Trades Maintenance Specialist II - Conservation Lands & Resources

Job Summary

Department – Conservation Lands & Resources.

• Job Type: Classified
• Job Classification: 5663 – Trades Maintenance Specialist II
• Salary Grade: 9
• Pay Range: $24.66 – $34.53 per hour
• Hiring Range: $24.66 – $29.60 per hour
• Range Explanation:
  Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

Current Pima County employees only.

Pima County’s Conservation Lands & Resources Department is seeking a highly motivated and hard‑working individual to serve as a Trades Maintenance Specialist II. The position works for the Special Projects Team within the Range, Agriculture, Wells, and Special Projects division, supporting maintenance, construction, and restoration projects on thirteen ranch properties, seven flagship mountain and regional parks, and numerous other natural resource parks and conservation areas across 250,000 acres of eastern Pima County.

• Performs operational and preventive maintenance on complex facilities, equipment, and systems, including ecological or natural resource areas.
• Executes critical repairs to systems and equipment to maintain functionality, ensuring compliance with relevant standards, permits, and regulations.
• Acts as a technical expert in the maintenance and modification of complex equipment and systems, including natural resource management.
• Interprets and applies relevant codes, standards, blueprints, schematics, and diagrams to facilitate work processes.
• Prepares working sketches, drawings, and resource estimates for assigned projects and modifications.
• Operates specialized equipment to support various activities within the organization.
• Recommends improvements to equipment, facilities, and systems to enhance operability, reliability, and compliance with standards.
• Acts as a work center shift supervisor in the absence of the Trades Maintenance Supervisor (TM Supervisor).
• Inspects and approves work performed by maintenance staff, ensuring quality and adherence to standards.
• Coordinates equipment modifications and maintenance with facility managers and operations staff to minimize service disruptions.
• Maintains security and confidentiality of sensitive equipment, materials, and end‑products, particularly in law enforcement or correctional settings.
• Participates in the development of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and contracts for equipment, supplies, and services.
• Monitors contractor/vendor performance to ensure compliance with contract provisions for equipment, supplies, and services.
• Provides or coordinates specialized training for maintenance staff on supported systems and equipment.
• Maintains comprehensive records of work performed, equipment modifications, and operational logs, and prepares periodic or special reports for management.

• Four years of journey‑level experience in welding, fence installation, heavy equipment operation, ranch/range work, plumbing, carpentry, and/or concrete pouring and finishing; or
• Two years of experience with Pima County in a Trades Maintenance Specialist I or a closely related position, as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment.
• Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.
• Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application; do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application.

• Minimum three (3) years of journey‑level or higher experience in ranch, natural area, conservation area, and/or open space infrastructure maintenance and construction, including experience in three or more of the following areas: road (grading) and trail maintenance (asphalt, concrete, DG and earthen); installation of cattle guards and gates; construction and maintenance of livestock fencing, gates, and vehicle barriers (post/cable,…