Building Maintenance Worker Parking & Transportation

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Departmental Overview

The UC Berkeley Parking and Transportation Department provides a full range of parking and transportation services, serving a diverse community of more than 42,000 students and 11,000 faculty and staff in the City of Berkeley, at the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Position Summary

The Building Maintenance Worker reports to the Building Maintenance Supervisor and is responsible for reporting, repairing, and monitoring safety-related equipment problems within Parking & Transportation parking lots, structures, and buildings. This position performs routine maintenance and repair of all mechanical and electronic equipment in the department and coordinates work projects with Special Events, Customer Service, and Facility Services. The Building Maintenance Worker ensures maintenance work areas are kept in accordance with University and department safety standards and conducts daily inspections of parking lots and structures to remove debris and provide clean, well-illuminated, and maintained parking areas for the safety of customers.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: July 1, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

Responsibilities

• Under direct supervision, performs a variety of unskilled tasks in the maintenance, alteration and repair of parking garages and related facilities and equipment.
• Responsible for performing the weekly collection of moneys from electronic and manual ticket machines, ensuring revenue is transported to the University Central Cashiering Unit in a timely manner.
• Work with other department units for special events on campus, including sporting events, concerts, commencements, and construction.
• Perform routine and major maintenance on ticket machine equipment, including self-service electronic machines.
• Work with internal software to troubleshoot and update postings, and equipment.
• Respond to reports of broken or malfunctioning control equipment.
• Under the direction of Assistant Field Operations Manager, orders and maintains parts and supplies specifically related to ticket machine equipment.
• Perform touch-up painting on ticket machines in parking lots, and structures.
• May drive a truck or other light vehicle in the course of duties.
• Other miscellaneous tasks assigned as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, and perform basic arithmetic calculations.
• Basic mechanical aptitude.
• Basic ability to perform unskilled building maintenance work.

Preferred Qualifications

Education / Training

• Vocational/trade school training and/or minimum 4 years of industry experience.

Licenses / Certifications

• Required to hold a valid driver's license.

Salary & Benefits

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

The budgeted hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $25.29 (Step 3) - $33.38 (Step 17).

• This is a non-exempt, bi-weekly paid position.
• This is a full-time (40 hours/week) Career position eligible for UC benefits.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.

Driving Required

Required to hold a valid driver's license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies/procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program.

Other Information

• This is not a visa opportunity. This position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.
• This position is governed by the terms and conditions in the agreement for the Service Unit (SX) between the University of California and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). The current bargaining agreement manual can be found at:

Conviction History Background

This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Misconduct

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

Misconduct means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
Abusive Conduct in the Workplace

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.