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Position Number:  130480
Classification Title:  Maintenance Specialist
Working Title:  Lead Electrician

Department:  Facility Maintenance
FLSA Status:  Non-Exempt
Salary Range:  $35,047 - $42,056
Pay Basis:  Annually

POSITION OVERVIEW

JOB SUMMARY:

Serves as the primary field authority and operational anchor for campus electrical systems. Working under the general direction of Maintenance Supervisor, this position combines master-level electrical execution with daily crew coordination, technical oversight, and cross-trade collaboration.
The Lead Electrician sets the benchmark for workplace culture-bringing an optimistic, solution-oriented attitude to every task, empowering fellow team members, and looking beyond immediate repair orders to strategically improve and modernize the overall campus environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Completion of an approved apprenticeship program for multiple trades; or a high school diploma and four years of appropriate experience. Appropriate vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

Must possess the knowledge and ability to read, interpret, and work from complex electrical construction drawings, blueprints, schematics, and single-line diagrams in accordance with local, state, and National Electrical Code (NEC) regulations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Five (5) or more years of professional journeyman level electrical experience, including experience in campus, commercial, or institutional facility maintenance, with demonstrated lead or supervisory experience.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/JOB DUTIES:

• 80% - Directs and executes complex journeyman level electrical maintenance, installation, troubleshooting, and repairs across all campus facilities, including indoor/outdoor systems, high/low voltage distributions, transformers (single and three-phase), panelboards, switchgear, motors, controls, exterior building/lot lighting, and athletic field illumination. Serves as the on-site technical authority, auditing work for strict alignment with safety standards and National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements. Approaches technical challenges with a resilient, can-do mindset that instills confidence in campus stakeholders. Continuously evaluates electrical installations not just to fix the immediate breakdown, but to identify opportunities for energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, and aesthetic enhancements that elevate the long-term quality of the campus environment. Designated as Essential and Emergency Personnel required to report during university closings, severe weather events, unscheduled closures, campus emergencies, and as needed by leadership. Participates in scheduled on-call rotations and maintains rapid-response readiness for after-hours operational failures and critical facility emergencies. Demonstrates composure, a positive can-do attitude, and decisive leadership under high-pressure crisis conditions—directing emergency trade repairs, restoring critical systems, and executing all urgent operational duties as assigned to safeguard university personnel, property, and infrastructure. Serves as the primary field extension of the Trade Supervisor-coordinating daily work assignments, monitoring job site progress, and ensuring efficient project execution. Fosters an inclusive, high-morale team culture by actively mentoring junior technicians, modeling professional excellence, and maintaining an encouraging, constructive leadership style. Collaborates with the supervisor to anticipate upcoming campus scheduling demands, aligning immediate trade tasks with broader university master planning goals to minimize disruptions and enhance campus functionality. Serves as a dependable, highly adaptable leader who maintains a positive, enthusiastic attitude when stepping into special projects, emergency response deployments, event setups, or other operational duties as assigned by leadership. Consistently seeks ways to streamline administrative workflows, tool storage, and shop safety practices to ensure the facility department operates at peak efficiency. - (Essential)
• 10% - Demonstrates true team-first versatility by actively assisting other trade specialists-including carpentry, HVAC, plumbing, locksmithing, and general grounds/building envelope teams-during major initiatives, urgent calls, or multi-disciplinary work orders. Brings helpful, optimistic, and energetic attitude to cross-functional work, removing silos and working collaboratively with all facilities personnel. Leverages multi-trade exposure to observe the overall physical condition of facilities, proactively identifying cross-system improvements (e.g., coordinating electrical feeds during HVAC replacements or structural repairs) that enhance total campus reliability and safety. - (Essential)
• 5% - Conducts rigorous preventive maintenance inspections across electrical and mechanical rooms, identifying early signs of component degradation, safety risks, or code non-compliance. Approaches inspections with an inquisitive, solution-driven attitude that anticipates failure points before they impact campus operations. Thoroughly documents inspection findings and proposes proactive, forward-thinking recommendations to leadership that modernize legacy systems, reduce future repair costs, and continuously improve the campus. - (Essential)
• 5% - Prepares accurate material estimates, manages digital work order tracking, maintains an orderly shop and vehicle stock, and operates specialized tools and equipment safely. - (Essential)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Physical Requirements: Frequent heavy or intense physical requirements. May be combined with exposure to a number of disagreeable environmental elements, such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, chemicals, etc. Injury may require professional treatment or hospitalization.
• Impact of Deadlines: Externally imposed deadlines set and revised beyond one’s control. Interruptions influence priorities. Difficult to anticipate nature or volume of work with certainty beyond a few days.
• Standing: Daily
• Walking: Daily
• Sitting: Daily
• Reaching with hands and arms: Daily
• Climbing or balancing: Daily
• Stooping: Daily
• Use of hands to handle objects: Daily
• Lifting up to 10lbs: Daily
• Lifting up to 25lbs: Daily
• Lifting over 25lbs: Daily
• Talking as express or exchange of ideas verbally: Daily
• Hearing as perceive sound by ear: Daily
• Vision as distinguish colors & depth: Daily

Special Requirements or Considerations of the Job:  

• This position requires a criminal background screening.
• This position requires fingerprinting.
• This position is eligible for veterans’ preference.
• This position requires a valid driver's license.

Special Instructions to Applicants:  Candidates must apply online through the University of West Florida website: https://careers.uwf.edu.

Applicants are required to attach a resume, cover letter and contact information for three references.

An opportunity to upload these documents will be provided during the application process. For assistance, please contact Human Resources at 850.474.2694 or email jobs@uwf.edu.

This position allows eligible veterans and their spouses to claim Veterans’ Preference pursuant to Section 295.07, F.S.; applicants claiming preference are responsible for providing required documentation on or before the posting deadline date as such documentation is required for eligibility determination. Supporting documentation, in addition to the DD214, may be required based on eligibility criteria. For information on obtaining a DD214, visit http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/ or call 1.866.272.6272.

At the conclusion of this search, if a non-preference eligible applicant is appointed to the position and you are a preference-eligible applicant and believe that you were not afforded employment preference in accordance with applicable Florida law and regulation, a written complaint requesting an investigation may be submitted to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Division of Benefits and Assistance, 9500 Bay Pines Blvd., Room 214, St. Petersburg, Florida 33708. Such a complaint should be filed within 60 calendar days from the date that the notice the position has been filled is received by the applicant pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S.

Prior to filing a complaint, it is the responsibility of the preference-eligible applicant to contact the designated Human Resources or other contact person at least one time after 45 days have passed from the final date for submitting an application or the interview date, whichever is later in time, if the applicant has not received notice of a hiring decision.

ADDITIONAL POSTING DETAILS

Number of Vacancies: 1
Work Hours:  7:00 - 3:30
FTE:  1.0
Closing Date:  11/29/2026