Building Maintenance Worker

Keep Sioux Falls Running - one building at a time

The City of Sioux Falls is hiring a Building Maintenance Worker to help maintain the facilities our community depends on every day. This role is ideal for a hands-on maintenance and custodial professional who takes pride in quality work, enjoys being part of a team, and is able to keep work moving whether working independently or alongside others.

What you’ll do

You will perform semi-skilled and skilled building maintenance and work orders, including cleaning, general maintenance, and general repair of City buildings, systems, and equipment.

Why join the City of Sioux Falls?

The City of Sioux Falls is proud to be an Employer of Choice - with a strong culture, values, and compensation and benefits. Join ONE Team and help us take care of today for a better tomorrow. Our core values of safety, teamwork, innovation, character, and respect guide how we serve. Employees consistently share that what makes this work meaningful is the sense of accomplishment, opportunities to learn and grow, and supportive colleagues—all while making a visible difference in the community.

1. Perform a variety of building maintenance work, including minor plumbing repair, carpentry, masonry, electrical, and painting. Replace light bulbs.

2. Rake, mow, and water lawns and care for flower beds.

3. Clean, disinfect, and deodorize restrooms and replenish supplies on a work order basis.

4. Sweep walks, shovel snow, and spread salt or other ice control materials manually or while operating equipment. Operate snow removal equipment.

5. Empty wastebaskets; pick up and dispose of litter and other waste materials.

6. Pick up scrap and waste in and around buildings and remove trash in scrap containers.

7. Turn out lights; open and secure municipal buildings.

8. Paint and refinish walls, ceilings, woodwork, furniture, and other equipment.

9. May direct temporary employees assigned to clean buildings. Replace light bulbs and clean and polish brass, chrome, mirrors, and other metal work. Dust desks, workstations, tabletops, and other related areas.

10. May monitor and assist in the operation of high- and/or low-pressure boilers, change filters, lubricate moving parts, and replace belts.

11. Set up and tear down tables, chairs, and/or sound systems for conferences, conventions, and other public activities in City buildings.

12. Assist with department moves.

13. Operate City vehicles.

14. Operate, repair, and maintain various power-equipped cleaning equipment. Service batteries in floor cleaning machines.

15. Perform urgent custodial duties as needed to keep a clean building and assist others as assigned by management.

16. Perform other such duties and functions as are necessary or incidental to the proper performance of this position.

Graduation from high school or GED certification with a minimum of two (2) years’ experience in custodial and building maintenance work, including minor electrical, plumbing, and carpentry work; or any such combination of education, experience, and training as may be acceptable to the hiring authority.

Willing to work standby duty for building security systems, HVAC/R, and maintenance alerts.

Possession of a valid driver’s license prior to hire is required.

• Knowledge of the standard practices, materials, methods, and equipment employed in cleaning and maintenance operations.

• Ability to make minor repairs to plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and masonry components of municipal buildings.

• Ability to work under minimal supervision.

• Knowledge of Microsoft computer applications and how to use the Internet to research for parts. Experience with electronic work orders and web-based energy management systems.

• Knowledge of electrical equipment and instruments, boilers, and related components.

• Knowledge of the occupational hazards involved in working with boilers, backup power generators, and general maintenance operation tools, machinery, and equipment, as well as the ability to take proper safety precautions.

• Knowledge of various types of paint and their application.

• Ability to direct and check the work of temporary employees engaged in general maintenance and cleaning operations.

• Ability to give and follow oral and written instructions.

• Ability to work varied and odd hours as required by demands at various City buildings.

• General mechanical ability.

• Ability to meet and deal courteously with the public.