HVAC and Facilities Maintenance Specialist; Facilities Maintenance Specialist

The City of Portland is recruiting to fill current and future Facilities Maintenance Specialists vacancies across the City.

Facilities Maintenance Specialists perform work in the following areas:
Bureau of Fleet and Facilities, Public Works Service Area and the Office of City Administrators.

This recruitment could be used to fill regular, limited duration, or temporary appointments.

Work hours will vary to meet business needs.

This is an essential position during inclement weather, natural disasters, and other emergencies.

Various Locations across the City of Portland.

Please check our benefits tab for an overview of benefit for this position.

This position may be eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees.

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• Entry: $38.41
• 6 Mo: $41.47
• 1 Year: $42.72

This recruitment includes a Work Skills Demonstration. A Work Skills Demonstration is an assessment designed to evaluate specific job-related skills and determine whether candidates meet the minimum qualifications for the position.

The HVAC and Facilities Maintenance Specialist position requires substantial experience in the service, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of HVAC systems and equipment. We are seeking a candidate with a strong HVAC background who can independently perform preventive maintenance, diagnose problems, and complete repairs on heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and related mechanical systems.

In addition to HVAC responsibilities, this position performs maintenance and repair work on a variety of building systems and equipment, including household appliances, lighting, plumbing, general carpentry, and office furniture. The role requires a thorough understanding of building heating and cooling systems to identify operating conditions that may lead to equipment failures, safety concerns, or reduced efficiency.

The successful candidate will bring hands-on HVAC experience and the ability to apply a broad range of mechanical skills to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of City facilities.

• Apply knowledge and experience to install, service, maintain, troubleshoot and repair a varied range of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance to plumbing and mechanical systems and related system components; test systems’ competency and devices and evaluate performance; participate in developing preventative maintenance plans.
• Operate
  , maintain, and repair mechanical systems; troubleshoot total building and/or facility mechanical systems to identify and correct problems; adjust system performance as needed to account for changes in seasons, space utilization, occupancy, and other facility needs.
• Repair and replace plumbing and mechanical systems and components, including sensors and related hardware and software.
• Maintain induction and air handling units; clean and inspect all equipment; maintain and service refrigeration units.
• Repair and maintain facilities structures; perform minor repairs to building door hardware, fire, life, and safety protection equipment/systems, sprinkler systems, and irrigation lines; maintain indoor/outdoor facilities, fans, lighting, and related.