Acquire and maintain licenses and/or special knowledge to perform work and maintain 

specialized equipment as required. 

Maintain good working relationship with building coordinators, department?s customers, 

and the Cornell community. 

Utilize electronic work management system to receive work assignments and 

prioritization, and document and record all efforts. Maintain appropriate records and 

logs. 

This is a benefits eligible, union position within the BTC. The starting pay rate is $41.72/hour. 

We are a value-based organization where all employees are accountable for supporting the organization?s values of truth, respect, excellence, teamwork, and integrity. Facilities and Campus Services employees are required to attend staff development trainings and participate in the performance evaluation process. 

We require these qualifications: 

• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.   

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the building management control system field.   

• Must belong to the local Electrician or Plumbers Union, or join within 30 days of employment.  

• Must have the ability to prepare written documents, reports and summaries of work activities.  

• Must have excellent interpersonal, communication and customer service skills, as well as the ability to work in a team environment. 

• Must be knowledgeable of building mechanical systems, including hydronics, steam and air handler unit systems. 

• Must be able to wear respirator and other employer-provided safety and PPE. 

• Must have and maintain a valid, unrestricted US driver?s license. 

• Must have experience with computers and building controls systems. 

• May be required to use own vehicle on the job.  

• Will be required to inspect and work in crawl spaces, attics, laboratories, ventilation equipment, mechanical rooms, mechanical shafts, sub basements and confined, isolated areas.  Access to these may be by ladder or scaffold tower on platforms up to 100? high.   

• Risk exposure to asbestos, toxic vapors, heat, cold, height and accumulated dirt.   

• Must be available to work overtime as duties require, including weekends.   

• Possibility of shift work.  Delivers heavy material to job sites.  

• Must have ability to ascend and descend heights, have agility and freedom of movement, ability to climb stairs, ladders and scaffold, and ability to move easily in confined spaces.   

You will be a top candidate with our preferred qualifications: 

• Apprentice certification desirable.  

• Position will require the ability to work shift work.  

• Ability to work with a small team with considerable independence.  

• Familiarity with OSHA safety requirements preferred.   

• Pneumatic experience preferred. 

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.  

Rewards & Benefits: 

Cornell provides great benefits that include educational benefits, access to a plethora of wellness programs, employee discounts with local and national retail brands, health care options to choose from, generous paid leave provisions: 3 weeks of vacation leave, health and personal leave, 13 holidays (including end of year winter break through New Year?s Day), 2 floating holidays, and superior retirement contributions. 

Cornell has also been nationally recognized as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives. For more information click here. 

Application Procedure: 

Interested parties should submit a resume and cover letter describing qualifications on-line at https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs under staff positions section. 

When applying through our system, please remember to attach resume and cover letter in either Microsoft Word or PDF format. In the Experience section of your application, use the ?Drop Files Here? box to manually drag document(s) into your application. For a more detailed description and instructions on how to apply online please click here.