Maintenance Specialist - Alarms and Utilities
Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency Sacramento, California, United States
- Location: Sacramento, California, United States
- Categories: Building Maintenance, Utilities
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Job Description:
Maintenance Specialist - Alarms and Utilities
Description
DescriptionPRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION:
To perform specialized and skilled work in the installation, repair, and maintenance of alarm, electronic and utility systems; to assign, direct, and oversee the work of subordinate employees and/or outside contractors; and to perform related duties as required.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND SUPPORT/GUIDANCE EXERCISED
- Receives direct supervision from the Maintenance Supervisor
SHRA's mission is to revitalize communities, provide affordable housing opportunities, and to serve as the Housing Authority for the City and County of Sacramento. In addition to being a part of an influential organization in the Sacramento community, employees in this classification are eligible for many great benefits.
Some of these benefits include:
- Alternate 9/80 Work Schedule: Enjoy a two-week schedule of nine 9-hour days with every other Friday off, giving you more long weekends to relax and maintain work-life balance.
- CalPERS Pension Retirement: Secure your future with a robust retirement plan. CalPERS is the largest public pension fund in the US.
- Comprehensive Health Benefits: Medical insurance offered through CalPERS, dental options, and free vision insurance for up to Employee +1
- Generous Paid Time Off Package: 12 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of vacation per year
- Professional Development opportunities
Essential Areas of Responsibility
Technical
- Maintains, and repairs systems for utilities distribution such as antenna hook-ups; fire protection; alarms; telephones, intercoms; automatic gates, emergency lighting and telephones and all security monitoring systems.
- Inspects buildings for safety components; accompanies fire department inspectors on rounds; and maintains current information on regulations for fire safety and elevator operation.
- Plans, organizes, assigns, and directs the work of assigned staff on a project-by-project basis.
- Monitors maintenance service contracts for compliance; maintains trouble logs and initiates corrective actions to insure the safe operations of life safety systems, elevators, and other contracts as assigned.
- Provides advice and consultation to Agency technical and maintenance staff regarding various utility systems; their installation and distribution.
- Reviews blueprints and plans for new construction and advises on utility system installations; attends pre-construction conferences; inspects complexes under construction.
- Performs a variety of general repairs and miscellaneous tasks; installs signs, special devices for handicapped persons such as flashing doorbells for the hearing impaired, and installs office equipment.
- Reviews building security plans and specifications for field feasibility and compliance with codes and regulations
- Inspects related procured jobs for approval of payment
- Works from blueprints, drawings, plans and penciled sketches
- Complies with fire, ADA, safety, and applicable codes and adhere to industry standards and secure permits as necessary
- Evaluates and estimates jobs, time and material costs
- Researches and procure materials and equipment
- Coordinates work with other project workers and/or vendors
- Designs and maintains emergency and fire evacuation plans and programs
- Establishes and maintains the constant in house monitoring of all essential fire and alarm systems.
- Establishes and maintains various files, records, and logs and prepares reports.
- Writes procedures, memoranda, work orders, and requisitions as necessary.
- Prepares PNF’s justifications and project specifications for all system related work bids
Education & Experience
Experience - Three (3) years related experience with installation, repair, and maintenance of alarm, electronic and utility systems.
Education - Graduation from an accredited high school, or possession of an equivalent certificate or diploma recognized by the State of California (e.g. G.E.D.). College courses in construction technology or a related field are desirable.
Licenses & Certifications
- Must have the ability to obtain any license, certification, or any other mandated training as directed by the Local Fire District or State Fire Marshall
- Must possess and maintain an applicable California Driver License and a driving record acceptable to the Agency’s insurance carrier.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
PROBATIONARY PERIOD:
Employees hired into this classification shall service an initial probationary period fifty-two (52) weeks of full-time service employment. This fifty-two (52) week period will be used to determine if performance of the employee is satisfactory and if employment should be continued.
OTHER DUTIES:
All employees may be assigned, and required to carry out, additional duties at any time. An employee with a known disability will only be assigned additional duties when the duty being added is an essential function of the position, or can be carried out with reasonable accommodation.
Every employee is expected to participate in discussions of individual, department and Agency performance and work on problem-solving teams as assigned. Any employee serving on a problem-solving team may be asked to carry out the role of team leader.
Any person driving for Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency must maintain a valid driver’s license on his/her person, and demonstrate compliance with the motor vehicle law, standards of courtesy on the road and attention to safety. All drivers must maintain their insurability.
In addition to being a part of an influential organization in the Sacramento community, classifications in Unit 5 - AFSCME are eligible for many great benefits. Some of these benefits include:
- 12 paid holidays plus 3 floating holidays
- Agency closure the last full week of December
- 2 weeks of vacation per year with increasing accruals based on years of service
- 12 sick days per year
- Medical and Dental insurance for full family (through CalPERS)
- Free Vision insurance for up to Employee + 1
- CalPERS Pension Retirement
- $10,000 life insurance
- Downtown parking subsidy of $175/month (eligible classifications)
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
- Professional Development opportunities
Employees who retire with SHRA are eligible for the following CalPERS benefits.
- CalPERS pension
- Free medical insurance after retirement after 20 years of service
- Bilingual certified staff receive an additional 5% each pay period once they have been tersted and certified as a bilingual resource.
- SHRA is also a qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The PSLF program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans.
- SHRA strives to provide a work-life balance to all employees. In addition to generous paid leave benefits, SHRA employees work a two-week schedule of nine 9-hour days with every other Friday off.
Closing Date/Time: Continuous