Building Maintenance Specialist

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day.

ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

Job Location:

Address:
Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) - Douglas
6911 North BDI Blvd.
Douglas, AZ 85608
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Open Until Filled

Salary: $43,200.00
Grade: 17

Join a team that makes a difference! The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is hiring a Building Maintenance Specialist at the Arizona State Prison Complex – Douglas. This is a hands‑on role for someone skilled in general maintenance, covering repairs for plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and kitchen equipment. You’ll help keep our facilities running smoothly by planning and completing projects, supervising an inmate work crew, and ensuring all equipment and tools are in top condition.

If you're dependable, experienced, and ready to take on a rewarding challenge in a supportive environment,
we want to hear from you!

• Schedule and plan maintenance-related projects, including pricing, material list, equipment, and needs
• Perform maintenance and preventative maintenance tasks as required and scheduled
• Completes related documentation as required by policy and as directed by supervisor
• Basic knowledge of office equipment, including computers, internet research, and completion of documents
• Conducts inspections and maintains tools and equipment to ensure proper working order and all are accounted for
• Supervises and evaluates inmate workers’ performance
• Attend staff meetings and training as required
• Perform other duties appropriate to the assignment
• Drives on State business

Knowledge of:

• Structural issues regarding building and utility service systems, including blueprints, safety practices, and codes
• Trades, e.g., electrical, electronic, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, general facility maintenance, preventative maintenance, etc.
• Budgetary issues to include estimating costs and ordering materials
• Common and specialized tools for performing duties
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines and national and local building codes/regulations

Skill in:

• Basic reading of blueprints and schematics
• General construction
• Mechanical devices
• Electrical
• Preventive maintenance
• Using and demonstrating common and specialized tools
• Written and verbal communication
• Building and maintaining interpersonal relationships

Ability to:

• Lift/Carry 50lbs
• Push/Pull 50lbs
• Walk/Run .25 miles
• Work in a prison environment
• Supervise inmate work crews

• On-the-job training as a technical or generalized maintenance staff person
• High school diploma or GED
• Technical education
• Specialized trade schools and unions

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation, drug test, and a medical/physical examination.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class‑appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended.

Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona…