Are you a DGS employee knowledgeable about construction, physical plant maintenance operations, and multiple building-related trades?
Are you able to plan and lead the work of a multi-craft team?
Apply to be a Trades Team Leader!
Title: Trades Team Leader - ER020, ER137, PW032
State Role Title: Trades Technician IV
Hiring Range: $65,000 - $75,000
Pay Band: 4
Agency: Department of General Services (DGS)
Location: Washington Building
Agency Website: dgs.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: Agency Employees Only - A
The DGS Office of Facilities Management (OFM) seeks to hire multiple Team Leaders to provide leadership and planning while supervising multi-craft teams of electricians, plumbers, and HVAC technicians. OFM is a customer-focused organization that provides high-quality surroundings for the roughly 75 state and legislative agencies located within the Capitol Square complex. OFM operates and maintains approximately 4.2 million square feet of space at the Capitol Complex and throughout the metropolitan Richmond area, including office buildings, the State Capitol, the Governor's Mansion and monuments.
OFM is committed to delivering high quality, cost effective and timely services that enable state agencies to conduct business efficiently, in a safe and healthful environment. The planning Team Leaders do ensures that repair, maintenance, and preventative maintenance tasks/guidelines are scheduled and met with the least disruption to building occupants in support of OFM's mission and objectives.
Job duties include, but are not limited to:
- Plan and lead multi-craft teams in the installation, repair, maintenance and preventive maintenance of all types of building related equipment, including mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and components.
- Prioritize daily activities of preventive maintenance and work requests.
- Inputs work request and time entry data into computerized maintenance management system.
- Assist Building Manager in maintaining building budgets.
- Verify equipment assets are inventoried and updated in the AIM Building Management System as changes occur and histories are collected on work orders and preventative maintenance tasks.
We’ve got great benefits!
DGS offers excellent health benefits at affordable pricing, pre-tax spending accounts, paid life insurance, paid Short- and Long-Term Disability benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and other leave benefits, wellness programs, and a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching. Additionally, DGS is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Minimum Qualifications
This position is open to current DGS employees ONLY. Applications that do not meet this requirement will not be considered.
- Considerable experience and skill in at least one building trade.
- Knowledge of multiple building-related trades.
- Considerable knowledge of physical plant maintenance operations.
- Considerable knowledge of construction and renovation methods.
- Experience troubleshooting, testing, diagnosing, and repairing a wide variety of structural and mechanical equipment related to plumbing, electrical, and/or HVAC.
- Experience reading and interpreting diagrams, drawings, blueprints, specifications, and/or operating manuals.
- Experience communicating with a variety of people, including tenants, vendors, contractors, and employees, both verbally and written.
- Ability to plan, assign, and lead the work of a varied group of skilled and semi-skilled workers.
- Experience with computer-based work order management systems, Microsoft Office products, and other computer experience.
- Valid Virginia Driver’s License (or the ability to obtain a VA license within 60 days of employment).
Sponsorship will not be provided for this position now or in the future. Confirmation of eligibility to work will be required at time of hire.
The selected candidate must also pass a fingerprint-based criminal background check.
Additional Considerations
- Possession of a Journeyman or Masters Card in electrical, HVAC, or plumbing.
- Experience with multiple building-related trades.
- Experience maintaining governmental or historical buildings.
- Experience with automated building management systems.
Special Instructions
The online state application must contain all required information and fully respond to questions to be considered for this job opportunity. Please be sure that all of your relevant qualifications and considerations are specifically addressed in your submitted application.
Online applications should be submitted via jobs.virginia.gov.
Fax, e-mail, or mail applications will not be accepted. For assistance or computer access, please visit your local Virginia Employment Office or contact our office jobs@dgs.virginia.gov or 804-786-3910.
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application has been successfully submitted. Applications will continue to be accepted until a suitable pool of candidates is received, but this position may be closed at any time after April 28, 2025. Please refer to the “Your Application” page in your account to check the status of your application for this position. Applicants in need of accommodation during the application and/or interview process may contact DGS at 804-786-3910 for assistance.
Sponsorship will not be provided for this position now or in the future. Confirmation of eligibility to work will be required at time of hire. DGS will record information from each new employee’s Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) into the Federal E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization. The selected candidate must also pass a fingerprint-based criminal background check.
The Virginia Department of General Services is an equal opportunity employer and a proud Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certified employer. Individuals from minoritized groups, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and individuals with AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service experience are encouraged to apply.
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Name: DGS Human Resources