Maintenance Technician, Senior - Facilities

Maintenance Technician, Senior

The City of Richmond, Department of Public Works is seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill the position of Maintenance Technician, Senior with the Facilities Division. This position will provide electrical services to all General Services Buildings to include John Marshall Courts, Main Street Station, and City Hall.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Performing preventive maintenance and repair to various types of mechanical and plumbing equipment
• Assisting maintenance personnel in other classifications, such as plumbers, HVAC Technicians, and electricians, in performing their duties
• Operating power equipment as necessary in performance of tasks
• Performing installations and repairs, carpentry
• Determining repairs necessary on faulty equipment and makes repairs when necessary
• Maintaining log of work orders
• Performing snow and ice removal
• Performing other related duties as required

** City of Richmond Public Works employees who work in this class are considered Essential Personnel and will be required to work during declared emergencies and major weather events. **

Minimum training and experience:

• High School Diploma or GED;
• Three (3) years of experience, based on assignment;
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.

Licensing, certifications, and other special requirements:

• Valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License within 30 days of hire.
• Some assignments may require a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Commercial Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Physical dexterity
• Work with vendors
• Problem solve
• Self-motivate
• Communicate
• Manage time effectively

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

Environmental hazards: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

Physical requirements and working environment: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions; frequently climb, balance, kneel, crouch, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift; and occasionally stoop, crawl, finger, grasp, and feel. The working conditions may include environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be medium work, exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.