Careers
Join a world-class team of professionals at Facilities & Services.
Why work at Facilities & Services?
F&S’ diverse workforce and inclusive workplace consists of dedicated, experienced, and skilled professionals who take pride in helping the university achieve excellence through our many services. Fostering collaboration across campus with faculty, students, and staff and maximizing the impact of programs and services is vital in supporting the mission of the university. F&S’ team of talented and dedicated employees plan, build, maintain, and serve the campus while exhibiting our team’s core values of Trust, Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Perseverance in all aspects of their work.
Full-Time Positions
Facility Operations Specialist, open through 9/9/2024
The Facility Operations Specialist manages Building Maintenance work across campus, which includes reviewing, prioritizing, planning, assigning, and monitoring work while interacting with a wide variety of stakeholders. This position reviews and prioritizes building maintenance work orders, assigns work to shops, conducts planning meetings, updates and maintains records, and creates and distributes backlog reports. This position also coordinates building maintenance and repair projects, prepares documents, schedules work, monitors budgets, creates reports, and visits job sites to determine scope of work and monitor work orders. To see full job ad and apply, click here: Facility Operations Specialist.
Engineer, Planning, open through 8/26/2024.
The Engineer, Capital Planning, has primary responsibility for project planning at all levels, from project definition through design. In this role you will also be responsible for assisting in the evaluation and establishment of campus standards for project definition, planning, design, and methods of project delivery. To see full job ad and apply, click here: Engineer, Planning.
Building Service Foreperson, open through 9/2/2024.
The Building Service Foreperson will directly supervise the work of approximately 20-30 Facilities and Services Building Service Workers and others as assigned. To see full job ad and apply, click here: Building Service Foreperson.
Construction Inspector, Engineering Services, open through 09/07/2024.
The Construction Inspector will provide code required skilled inspections for University construction projects in compliance with the University’s current adopted codes & standards. IN this role you will coordinate with applicable parties and Code Compliance & Fire Safety on code required inspections and conditions of Certificates of Occupancy and conduct plan reviews on select projects. You will also work on project assignments as directed by Lead Inspector / Construction Superintendent and collaborate with the project team and Associate Directors of Code Compliance & Fire Safety. To see full job ad and apply, click here: Construction Inspector.
Mechanical, Plumbing, and Controls Inspector, Engineering Services, open through 9/11/2024.
Provide code required skilled inspections for university construction projects in compliance with intent of the design and the University’s current adopted codes & standards. Coordinate with applicable parties and Code Compliance & Fire Safety on code required inspections and conditions of Certificates of Occupancy. Provide commissioning on mechanical, plumbing, and controls work. Conduct plan reviews on select projects. Work on project assignments as directed by Lead Inspector / Construction Superintendent. Collaborate with the project team and Associate Directors of Code Compliance & Fire Safety. To see full job ad and apply, click here: Mechanical, Plumbing, and Controls Inspector.
Laborer Electrician, open through 9/12/24.
The primary function of the Laborer-Electrician is to replace burned-out lamps, clean light fixtures, maintain lamp records, recycle waste lamps, and interact with campus community and customers, supervision, peers and other F&S employees. To see full job ad and apply, click here: Laborer Electrician.
Extra Help Positions
Interior Designer / Interior Architect
The Interior Designer / Interior Architect, Capital Planning, has primary responsibility for project planning at all levels as it relates to interior design. This includes developing the scope for interiorprojects with campus clients/users. It also includes selection of interior materials and furniture; development, review, and processing of quotes for small project purchases; coordination of installations; and collaborating with F&S Engineering Services on small projects. The position will be responsible for assisting in the evaluation and establishment of campus standards for project definition, planning, and design.
Recommended Quals:
*Bachelor’s degree in interior design, architecture, or related field.
*Two years of progressively responsible administrative experience in interior design, facility planning and management.
Send application materials to Cheryl Bicknell, bicknell@illinois.edu.
Landscape Architect, Project Planning
The Landscape Architect, Project Planning, has primary responsibility for master planning, site planning, project planning at all levels, from project definition through design, landscape architecture, facility demolitions and professional responsibilities as assigned. The Landscape Architect, Project Planning, will also be responsible for assisting in the evaluation and establishment of campus standards for project definition, planning, design, and methods of project delivery.
Recommended Quals:
*Progressively responsible administrative experience in landscape architecture and facility planning and management.
*Bachelor’s Degree or coursework in Landscape Architecture.
Send application materials to Cheryl Bicknell, bicknell@illinois.edu.
Diverse Internship Program
The program is available to students enrolled on the Urbana campus. The Diverse Internship Program (DIP) brings undergraduates and graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds to F&S. Spanning across nearly every division of F&S, time is spent helping complete work, but hopefully in a way that helps them.
Benefits at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois is a mission-driven organization that comes with a myriad of benefits and opportunities. To learn more about the campus-wide benefits of employment, click here: University Benefits.
Diversity Statement
We have a diverse workforce in an inclusive workplace that unleashes the talents of all employees to create value, deliver superior support, and develop innovative solutions for the customers we serve. We will treat our co-workers and customers in a manner that encourages and strengthens an environment of inclusivity.
How to Apply: http://humanresources.illinois.edu/job-seekers/how-to-apply/index.html.
For general information visit: http://jobs.illinois.edu.
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer (go.illinois.edu/EEO).
As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility. For more information, call 217-333-2137.
