Facilities Maintenance Technician

About This Role

Perform ongoing maintenance and repairs on facilities and systems for the City of Portland, ensuring safety, functionality, and longevity of city assets. This role is crucial for keeping facilities operating smoothly and supporting essential City infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Perform ongoing maintenance and repairs on heating, cooling, and ventilation systems, lighting, and electrical outlets
• Apply mechanical and technical expertise to identify and repair issues impairing system performance
• Respond to urgent equipment failures to restore operations quickly
• Conduct a variety of building maintenance tasks requiring diverse mechanical skills
• Inspect, adjust, install, repair, and conduct preventative maintenance on facility systems and structures
• Troubleshoot, repair, replace, or install mechanical, alarm, and electrical systems
• Ensure operational efficiency, safety, and comfort in diverse environments
• Inspect, diagnose, service, and troubleshoot various systems and equipment
• Check equipment for glitches and inconsistencies
• Repair defective components to avoid delays in operation

Requirements

• Knowledge of building/facility automated control systems and components
• Experience performing building maintenance and repairs including scheduling and performing preventative maintenance inspections, repair of interior and exterior hardware, plumbing, and roof
• Experience performing installation, maintenance, and repair of HVAC and refrigeration systems, such as the operation of chillers, boilers, fan systems, and pumps
• Experience performing repair and replacement of facilities electrical components
• Experience managing facility maintenance hazards and safety precautions, including applicable OSHA standards while working autonomously

Nice to Have

• Refrigerant 608 certificate
• Class three boilers license
• Backflow Assembly Testers and Cross Connection Specialist Certification
• Confined space entry certification
• Brazing certification
• Experience using hand tools, power tools, refrigerant/evacuation/recharge tools, carpentry, and basic machine tools

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits