Physical Plant Maintenance​/Trades Mechanic III

Summary Statement

Step into a role where your expertise truly matters. As a Physical Plant Maintenance/Trades Mechanic III, you’re not just tightening bolts or fixing leaks—you’re the backbone of an operation that depends on reliable, high‑performing facilities. This position is perfect for someone who enjoys variety, autonomy, and the satisfaction of keeping complex systems running at their best.

You’ll take on a dynamic mix of hands‑on work, technical diagnostics, and project coordination. One moment you may be troubleshooting advanced HVAC systems; the next, you’re tackling plumbing, carpentry, or structural maintenance. Every day brings something different, and your decisions directly impact the safety, comfort, and functionality of the entire environment.

• Performs preventative routine and complex maintenance repairs on interior and exterior building structures, fixtures and appurtenances; bridges; heavy‑duty structural and mechanical equipment or HVAC and other systems.
• Performs restoration and renovation on facilities, bridges and/or historical buildings; builds partitions, shelving from sketches, plans or instructions, renovates furniture and equipment and may design layout to ensure most efficient use of space.
• Recommends referral of jobs beyond financial or capability limits to private contractors.
• Maintains and repairs compressor, pumps, hydraulic lifts, treatment and disposal plants and operates and maintains HVAC systems and complex plumbing projects.
• Operates and maintains life safety devices such as sprinkler systems.
• May oversee the work of skilled, semi‑skilled maintenance, and laboring personnel in performing specific assignments or in a training situation.
• Maintains records of work performed, materials used and time spent on assignments and may secure through established procedures, materials and supplies.
• May perform highway lighting or drawbridge maintenance.

• Six months experience in operating and maintaining a variety of equipment, hand and power tools used in trades fields such as plumbing, carpentry, painting or HVAC.
• Six months experience in performing work in a variety of trades fields such as plumbing, carpentry, painting or HVAC.
• Six months experience in record keeping.
• Knowledge of interpreting blueprints, schematics or technical drawings.
• Knowledge of estimating cost, time and materials for projects.
• Possession of a valid Driver’s License (not suspended, revoked or cancelled, or disqualified from driving).

Pre‑employment drug testing:
Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre‑employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.

Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.

This position is a classification organized under an exclusive bargaining representative (labor organization) that has been elected by employees as their representative for collective bargaining and other applicable terms and conditions of employment, in accordance with Title 29, Chapter 59 and Title 19, Chapter 13 and 16. This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement based on its individual terms.

All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment. Sessions are held at designated locations in Kent or New Castle County.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E‑Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hire’s Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our job seeker resources.

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The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position.…