Maintenance Specialist

Salary : $53,272.00 - $78,713.00 Annually
Location : 2011 Fay St., Durham, NC
Job Type: Full time with benefits
Job Number: 26-05987
Department: General Services
Opening Date: 06/17/2026
Closing Date: Continuous


Position Description
Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
Hiring Range: $53,272.00-$60,486.00

Hours: Monday-Friday 6:30am-3:00pm
Position devoted to maintaining and repairing City property, to include facilities, equipment and infrastructure systems through the performance of semi-skilled and skilled labor and technical work. Incumbents perform a broad range of technical work, ranging from routine to specialized skilled labor, technical repairs of primarily plumbing, electrical, and HVAC equipment. Incumbents may be required to respond to emergencies and/or natural disasters or weather events. Decision-making includes how and when tasks are carried out within an operational process, limited by the selection of the process and establishment of deadlines and outcomes. Incumbent will be required to be on call several times each year.


An incumbent is responsible for performing and/or leading skilled maintenance operations for assigned facilities or sites; receiving and processing work orders and service requests; inspecting facility, equipment, and/or vehicle conditions; installing, operating, and/or maintaining devices, vehicles, and other equipment; preparing and maintaining reports and records; addressing safety issues; and performing related duties.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Performs and/or assists with coordinating maintenance operations; facility and grounds inspections. Installs, operates, and/or repairs to generators, signs, network wiring, pumps, pipes, water lines, communication systems, and other devices and equipment at assigned facilities or sites; performs skilled plumbing, carpentry, concrete work, masonry, painting, and welding duties; and/or performs preventative maintenance on HVAC equipment, tools.
• Inspects conditions of equipment, vehicles, signs, networks, cameras, devices, and other materials at assigned facilities or sites; sets up safe work zones and detour routes; directs traffic; and addresses safety issues to detect and troubleshoot maintenance-related issues; and ensures compliance with established safety and operational policies and practices.
• Operates light to heavy equipment, to include backhoes, excavators, bucket trucks, forklift, and scissor lifts.
• Prepares and maintains reports and records, performs data entry, receives and processes work orders and service requests, and updates work order systems and related databases, to document and facilitate maintenance operations, and ensure compliance with applicable policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Position is critical to emergency operations and will report to work despite or because of an emergency or disaster event.
This position is subject to on-call, recall, and after-hours work and work during inclement weather.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC)
• Four years of equipment operation, or technical repair experience in areas related to assignment.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:

• A valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record is required for: facilities maintenance, traffic control, traffic systems, urban forestry, radio systems, and police maintenance assignments that include driving between multiple facilities and/or locations to perform work or transfer equipment.
• Incumbents must complete job related and/or safety training based on assignment, such as (but not limited to) lock out/tag out, confined space entry, ladder safety, respirator and emergency evacuation training.

Additional Preferred Skills
ADA and Other Requirements

Positions in this class typically require, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.


Heavy Work : Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of forces constantly to move objects.

Working Conditions : Work is performed in indoor and/or outdoor environments.

Incumbents may be exposed to hazardous physical conditions, such as, mechanical parts, electrical currents, and vibrations; atmospheric conditions, such as fumes, odors, gases, and poor ventilation; hazardous materials, such as chemicals, blood, and other bodily fluids; extreme temperatures; inadequate lighting; work space-related movement restrictions; intense noise; and other environmental conditions, such as, challenging behaviors, imminent danger, and threatening environments; incumbents may also be expected to travel to external locations.
Benefits - General Full-Time Employees

• 12-13 paid holidays per year
• 13 standard work days of vacation per year
• 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
• 2 weeks paid military leave per year
• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
• State and City retirement plans
• Short and long term disability plans
• Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
• City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
• Paid funeral leave
• Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
• Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
• 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
• 4 hours parental leave each year
• Workman's Compensation Insurance
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
• Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

01


Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

• City of Durham Website
• Walk in
• Job fair
• Employee referral
• Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***
• Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***
• Craig's List
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• GlassDoor
• governmentjobs.com
• Monster.com
• Indeed.com
• Employment Security Commission
• Magazine/Newspaper
• Other

02


If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.
03


Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

• Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
• Associates Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

04


How many years of experience do you have in equipment operation or technical repair experience in areas related to the assignment?

• No related experience
• Less than 2 years of related experience
• 2 years but less than 4 years
• 4 years but less than 6 years
• 6 or more years

05


How many years of experience in maintaining and repairing plumbing, electrical, and HVAC equipment?

• No related experience
• Less than 1 year of related experience
• 1 year but less than 4 years
• 4 years but less than 7 years
• 7 or more years

06


Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license? (If you have a valid license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire).

• I have a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license.
• I have a valid license from another State and I am willing to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days.
• I do not have a valid, unrestricted driver's license.

07


What is your level of experience maintaining and repairing commercial properties including electrical, HVAC, plumbing or related work?

• No experience
• Beginner level
• Intermediate level
• Advanced level
• Expert level

08


What is your level of experience with work order systems, and the use of mobile applications for documenting and recording work?

• No experience
• Beginner level
• Intermediate level
• Advanced level
• Expert level

09


This position is subject to on-call, recall, and after-hours work, and work during inclement weather. Are you able to meet the on-call requirement?

• Yes
• No

10


This position is critical to emergency operations and will report to work despite or because of an emergency or disaster event. Are you willing and able to meet the emergency operations requirement?

• Yes
• No

11


Are you willing and able to complete job-related and/or safety training based on assignment, such as (but not limited to) lock out/tag out, confined space entry, ladder safety, respirator, and emergency evacuation training?

• Yes
• No

Required Question