Trades Tech IV - Supervisor

Title:

Trades Tech IV - Supervisor

State Role

Title:

Trades Technician IV

Hiring Range: starting at $62,000 (commensurate based on experience)

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Western State Hospital

Agency Website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Western State Hospital is seeking a full‑time Trades Tech IV Supervisor to provide oversight to journeyman‑level staff ensuring compliance and electrical support & services. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, diagnosing, repairs, installation, and preventive maintenance on the buildings and grounds at Western State Hospital (WSH) and the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents (CCCA); providing snow removal and emergency services as required; and managing on‑call, weekend and holiday maintenance coverage as directed by the supervisor.

Additional duties involve performance management: ensuring expectations are clear, well‑communicated, and aligned with department goals; delivering frequent, constructive feedback; conducting interim evaluations; and completing performance planning and evaluation documentation by deadlines. The role also requires preventive maintenance on equipment, buildings, and grounds using the work order control system (TMS), reporting corrective maintenance to the control center, managing facility maintenance schedules, and overseeing troubleshooting and repair of electrical systems and equipment (lamps, light fixtures, electric motors, switches, rheostats, motor starters).

Lockout/tag‑out procedures must be applied to defective equipment as required.

• Retirement with cash match
• Paid time off, sick time, family/personal time, and community service time
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Valid Virginia Driver’s License
• Demonstrated mastery of skills in relevant specialization (e.g., Experience as a Journeyman, Military Equivalence‑Interior Electrician MOS 12R, or Master Electrician eligibility)
• Master level certification/license
• Proof of work experience and education
• Experience with building electrical systems

• Experience with building automation systems
• Experience with building fire alarm systems
• Experience working with other trades
• Experience with generators and automatic transfer switches
• Bilingual
• Veteran or veteran spouse

You will receive a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Check the status in your account under “Your Application”. Western State Hospital is a tobacco‑free facility in all state buildings and on facility grounds. Submit a completed state application online at  If assistance is needed, contact Samantha Leep by email pginia.gov. Complete your application fully; incomplete applications will not be processed.

Remember your confirmation number and print or write it down for tracking your application progress.

Minorities, Veterans and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. WSH is an EEO compliance facility.

In accordance with Executive Directive #18, all Executive Branch employees are required to disclose their vaccination status. Proof of vaccination will be required during new employee orientation on your first day of work. Unvaccinated employees must be tested weekly.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. Applicants must provide a Certificate of Disability (COD) obtained from a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans may submit the COD or AHP Letter from DARS/DBVI. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800‑552‑5019.

Name:
Samantha Leep

Phone: 540‑332‑8306

Email: samantha.leepginia.gov

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Mental Health Care