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Employment based visa sponsorship will NOT be considered for this position.

Position Number:  130540
Classification Title:  Maintenance Specialist
Working Title:  Lead Carpenter

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 technical authority for structural framing, interior/exterior facility construction, building finishes, cabinetry, and water tightness of the building envelope across campus facilities. The Lead Carpenter provides guidance, training, and oversight to others working in the carpentry field outlined in the position description. This position executes journey-level carpentry operations, diagnoses structural or finish defects, and determines proper repair methods to minimize safety hazards and ensure code compliance.
The Lead Carpenter maintains direct communication with supervisors, facility staff, subordinates, and university stakeholders regarding project schedules and work order progress. This role balances skilled trade execution with cross-trade support, material estimating, shop management, and routine preventive maintenance inspections across university infrastructure.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High school diploma and three (3) years of appropriate experience. Appropriate vocational/technical training or approved apprenticeship program may substitute at an equivalent rate for required experience.
Demonstrated knowledge and ability to read and understand construction drawings, blueprints, schematics, and specifications.
Demonstrated ability to understand and consistently apply internal department standard operating procedures and university policies.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

Must possess the knowledge and ability to read and understand construction drawings, blueprints, and specifications and local, state, and federal codes and regulations. Understand and consistently apply internal department standard operating procedures and University polices.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Five (5) years of direct professional journeyman level carpentry experience in commercial, municipal, or institutional facility maintenance, with demonstrated lead or team-coordination experience.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/JOB DUTIES:

• 80% - Maintains, inspects, and repairs building roofs, performing minor leak repairs and marking larger areas requiring contractor intervention. Constructs, repairs, and finishes concrete sidewalks, ramps, curbs, and exterior pedestrian walkways from form set-up to final trowel finish. Cleans, maintains, and repairs exterior building surfaces. Constructs and repairs wood and metal stud framing for walls, stairs, ramps, decks, and structural handrails. Builds, repairs, and installs custom cabinets, countertops, shelving, and architectural casework. Installs and maintains wooden and metal doors, door frames, and door hardware. Inspects, repairs, and maintains wooden and metal windows, window hardware, and window blinds. Installs and maintains interior wall coverings, including gypsum drywall, reinforced fiberglass panels, wood planking, and ceramic tile. Installs and repairs acoustic suspended ceiling grids and tiles. Installs and maintains commercial floor coverings, including vinyl, ceramic tile, and carpet. Assembles, installs, and maintains room partitions, modular office furniture, and restroom partitions. Maintains classroom and laboratory furniture, restroom fixtures (soap, towel, tissue dispensers, and mirrors), bleachers (portable and stationary), and swimming pool support equipment. Installs whiteboards, chalkboards, TV mounts, sound boards, pictures, plaques, and signage. Conducts systematic preventive maintenance inspections to identify structural damage, deterioration, or water infiltration. Documents inspection findings and submits detailed recommendations for corrective action to the supervisor. 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. 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. Coordinates with external roofing contractors for quotes and structural repair projects. - (Essential)
• 10% - Assists other trade specialists and craftsmen with facility maintenance tasks and operational assignments as directed by supervision. Operates, adjusts, and maintains stationary power tools, portable power tools, hand tools, pneumatic equipment, and powder-actuated tools in a safe condition. Keeps job sites, trade shops, and assigned service vehicles clean, orderly, and fully stocked. Prepares material and labor estimates using blueprints, construction best standards, sketches, or written/verbal instructions. Communicates with work order requestors regarding project status and scheduling. Accurately logs labor hours and material expenses on work order forms. Responsibly manages university purchase cards (P-Cards) in compliance with state regulations if assigned. Demonstrates true team-first versatility by actively assisting other trade specialists-including painting, 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)
• 10% - 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)

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: Routine deadlines. Usually sufficient lead time. Variance in work volume, seasonal, and predictable. Priorities can be anticipated. Some interruptions are present. Involves occasional exposure to demands/pressures from persons other than immediate sup.
• 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