Maintenance/Construction Technician III

The State of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality is hiring a full-time Maintenance/Construction Technician III in Wake Forest, NC. The role involves installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining laboratory equipment and facilities, performing general maintenance tasks, and participating in on-call rotations. The technician will manage supplies, conduct preventative maintenance on various systems, and ensure operational efficiency across multiple DEQ sites.
Description of Work

Are you passionate about the environment and want to make a difference?

DEQ has an open opportunity for a Maintenance/Construction Technician III.
• This is a REPOST of position 65029976.

Previous applicants MUST REAPPLY to be considered.

It is full-time (40 hours per week) with State Benefits *

Description of Work:

This position is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain laboratory and facility equipment and for performing general maintenance and machinery repairs for four buildings encompassing 51,000 square feet, HVAC and other related facilities located at the Department of Environmental Quality Water Science Laboratory facilities located at the Reedy Creek Road Complex along with other DEQ occupied sites across the state of North Carolina. The position will participate in an on-call rotation. This position performs physical tasks for an extended period and requires lifting up to 100 pounds.

Key Responsibilities:
• Complete monthly preventative maintenance tasks on commercial electrical, plumbing, masonry, painting, carpentry, heating and HVAC systems.
• Ordering and maintaining a prescribed load listing of supplies and for maintaining stock control procedures for tools, parts and supplies needed to maintain electrical, plumbing, masonry, heating, generator and HVAC, systems.
• Identify, isolate, and rectify faults so that the failed equipment and machinery can be restored to an operational condition within the tolerances or limits established for in-service operations.
• Provided limited contract oversight for housekeeping, grounds, building maintenance.
• Participating in on-call rotations to include some weekend work.

The Division of Facilities, Health, and Safety Services:

This Section is responsible for building facility maintenance and repairs which includes responsibility for two major buildings(Archdale and Green Square), four buildings located along Reedy Creek Road Complex, Division of Coastal Management in Morehead City with three district offices, Division of Marine Fisheries in Morehead City, fixed assets, vehicles, over 200 easement stewardship sites, and all leases related to property inclusive of seven regional offices in Asheville, Raleigh, Fayetteville, Mooresville, Winston-Salem, Wilmington, and Washington. The Financial Services Division is responsible for ensuring that all Department financial resources and funds are received, disbursed, recorded, and accounted for in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GMP), and Department policy.

The NC Department of Environmental Quality:

The primary mission of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is to provide science-based environmental stewardship for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead stewardship agency for the protection of North Carolina's environmental resources. The organization, which has offices from the mountains to the coast, administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water quality, and the public's health, and works to advance in all-of-the-above energy strategy that fits North Carolina's needs. DEQ also offers technical assistance to businesses, farmers, local governments, and the public and encourages responsible behavior with respect to the environment through education programs provided at DEQ facilities and through the state's school system. DEQ touches the lives of all North Carolinians in many ways to enhance and ensure our quality of life. Please visit our website at the Department of Environmental Quality for more information.

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This position is located at: NCDEQ Water Sciences Laboratories - 4405 Reedy Creek Rd. Raleigh, NC 27607

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

To qualify for this position, applicants must document on the application that they possess ALL of the following:
• Documented work experience performing preventative maintenance on buildings and/or equipment.
• Documented work experience maintaining inventory and/or ordering supplies.
• Documented work experience in reading and/or interpreting building codes and/or blueprints.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.

High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two (2) years of progressive experience in the assigned trade areas; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Necessary Special Qualification:

May require current certification by the Environmental Protection Agency as a Type I, II, III or Universal technician as required by Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations Part 82, Subpart F.

Supplemental and Contact Information

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is an Equal Opportunity Employer who embraces an Employment First philosophy which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws and Executive Orders.

DEQ uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.
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NOTE: For temporary, contract or other supplemental staffing appointments: There are no paid leave, retirement or other benefits associated with these appointment types.
For permanent and time-limited appointments:

Eligible employees have benefits that include employee health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, NC Flex (a variety of high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis), and paid vacation, sick, and community service leave, to name a few. Paid parental leave is available for eligible employees. Some benefits require 30 + hours work/week for participation.