Facilities Maintenance Mechanic – Mechanical & Electrical Systems

CSU Careers • San Diego, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

San Diego State University is hiring a Facilities Maintenance Mechanic – Mechanical & Electrical Systems to perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and equipment overhauls across campus facilities. The role supports safe, reliable, and functional campus buildings and infrastructure, with hands-on work involving electric motors, positive displacement and centrifugal pumps, electrical troubleshooting, and HVAC air-handling systems.

The mechanic performs journey-level maintenance and repairs across mechanical, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, architectural, and other facility systems. The position responds to scheduled work, urgent maintenance needs, inspections, events, and changing campus priorities; completes or mitigates assigned work; and refers specialized issues to the appropriate shop or specialist. Work is performed on campus at SDSU in San Diego. The position is full-time, permanent/probationary, benefits eligible, and non-exempt, with overtime eligibility. Standard hours are Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., but may vary with operational needs.

Facilities Services supports the university’s academic and research mission through facility operation, maintenance, repair, renovation, remodeling, and alteration. The department employs approximately 250 people and supports about eight million square feet of buildings and 280 acres of land.

Requirements

• Four years of increasingly responsible experience leading to journey-level skills in a mechanical or facilities/building trade, or equivalent training and experience demonstrating journey-level skills equivalent to an applicable apprenticeship program.
• Demonstrated experience performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and overhaul of mechanical and electrical equipment, including electric motors, positive displacement pumps, and centrifugal pumps.
• Experience using a multimeter and other testing equipment to troubleshoot and diagnose electrical and mechanical equipment issues.
• Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing HVAC equipment and air-handling systems.
• Ability to apply working knowledge of multiple building and facilities trades, particularly mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and related building systems.
• Ability to safely use hand tools, power tools, diagnostic and testing equipment, and other equipment required for journey-level facilities maintenance work.
• Experience reading and interpreting drawings, plans, specifications, wiring diagrams, equipment documentation, and work scopes.
• Experience using computerized maintenance management systems to document assigned work.
• Valid California Driver’s License or ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• Satisfactory completion of a background check, including a criminal records check, is required.

Nice To Haves

• Five years of verifiable employment experience performing journey-level facilities, mechanical, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, or building systems maintenance and repair; technical trade school certification may substitute for one year of work experience.
• Experience performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, equipment repair, and corrective maintenance in a large commercial, institutional, campus, healthcare, government, or multi-building environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance, inspections, testing, adjustments, lubrication, and component replacement on building systems and equipment.
• Complete scheduled maintenance and document repairs, deficiencies, labor, materials, and equipment data in the maintenance management system.
• Identify maintenance needs and perform corrective actions to support preventive maintenance goals.
• Perform journey-level maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs involving mechanical, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, architectural, and other facility systems.
• Analyze maintenance problems, complete appropriate repairs, and refer highly specialized work to the appropriate shop or journey-level specialist.
• Document completed work, materials, conditions, and follow-up needs.
• Respond to scheduled work, urgent maintenance needs, inspections, events, and changing campus priorities.
• Evaluate assigned work, perform repairs or mitigation, and escalate specialized issues as needed.
• Support campus safety, building operations, continuity, and university events.

Benefits

• 15 paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
• CalPERS pension plan with retiree healthcare and reciprocal agreements with other California public retirement systems, including the UC.
• Medical, dental, and vision options at low or no cost.
• CSU tuition fee waiver for employees and eligible dependents.
• Optional FlexCash, life and disability insurance, legal plans, and pet plans.
• Access to the library, campus events, employee groups, and volunteer and social activities.
• Overtime compensation eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed