Facilities Maintenance Technician

Facilities Maintenance & HVAC Technician

Tidewater is seeking a highly motivated Facilities Maintenance & HVAC Technician to join our growing team in Rock Island, Illinois. As a proven small business with a strong record of delivering facility and infrastructure solutions for both federal and commercial clients, Tidewater offers more than just a job — we offer a long-term career path.

Our technicians are essential members of our organization, ensuring that heating, cooling, and facility systems operate safely, efficiently, and reliably in support of mission-critical environments.

This role is an opportunity to join a company that values professionalism, attention to detail, and continuous development. At Tidewater, you won't just service equipment — you'll contribute to a culture grounded in teamwork, safety, and client trust. Whether performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting complex HVAC systems, or supporting daily facility needs, you will play a key role in helping Tidewater deliver the dependable solutions our clients rely on every day.

Tidewater was founded in 1983 as an environmental support services provider in Baltimore, Maryland. As a growing small disadvantaged business focused initially on environmental services, we entered the SBA 8(a) Program in 2004 after gaining valuable experience and building a formidable team of professionals. This created unprecedented new growth where today our 140+ employees perform work across two product lines and five divisions.

Our Environmental Product Line includes Environmental Remediation, Radiological Services and IH/Safety Divisions while our Infrastructure Product Line includes Facilities and Construction Services Divisions. Headquartered in Elkridge, Maryland, we currently have eight offices throughout the United States with additional personnel located in Japan, Korea, and Germany. Our business spans over 30 contracts and an average of 250 projects annually for Federal, State, Municipalities and Commercial clients' here in the United States and abroad.

We are proud to offer our clients and business partnerships an employee base that includes a dynamic mix of industry experts and hands-on field personnel. This includes program managers, engineers, geologists, scientists, health physicists, health and safety specialists, construction estimators, and IT/database/graphics specialists; as well as site superintendents, certified tank inspectors, licensed drillers, radiological technicians, lead/mold/asbestos assessors, HVAC licensed and certified personnel, and general technicians in a multitude of disciplines.

Tidewater's Facilities Division has been conducting maintenance, repair, renovation, and general support services since 2006, including contracts for US Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of State (DoS), Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA) and other Federal agencies. In the past 10 years, we have conducted facility maintenance and support services across over 30 prime contracts nation and worldwide.

Our team includes seasoned management and administrative personnel, engineers, quality control and safety professionals, planners and estimators, and construction management and field-certified trade personnel. We offer extensive experience in traditional approaches, as well as cutting-edge applied technologies, management systems and sustainable practices and programs.

We maintain high performance ratings and have developed a reputation for being responsive and flexible and we pride ourselves on customer service through partnering. Tidewater utilizes an efficient matrix structure leveraging capability and personnel from across Tidewater together with a commitment to staff training, education, and employee empowerment in providing unmatched client support.

• Utilize Microsoft Office suite and Adobe in accomplishing daily work.
• Take part in safety meetings weekly to discuss various safety topics
• Directly responsible for a high volume of data entry and tracking.
• Coordinate and schedule daily/weekly work related to service calls, preventive maintenance, and larger maintenance and repair…