Trades Master - Housing Zone Weekend Shift

Facilities Management at the University of Virginia is seeking a Trades Master to support weekend operations within the Housing Zone. This role is essential to ensuring reliable, cost-effective maintenance services for Housing & Residential Life (HRL) facilities, which include 7,000 beds across 180 buildings and over 3 million square feet of occupied space. Our portfolio includes single-family homes, traditional residence halls, and apartments.

Trades Masters are highly experienced, technical experts in one or more trades. They are accountable to performing advanced repair, and maintain mechanical equipment and systems by applying uniquely proficient professional knowledge. They install and examine equipment to diagnose issues, disassemble machines, repair or replace broken parts, and proactively perform maintenance. They are continuous learners, motivated to seek and apply new techniques in order to improve efficiencies and effectiveness. They are responsible for mentoring, instructing, and coaching those with less technical knowledge, experience, skills, and proficiencies.

Trades Masters serve a distinctive business need, operating with significant autonomy, and are trusted to oversee projects, appropriately prioritize service, and engage stakeholders accordingly. Management is consulted in extremely unusual or complex situations, and Trades Masters will provide constructive guidance that offers solutions to achieve quality results.

Trades Masters develop and sustain positive working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, customers and the University community, able to work independently as well as to serve as a leader of teams. They demonstrate tactful and positive in-person and written communication skills, as well as advanced skills with computer, tablet, and/or smart phone usage to independently navigate essential UVA systems in the successful performance of their duties.

This position serves as the primary point of contact for reactive and emergent maintenance needs throughout the weekend and plays a key leadership role within the zone.

Shift Schedule (4-day workweek):

• Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  
• Saturday: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM (earns shift differential pay)
  
• Sunday: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM (earns shift differential pay)
  
• Monday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  

Job Description

• Perform installation, repair, and maintenance in one or more building trades including but not limited to HVAC, plumbing, and electrical according to industry code requirements, diagrams and manuals.
  
• Perform emergency repair, troubleshooting mechanical challenges efficiently and accurately.
  
• Mentor, instruct, and coach those with less knowledge, experience, or skills so they are able to demonstrate increased knowledge or skills sufficient to perform job functions satisfactorily.
  
• Maintain accurate daily logs of jobs and time tickets.
  
• Ensure all safety equipment and personal protective equipment are used.
  
• Foster a safe work environment by instructing and monitoring compliance of OSHA, federal, state, and local regulations.
  
• Clearly and concisely communicate job status and reasons for and duration of expected delays with others.
  
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.
  

Minimum requirements:

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent
  
• Experience: Ten years of progressively technical experience in one trade or a minimum of 12 years cumulative experience across multiple trades.
  
• Licensure: Journey level license or equivalent industry-specific certification is required. Valid Driver's license with zero or positive points balance and at least 2 years of driving experience.
  

Anticipated Compensation: $36 - $40 per hour ($74,880 - $83,200 annually), commensurate with experience and qualifications. This position is eligible for additional shift differential pay of $2 per hour.

This is a full-time non-exempt position with UVA benefits. Learn more about UVA benefits .

For this position, the selected candidate will need to complete the required background checks prior to the start date of the position.

Physical Demands: Employee must be able to variously sit, stand, walk, climb stairs and ladders, crawl, stoop, bend, squat, lift, pull, and use both hands-on repetitive tasks (including overhead tasks). Employee must have normal vision and hearing (correctable), and for some areas of employment, color vision and sense of smell.

To Apply:

Apply online and search for requisition R0073759. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching "Find UVA Jobs". Complete the application, and upload the following required materials:

• Resume
  

***Please note that you MUST upload ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS into the CV/Resume box, into which multiple documents can be uploaded. Applications that do not contain all of the required documents will not receive full consideration.***

Questions regarding the application process should be directed to Jessica Speth, Academic Recruiter, at js9rk@virginia.edu.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Click here to read more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.