the building, subject to the direction of the the Director of
Buildings and Grounds or the Building Principal.
Monitor and process work orders in the Preventative Work Order system.
Responsible for verifying all work completed by outside contractors by work order sign off.
Check all equipment used for heating, ventilating and/or cooling of the building for proper operation.

Education, Credentials and/or Experience:

High School Diploma

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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