Building Maintenance Worker , Intercollegiate Athletics

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Intercollegiate Athletics (IA) at the University of California at Berkeley is responsible for 30 NCAA Division 1 sports programs and approximately 850 student athletes. The Facilities unit provides daily maintenance and operational support to coaches, staff and participants in athletic programming.

This position involves the maintenance and support of Athletic buildings to include managing logistics such as maintenance, resource scheduling, facility scheduling, vendors, equipment/furniture setup and facilitation of communication and services with campus partners, internal staff, and participants in the events, and provides support of these activities.

The First Review Date for this job is:
July 24, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

Building Management

• Works with all components of assigned buildings and its operation, maintenance and repair.
• Perform routine checks of all components of the building, identifying those that require repair.
• Serves as the main point of contact for any and all issues with assigned buildings from stakeholders, occupants and other campus entities.

Manages trade(s) workers and their specific work in and around Athletics facilities

• Identifies, prioritizes, assigns and tracks work for the employees and ensures tasks are done on time.
• May oversee and provide direction to student workers who assist with facility setups and facility tasks.

Facility Support

• Serves as the facility support staff member for any sporting and special events held in the assigned buildings.
• Works closely with Athletics event staff on setups and the operation of sporting events.

Vendor and Stakeholder Coordination

• In conjunction with managing specifications of the assigned facilities, work closely with vendors, contractors and campus stakeholders on work they perform within a building.
• Update and maintain work agreements with Campus Facility Services, approve work orders, and ensure required maintenance is scheduled.

Quality Control and Development

• As requested, perform quality control checks across various facilities identifying areas of improvements, new projects and issues that will be addressed by facility staff.

Other duties, including professional development

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

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

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