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Maintenance Specialist ***

Salary

$49,737.00 - $77,169.00 Annually

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Full time with benefits

Job Number

25-05765

Department

Parks and Recreation

Opening Date

12/22/2025

Closing Date

1/5/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

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Position Description

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Salary: $49,737 - $57,588 /year

Work Day/Hours: 6:30 am - 3:00 pm Monday-Friday; some evenings, weekends, and holidays required

A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at Durham Parks and Recreation is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation; rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity.

The purpose of this position is to address daily, ongoing minor repairs and to perform routine preventive maintenance across the City's parks system. It is responsible for maintaining park facilities (examples include but are not limited to: shelters, courts, restrooms and other park amenities such as playgrounds, water fountains, light fixtures, sinks, grills, etc.). Position may also be responsible for minor repairs and routine maintenance for small engines in park maintenance equipment (blowers, mowers, weed eaters, etc.) This is accomplished by overseeing regular and emergency maintenance, responding to customer requests, and making skilled repairs. Other duties may include leading the work of semi-skilled and unskilled workers, getting price quotes, completing special projects and assignments, handling moving requests, assisting with special events and 24-Hour Emergency (On-call) Response.

Duties/Responsibilities

+ Performs and/or assists with coordinating maintenance operations; installs, operates, and/or repairs vehicles, signs, networks, cameras, pumps, pipes, water lines, and other devices and equipment at assigned facilities or sites; performs skilled plumbing, carpentry, concrete work, masonry, painting, and welding duties; and/or performs preventative maintenance on HVAC equipment, tools, and small engines.

+ Inspects conditions of equipment, vehicles, signs, cameras, devices, and other materials at assigned facilities or sites; sets up work safe zones and detour routes; directs traffic; and addresses safety issues to detect and troubleshoot maintenance-related issues; and ensures compliance with established safety and operational policies and practices.

+ Operates light to heavy equipment, to include backhoes, excavators, dump trucks, front-end loaders, rollers, compactors, and paving equipment.

+ Prepares and maintains reports and records, performs data entry, receives and processes work orders and service requests, using computers and smartphones, and updates work order systems and related databases, to document and facilitate maintenance operations, and ensure compliance with applicable policies and procedures.

+ Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

POSITION SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES MIGHT INCLUDE:

Positions assigned to parks, trails, or facilities maintenance may be responsible for:

+ Maintaining park amenities and facilities (i.e. playgrounds, picnic shelters, spray grounds, bathrooms, etc.).

+ Making plumbing repairs; repairing underground piping at swimming pools; servicing pumps; and soldering water lines.

+ Repairing and installing fences

+ Performing carpentry, concrete or masonry work; painting, welding, sheet-rocking, asphalt repairs, and blacksmithing.

+ Assisting with HVAC cleaning and preventative maintenance.

+ Performing preventative maintenance on tools and small engine equipment.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

+ High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC)

+ Four years of equipment operation, or technical repair experience in areas related to assignment.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:

+ A valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record is required for: facilities maintenance, traffic control, traffic systems, urban forestry, radio systems, and police maintenance assignments that include driving between multiple facilities and/or locations to perform work or transfer equipment.

+ Incumbents must complete job related and/or safety training based on assignment, such as (but not limited to) lock out/tag out, confined space entry, ladder safety, respirator and emergency evacuation training.

Additional Preferred Skills

+ Carpentry

+ General construction

+ Small engine maintenance and repair

+ Building trades (plumbing or electrical)

+ experience using a smartphone.

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

+ 12-13 paid holidays per year

+ 13 standard work days of vacation per year

+ 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

+ 2 weeks paid military leave per year

+ Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

+ State and City retirement plans

+ Short and long term disability plans

+ Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

+ City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System

+ Paid funeral leave

+ Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

+ Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

+ 48 hours for volunteer work each year*

+ 4 hours parental leave each year

+ Workman's Compensation Insurance

+ 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

+ Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

+ City of Durham Website

+ Walk in

+ Job fair

+ Employee referral

+ Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***

+ Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***

+ Craig's List

+ Facebook

+ LinkedIn

+ GlassDoor

+ governmentjobs.com

+ Monster.com

+ Indeed.com

+ Employment Security Commission

+ Magazine/Newspaper

+ Other

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If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

03

Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

+ Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ Associates Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree

+ Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

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Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license? (If you have a valid license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire).

+ I have a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license.

+ I have a valid license from another State and I am willing to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days.

+ I do not have a valid, unrestricted driver's license.

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How would you rate your experience with equipment operation or technical repair of park facilities (such as shelters, courts, restrooms, playgrounds, water fountains, light fixtures, sinks, grills, or similar amenities)?

+ No experience

+ Limited experience (basic tasks with supervision)

+ Moderate experience (regular hands-on work)

+ Extensive experience (advanced or independent work)

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How would you rate your experience completing job-related and/or safety training, such as lockout/tagout, confined space entry, ladder safety, respirator use, or emergency evacuation training?

+ No experience

+ Limited experience (completed some training with guidance)

+ Moderate experience (completed required training and apply it on the job)

+ Extensive experience (completed multiple trainings and routinely follow or help enforce safety procedures)

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Are you willing to work a flexible schedule (including some evenings, weekends, and holidays)?

+ Yes

+ No

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Do you have experience in these skill areas? (check all that apply)

+ Carpentry

+ General construction

+ Small engine maintenance and repair

+ Building trades (plumbing or electrical)

+ No experience at this time; but I am willing to complete all required training.

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How would you rate your experience level with using a smartphone?

+ No experience

+ Beginner level

+ Intermediate level

+ Advanced level

+ Expert level

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