DEPT OF EMERGENCY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Work Location: Camp Navajo, Bellemont, AZ

Pay Rate: $15.3408 - $21.5022 per hour (DOE)

Grade: 17

Closing Date: January 20, 2026

The Building Maintenance Specialist is assigned to various tasks that require the application of highly skilled abilities such as maintaining/repairing buildings, under the Construction and Facilities Management Office, Northern region oversight, including outlying armories in Flagstaff, Prescott and Show Low.

Responsibilities include:
• Maintain and repair buildings, under the Facilities Maintenance North oversight, including outlying armories in Prescott and Show Low.
• Performs painting, roofing, structuring, flooring, drywall, ceiling grid/tiles, concrete, windows.
• Responsible for compliance with procedures, policies, work methods and safety of assigned personnel (i.e. DOC inmates); assigned equipment; tracking and maintaining work order data logs for material cost estimates and time applied towards facilities work orders for all buildings and departments; and maintaining knowledge of life cycle longevity on job specific equipment.
• Maintain/repair doors and door frames, closers and sweeps.
• Participates in the planning of services to oversee or carry out the initial and thorough completion stages of remodeling and construction which includes planning, estimating, costing and ordering materials in a timely and efficient manner; detecting and resolving work stoppages; and assuring all work complies with National and local building codes and safety laws and regulations.
• Attends job specified trainings.

Knowledge of:
• Knowledge of basic Building Maintenance; cosmetic, construction, and reparation of all structures.
• Knowledge of material costs estimates for jobs completed and or in progress along with basic computer functions and capabilities.
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Skilled in:
• Extensive Building Maintenance; painting, roofing, flooring, concrete installation basics.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance Repairing
• Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
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Ability to:
• Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
• Communication
• Problem Solve
• Apply knowledge

Desired qualifications include any combination of experience, education, and training that meets the knowledge, skills, and abilities as described. Two (2) or more years’ specialized experience in building maintenance and construction.

Special Job Requirements:
• This position requires possession of and ability to retain a current, valid Arizona state-issued driver's license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver's license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any required driver training (see Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.12.)
• In State travel is required.
• Must be a U.S. citizen. Candidates for this position will be required to submit to a criminal background investigation as well as possess the ability to achieve a favorable Tier 1 investigation for the purpose of obtaining/maintaining a Common Access Card (CAC) within one year of hire.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
Sick leave
Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
Health and dental insurance
Retirement plan
Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

Eligible DEMA employees participate in excellent retirement programs provided by the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) and for fire personnel the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS).

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact hr@azdema.gov.
DEMA is a smoke-free work environment.
ADA/EEO Employer
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation Employer