Job Description

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Transcripts
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Foreign transcripts
Applicants submitting employment applications with foreign transcripts must provide transcript equivalency documentation from an approved evaluation service. The evaluation service must be a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). The evaluation service links on the following site are provided by South Texas College for your convenience but are not affiliated with South Texas College: NACES Members

Department: Facilities Operations and Maintenance

General Statement of Job

The Construction Specialist oversees, plans, organizes and coordinates activities regarding all the maintenance department’s construction projects (In-House and Outsourced Contractors and Sub-Contractors) for all South Texas College properties.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Plans, organizes and directs activities regarding construction projects of structures and facilities.
• Conducts inspections of new projects under construction, reviews drawings, plans and submittals.
• Assists with solicitation of biddable services.
• Oversees take-off lists for construction projects and other requests.
• Estimates materials and equipment needed for projects and assigns related tasks
• Prepares and submits budget estimates, project progress and cost tracking reports.
• Studies job specifications to determine appropriate construction methods.
• Assists with project schedules and manages projects within required deadlines.
• Assists in final acceptance inspections of completed contract work.
• Assists and oversees contractors who complete construction project tasks.
• Develops and implements quality control programs and maintains files and records of all transactions.
• Inspects materials, workmanship, and other installations of buildings.
• Supports and validates any warranty work.
• Reviews project drawings and specifications to ensure maintainability.
• Keeps the Project Manager up to date on the progress and potential problems that may affect satisfactory and timely completion in accordance with established practices
• Utilizes the college's work order system (CMMS) to note time spent and the work performed relative to specific project request.
• Collaborates with the Maintenance Manager, Operations Contract Support Manager, Operations Inventory Procurement Manager, and Construction Supervisor on the day-to-day operations and coordination of projects.
• Ensures Facility Maintenance staff and Contractors adhere to safety and health regulations.
• Travels throughout the college district, as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

• Associate’s degree required.
• At least 2 (two) years of experience in a building trade required.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Leadership skills and ability to resolve challenges quickly.
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
• Ability to read and understand architectural/engineering/as-built plans and specifications.
• Knowledge of construction practices, procedures and techniques related to multiple construction trades and engineering disciplines critical, including safety.
• Familiarity with national and local building and electrical codes.
• Capability to inspect materials, workmanship, and other installations of buildings and systems essentials.
• Bilingual, English/Spanish, preferred.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem solving skills and the ability to exercise discretion and sound judgment.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as a team player within department and with others.
• Ability to adapt to constant change and periods of fast-paced, high-intensity work situations.
• Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed; willing to travel throughout the college district using own means of reliable transportation.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Security Sensitive position: all applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
• In addition, subject to a federal background check.
• Must have or qualify for a valid Texas driver’s license, proof of liability insurance, and be insurable under South Texas College’s insurance policy for driving.
• Must maintain authorization to drive College-owned vehicles.

Physical Requirements

• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
• Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
• Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Minimum Compensation

$20.10

Desired Start Date

September 08, 2026

Posting Close Date (No Close Date if Blank)

25 August 2026 11:59pm