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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for Maintenance Repair Specialist 1, Facilities Management [R0149337]

ROLE of the POSITION

• Perform skilled carpentry and welding work to construct, maintain, repair, and modify facilities, fixtures, furniture and woodwork; review plans and specifications; lay out projects in accordance with code requirements and purchase appropriate materials; construct roofs and walls; repair and install windows.

• Perform outside contractor inspections, provide project coordination, prepare and review technical specifications on all assigned outside contractor projects.

• Identify deficiencies, failures and malfunctions in the facility structure, systems and equipment upon inspection; repair and maintain windows, ceilings, roofs, walls, stairs, flooring, concrete, and furniture to ensure structures and furniture are in safe proper working order or condition.

• Respond to repair orders; establish priority of repairs; estimate cost of jobs; acquire materials in the most cost-effective manner to complete a job and reduce waste by contacting vendors and/or completing a purchase requisition; make repairs; document time and material costs for billing purposes.

• Perform and assist with in-house roof repairs on all buildings assigned. This includes carpentry and sheet metal repairs related to roof systems. 

• Build or remodel rooms in accordance with code requirements; review blueprints; plan and lay out projects; cut out sheetrock walls; disassemble and remove wood or metal wall framing; fabricate and install wall, and ceiling framing members; cut sheetrock and attach it to the framework;install doors, windows, shelves, trim, various types of flooring, ceramic tile, and ceiling gridwork and tiles. 

• May serve as a lead worker or first line supervisor to semi-skilled or general