Position Details Position Information Requisition Number S4420P Home Org Name Heavy Construction Division Name VP, Facilities Management Position Title Construction Technician Job Class Code ND39/ND40 Appointment Status Full-time Part-time FTE Limited Term No Limited Term Length Job Summary Do you have roofing experience along with other construction and maintenance experience? If so, this job might be the one for you! Auburn University Facilities Management seeks a Construction Tech to join the team! This individual supports the construction, repair, and maintenance of Auburn University buildings, streets, sidewalks, and property. Assists in tasks for new construction, renovation, and/or maintenance projects on university buildings and property. May focus in one of the following areas: in house construction, infrastructure, or roofing. Essential Functions Level I: • Assists in a variety of carpentry tasks and installations including, but not limited to, layout, foundations, form carpentry, framing, drywall, ceilings, flooring, windows, doors and door jams, siding, and roofs in university buildings and structures throughout campus. • Performs excavation and demolition work as needed for renovation and construction projects. • Operates motorized equipment including backhoes, forklifts, skid steers, truck/trailer combinations, dump trucks, motor cranes, front-end loaders, man lifts, and other heavy equipment. • Maintains roofs and ceilings throughout campus. Performs minor repairs to various types of roofing systems to prevent or correct leaks and damage from penetrations in roofs. • Prepares and paints all manner of surfaces including, but not limited to, masonry walls, sheetrock, external surfaces, and floors. Performs installation or maintenance preparation of surfaces for paint and finishes. • Assists in the set up and removal of barricades, fences, and other dividers across campus. • Assists in the patching of holes, cracks, and other surface problems in university streets. Prepares, fills, and packs potholes on roads and streets around campus. • Assists in forming, pouring, and finishing cement structures; lays bricks and blocks on and around structures. • May be given the responsibility of individual project completion, seeing to its logistics, cleanliness, completion, and some client interactions. • May perform demolition of structures, portions of structure, walls, sidewalks or other related building systems. May pressure wash roofs, buildings, and sidewalks on campus. • May be responsible for meeting and maintaining training and certification requirements as outlined by the department’s training and credentialing requirements. • May perform other related duties as assigned. Level II: • Performs and leads a variety of carpentry tasks and installations including, but not limited to, layout, foundations, form carpentry, framing, drywall, ceilings, flooring, windows, doors and door jams, siding, and roofs in university buildings and structures throughout campus. • Demonstrates knowledge of multiple methods for maintaining roofs and ceilings throughout campus. Plans, schedules, and leads minor repairs of various types of roofing systems to prevent or correct leaks and damage from penetrations in roofs. • Forms, pours, and finishes cement structures; lays bricks and blocks on and around structures. Responsible for form building and installation, concrete finish work, and site layout and measurement. • Assists in the set up and removal of barricades, fences, and other dividers across campus. May pressure wash roofs, buildings, and sidewalks on campus. • Operates motorized equipment including backhoes, forklifts, skid steers, truck/trailer combinations, dump trucks, motor cranes, front-end loaders, man lifts, and other heavy equipment. • Plans, schedules, and leads excavation and demolition work as needed for renovation and construction projects. • Leads, prepares, and paints all manner of surfaces including, but not limited to, masonry walls, sheetrock, external surfaces, and floors. Performs installation or maintenance preparation of surfaces for paint and finishes. • Demonstrates knowledge of the proper demolition of structures, portions of structure, walls, sidewalks, or other related building systems. May lead team in performing this duty. • Plans, schedules, and executes patching of holes, cracks, and other surface problems in university streets. Demonstrates knowledge of the proper materials and methods used in patching. • Responsible for individual project completion, seeing to its logistics, cleanliness, completion, and client support. • May be responsible for meeting and maintaining training and certification requirements as outlined by the department’s training and credentialing requirements. (https://aub.ie/trainingpolicy) • May perform other related duties as assigned. Why Work at Auburn? • Life-Changing Impact : Our work changes lives through research, instruction, and outreach, making a lasting impact on our students, our communities, and the world. • Culture of Excellence : We are committed to leveraging our strengths, resources, collaboration, and innovation as a top employer in higher education. • We’re Here for You : Auburn offers generous benefits, educational opportunities, and a culture of support and work/life balance. • Sweet Home Alabama : The Auburn/Opelika area offers southern charm, vibrant downtown scenes, top-ranked schools, and easy access to Atlanta, Birmingham, and the Gulf of Mexico beaches. • A Place for Everyone : Auburn is committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, and students are welcomed, valued, respected, and engaged. Ready to lead and shape the future of higher education? Apply today! War Eagle! Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications Level I • High school diploma or equivalent Level II • High school diploma or equivalent plus 4 years of experience in carpentry, roofing, road repair, and/or concrete forming and finishing. OR • Bachelor’s degree Internal candidates may be required to provide training and certification requirements as outlined by the Auburn University Facilities Management Policy for some positions: https://fm.auburn.edu/facilities-workforce-development/ Minimum Skills, License, and Certifications Minimum Skills and Abilities Level I: • Basic knowledge of construction, infrastructure, and/or roofing techniques and principles • Ability to operate machinery and vehicles and use basic hand tools • Ability to adhere to all safe work practices and standards • Ability to learn and progress in the field Level II: • Knowledge of the proper methods, materials, and equipment to apply to each situation • Knowledge of best safety principles and practices • Ability to apply advanced skills and knowledge in area of focus • Ability to effectively lead others and manage projects • Ability to prioritize tasks to meet project deadlines • Client relationship management skills Minimum Technology Skills Minimum License and Certifications • Valid Driver’s License Desired Qualifications Desired Qualifications Demonstrates knowledge of roof repair and roof maintenance of various types of roofing membranes such as asphalt shingle, TPO, and/or modified bitumen Posting Detail Information Salary Range $16.62-$27.66/hour Job Category Facilities/Skills Trades Working Hours if Non-Traditional City position is located in: Auburn State position is located: Alabama List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position Posting Date 04/24/2025 Closing Date Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement It is our policy to provide equal employment and education opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law. 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See More Details >>Director of Construction (Commercial & Multi-Family) Auburn, AL ConstructionExecs is an executive search firm dedicated to connecting top-tier talent with leading organizations in the construction industry. We are excited to announce an exceptional opportunity for a distinguished Director of Construction to join our client's team, a prominent player in the construction sector. In this vital executive role, the successful candidate will: · Lead and oversee high-profile construction projects, ensuring they are executed seamlessly from initial concept through to completion. · Collaborate with a diverse team of architects, engineers, and construction professionals to drive project success. · Conduct comprehensive project assessments to accurately schedule deliverables and estimate costs. · Ensure strict adherence to legal requirements, building codes, and safety regulations throughout all phases of the project. · Negotiate contracts and work closely with legal counsel to secure necessary permits and licenses. · Supervise onsite activities and manage construction personnel with a focus on maintaining the highest quality standards. Ideal Qualifications Include: · A bachelor’s degree in construction management, Architecture, Engineering, or a related discipline. · A minimum of 5 years of proven experience in construction supervision or management, with a track record of completing projects valued at over $25 million. · Extensive knowledge of building materials, construction methods, and relevant regulations and quality standards. · Proficiency in construction management software, complemented by strong organizational and project management skills. · The ability to maintain a strategic perspective while managing intricate project details and resolving conflicts efficiently. This is an outstanding opportunity for a strategic leader to shape the future of construction initiatives while fostering an environment of excellence and innovation. If you are ready to take the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply and become part of an esteemed organization. Join ConstructionExecs in connecting exceptional talent with opportunities that define the industry. Your future begins here! To learn more please send resume and project list to info@constructionexecs.com. We look forward to speaking with you!
See More Details >>The MEPF Superintendent is responsible to support the General or Senior Superintendent in overseeing the MEPF areas of a construction project through technical expertise in the key areas of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire protection. This position may coordinate and schedule multiple construction crews, determines construction requirements, plans procedures and ensures subcontract work meets required specifications. The position will manage the inspection of work and equipment to verify quality, safety and commissioning of MEPF project operations. Responsibilities: • Coordinate and manage daily field operational objectives, timelines, and goals. • Monitor the overall progress of a project and work site, review processes and practices within teams to ensure consistency, efficiency and quality of delivery. • Participate in the monitoring of the project schedule and budget and work with Senior Superintendents to maintain and update. Coordinate with the subcontractor's office for recovery plans where necessary, meet regularly with staff and subcontractors to discuss progress, obstacles, challenges and assist in removing barriers to completing work. • Review construction documents to determine contractual requirements. • Record and maintain information and produce reports such as personnel, production, project logs, status and other operational data. • Manage the safety of a job site by actively walking the site, participating in inspections, training and meeting with staff and subcontractors regularly. • Review shop drawings and submittals for conformance with project specifications. Manage/conduct MEP pre-Installation meetings. • Verify and document that all materials installed for the project are in conformance with the approved submittal, are handled and stored appropriately, work with owner and trade partners to resolve issues. Manage installation-procedures and methodology requirements making sure installation meets industry/manufacturer’s requirements. • Assist in needed updates to the Procore QAP (Quality Assurance Manual) manual, as well as developing new sections as we identify new scopes of work. • Keep up with industry changes and regulatory standards and trends to stay abreast of issues in the field, make adjustments to company standards project’s related sections, practices and procedures as necessary. Commit to use global means of communication to share QA related information for better outreach (i.e. memos, lessons learned). Attend classes to pursue education in order to stay abreast of industry standards and join industry groups to better self-knowledge and industry recognition. • Act as a liaison between the different trades requiring power, water, conditioned air to complete their work. This would also include coordinating with all trades/project staff and owners for deliveries of major equipment, systems shutdowns. • Assist with planning of work in relation to phased work and/or flow of work for the project as it relates to mechanical/electrical, plumbing and sprinkler systems. Also assist with planning of temporary power/lighting, water and any required ventilation and temporary heating and cooling. Planning may also be needed when working in existing spaces that require an ICRA plan. • Assist with reviewing cost of work related to RFI’s and change orders for MEP work. • Assist with reviewing RFI’s submitted by MEPF contractors to ensure they are complete. Assist with as-builts, which should be maintained throughout the construction. • Assist with scheduling to ensure to MEPF items have adequate time to accomplish their work. Especially as in relates to long lead equipment, installation, flushing, testing and inspections and start-up of systems. Also controls and test and balance have time at the end of the project to complete their work. • Ensure the work performed by the MEPF contractors adheres to the project's details and specifications. • Review drawings to account for completeness between MEPS systems. Such as all mechanical equipment shown on electrical drawings, all plumbing drains coordinated with mechanical equipment and all building automated control cabinets have power. Also review ceiling drawings to ensure all fire alarm devices, exit signs, lights, diffusers and sprinkler heads are accounted for and coordinated. • Review shop drawings with programmer and installer to ensure installation will meet design criteria. Work with controls to ensure we have adequate controls for temporary use of equipment for temp heat and cooling. Ensure any changes or additions to the MEPF drawings are coordinated with controls contractor. Assist with scheduling and planning of controls for start-up and operation. Work to ensure trending programming will be ready for commissioning and if any global commands for thermostat operation are needed, they are programmed up front. • Review systems with each of the trades to test/troubleshoot/start-up any specialty systems such as smoke control or smoke evacuation, stairwell pressurization systems, operating room smoke control systems, fuel delivery systems for multiple generators, reverse osmosis or demineralized water systems, clean rooms, positive or negatively pressure rooms etc. • Support Field Leadership and project management team to build quality in every project. Look for and mitigate risk, solve MEPF issues, teach field to become better builders. • Work in concert to manage the overall MEPF coordination and complete periodic constructability reviews of the model so that even though it fits, that it’s accessible and maintainable. Ensure that any necessary MEPF system changes do not detrimentally affect the operation of that system. Make sure that each trade considers when modeling, insulation thickness, hangers, radiuses, drains, clear access dimensions (no-fly zones) and overall clearances. • Work closely with test and balance to ensure they are following the schedule and flow of work. Assist them with getting punch items completed in a timely manner to ensure they have time to complete their work. Coordinate with controls and fire alarm contractor to ensure there will be no conflict between each of trades work. Assist to ensure areas are clean and ready for return air balancing. • Review TAB reports for completeness and accuracy. • Work with commissioning (Cx) team to ensure each MEPF trade is following the Cx plan. Work to pre-commission systems with the contractors, then assist with Cx for Final Commissioning. On projects with no 3rd party Commissioning (Cx), assist team to complete in-house System Verification (Sv) Testing. • Work with the fire alarm (F/A) contractor in design to ensure the “matrix” is completed and stays up to date. Then ensure any changes or additions to the MEP drawings are coordinated with fire alarm contractor. Assist with scheduling and planning of fire alarm testing. Review the F/A device location addresses. Check Fire Safety Design (FSD) operation with mechanical systems to ensure these are properly zoned by F/A contractor and assist the authority having jurisdiction during final testing. Preferred Requirements: • Bachelor's Degree in Building Science, Construction Mgmt, Mechanical Engineering or related field • 5-7 years of experience in the construction industry working with commercial and/or industrial projects • In-depth knowledge of mechanical, electrical and plumbing techniques • Working knowledge of laws and regulations governing large construction projects and in-depth knowledge of building codes • Knowledge of construction documents and processes and a wide range of construction materials, methods, techniques and concepts • Knowledge of industry and manufacturer’s standards and installation requirements • Advanced knowledge of principles and best practices of building envelope systems • Proficient in MS Office • Valid Driver's License Required Physical Demands and Working Environment: The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. Environment - Work is performed mainly in an indoor and outdoor setting with exposure to all types of weather and temperature conditions, and travel from site to site. Physical - Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; make repetitive hand movement and fine coordination in the performance of daily duties; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information. Vision - See in the normal visual range with or without correction. Hearing - Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction. 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See More Details >>Entering the masonry trade in Auburn, AL, typically begins with a comprehensive apprenticeship program, blending hands-on experience with classroom instruction, allowing individuals to earn while they learn. Apprenticeships generally last about four to five years, requiring extensive training under experienced professionals. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are approximately 47,918 masons nationwide, with a median annual wage of $53,010, translating to about $1,019 per week. Auburn, AL, offers a steady demand for masonry workers, with approximately 21,800 job openings annually, driven by the need to replace retiring workers. Apprenticeships in Auburn provide a pathway to a rewarding career with strong earning potential, often exceeding $108,000 annually for experienced professionals.
