Senior Facilities Maintenance Technician

At a Glance:

Job Title: Senior Facilities Maintenance Technician

Location: Friends School of Baltimore - Baltimore MD 21210

Reports To: Director of Facilities

Position Type: Full Time Monday-Friday 40 hours a week

Pay range:$65000-$82000

Friends School is a Quaker co-educational college preparatory school Pre-K through Grade 12 in Baltimore City enrolling 803 students 44% of whom identify as children of color. We are guided by the Quaker ideals of simplicity peace integrity community equality and stewardship. We strive to be a purposefully inclusive community that reflects the racial ethnic cultural socioeconomic and religious diversity of our city and our region.

The Facilities & Operations Department supports this mission by ensuring that campus buildings grounds and systems are safe reliable energy-efficient and thoughtfully maintained through a strong planned and preventive maintenance program.

Role Overview:

General Function:
The Senior Facilities Maintenance Technician at Friends School of Baltimore is a full-time hands-on role responsible for leading and executing planned and preventive maintenance activities across the Schools campus. Working within the Facilities & Operations Department this position supports the reliability safety and long-term performance of campus buildings and infrastructure through disciplined use of a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) proactive asset care and continuous improvement of maintenance practices. This role also serves as a senior technical resource within the Facilities team providing guidance and mentorship to technicians while supporting the Schools commitment to maintaining a safe well-managed and mission-aligned campus environment.

This position also serves as a senior technical resource and mentor within the Facilities team.

Essential Functions:

Planned & Preventive Maintenance

• Lead execution of the campus-wide CMMS-driven preventive maintenance program.
• Complete assigned preventive maintenance work orders according to established schedules and frequencies.
• Maintain high preventive maintenance compliance rates and support departmental
  performance targets.
• Support seasonal maintenance activities system startups shutdowns and testing.

Facilities Systems Maintenance:

• Perform inspections and maintenance on plumbing HVAC electrical and life-safety
  systems.
• Diagnose and repair building system issues in coordination with Facilities leadership.
• Identify recurring equipment issues and recommend long-term corrective actions.

CMMS Documentation & Asset Management

• Accurately document labor materials and asset conditions within the CMMS system.
• Assist in maintaining accurate equipment and asset records.
• Support data quality and reporting used to track maintenance performance and planning.

Maintenance Planning & Continuous Improvement

• Identify and document corrective maintenance needs and deferred maintenance issues.
• Support efforts to reduce reactive and emergency maintenance work.
• Help manage and reduce maintenance backlog through effective planning and execution.

This is a hands-on position requiring regular work across campus buildings and mechanical spaces. Occasional evening weekend or off-hours work may be required to support maintenance activities campus operations or emergency response needs.

Skills and Qualifications:

Education and experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required; trade or technical training preferred.
• 4-6 years of facilities or building maintenance experience including exposure to plumbing HVAC and general building systems.
• Experience working with CMMS platforms is a plus
• Experience in a school campus or institutional setting preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working within CMMS-based maintenance programs.

Required Skills

• Strong analytical organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work with data reports and performance metrics
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace
• Experience in a school or campus environment preferred

Friends is an Equal Opportunity Employer and its employment decisions are without regard to age race color
religion gender national origin physical or mental disability sexual orientation marital status veteran status or any
category protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment

Required Experience:

Senior IC