Multi-Trade Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

King County, WA

$97K — $123K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in maintenance, project planning, or related fields.
  • Proficient in Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and planning tools.
  • Strong knowledge of carpentry, mechanical, and electrical trades.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead planning meetings with multi-craft teams.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • High attention to detail and capability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and data-tracking software.

Responsibilities

  • Develop scopes of work, cost estimates, labor forecasts, and schedules for maintenance and project activities.
  • Coordinate labor, materials, equipment, and site access across various skilled trades.
  • Lead field verification, scope development, and communication for tenant improvement and maintenance projects.
  • Oversee vendor coordination for tenant improvement and maintenance tasks.
  • Support secondary field activities and documentation for capital projects.
  • Create maintenance plans and schedules for new assets, ensuring integration and compliance.
  • Track labor, materials, and progress to ensure compliance with reporting standards.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage options for employees and dependents.
  • Basic life and disability insurance with option to purchase additional coverage.
  • Access to a pension plan and a deferred-compensation plan for retirement.
  • Transportation benefits, including an ORCA transit pass.
  • 12 paid holidays plus two personal holidays each year.
  • Generous vacation and sick leave policies.
  • Paid parental, family, medical, and volunteer leaves available.
  • Wellness programs and onsite activity centers to support health.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts available for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
  • Training and career development programs for employee growth.
Full Job Description
Salary : $97,777.26 - $123,938.05 Annually
Location : Chinook Building 401 5th Avenue Seattle, WA
Job Type: Career Service (Exec)
Job Number: 2026SM27484
Department: DES - Executive Services
Division: FMD - Facilities Mgmt
Opening Date: 06/24/2026
Closing Date: 7/8/2026 5:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: F3A : L117-P&T
Full- or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours/Week: 40 hours/week

Summary
King County's Facilities Management Division (FMD) is recruiting for a Multi-Trade Maintenance & Tenant Improvement Planner (Maintenance Planner Scheduler) position to join the Building Operations Section (BOS).
WHY THIS ROLE MATTERSThis position plays a critical role in ensuring the operational reliability, project delivery capacity, and long-term asset lifecycle performance of the Facilities Management Division. This position leads advanced planning, scheduling, scope development, and cross-trade coordination for tenant improvements, corrective maintenance, preventative maintenance, and operational repair activities. The Planner works closely with skilled trades, specialty vendors, project managers, and asset management teams to ensure work is fully scoped, resourced, sequenced, and ready for execution.
WHO IS BUILDING OPERATIONS?

BOS maintains approximately 3 million square feet in facilities where King County provides regional services, including the King County Courthouse and District Courts, Maleng Regional Justice Center, King County Administration Building, King County Animal Shelter, and several of Public Health facilities. Our facilities range in age from 8 to 100 years, with equipment such as boilers, chillers, DDC controls, ventilation fans, pumps and compressors, and fire/life/safety systems.

Through a workforce of over 300 dedicated employees, FMD operates and manages the County's capital assets by developing and maintaining cost-conscious, sustainable, high-quality facilities, and environments. BOS provides custodial services, maintenance and building operations, building security and tenant improvement project work. BOS is committed to providing high-quality service to support and maintain buildings and their occupants effectively and efficiently.
Job Duties
Key Responsibilities
  • Advanced Planning & Scheduling - Develop scopes of work, cost estimates, labor forecasts, and multi-trade schedules for maintenance and project activities.
  • Multi-Trade Coordination - Align labor, materials, equipment, and site access across Carpenters, Electricians, Engineers, Painters, Utility Laborers, Custodial Services, Floor Care, and Plumbers.
  • Tenant Improvement & Corrective Maintenance - Lead field verification, scope development, estimating, scheduling, and stakeholder communication.
  • Vendor Management - Coordinate specialty vendors supporting TI work, maintenance activities, and operational repairs.
  • Capital Project Support - Support secondary field activities, commissioning, and turnover documentation for capital projects.
  • Asset Integration & Maintenance Planning - Develop PM schedules, maintenance plans, warranty documentation, and CMMS updates for new assets.
  • CMMS & Compliance Oversight - Track labor, materials, and work progress; ensure compliance with maintenance and reporting requirements.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

  • Experience in maintenance or project planning, scheduling, or construction-related work.
  • Proficiency with CMMS systems and planning tools.
  • Strong understanding of skilled trades (carpentry, mechanical, electrical).
  • Ability to lead planning meetings with multi-craft teams, contractors, and customers.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and data-tracking tools.
  • Experience preparing cost estimates.

Supplemental Information

This recruitment will be used to fill one vacant Career Service opportunity and may also be used to establish an eligibility list for future Career Service, Term-Limited Temporary and/or Short-Term Temporary opportunities.

  • This position has been designated by department leadership as MISSION CRITICAL, which means that you provide for and maintain critical functions of county services that must remain operational but may not be critical to the emergency response.
  • This position is salaried and is not overtime eligible. The typical workweek is 40 hours, 7:00a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.
  • This position will require onsite presence. The primary reporting location will be the King County Chinook Building. The position will also require onsite presence to various King County facilities for business and operational purposes.
  • This position is represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 117 Professional & Technical.
  • The selected applicant must possess a valid Washington State driver's license or the ability to travel throughout King County in a timely manner in a variety of County vehicles.
  • Final appointment is contingent upon successfully passing a thorough federal and county background investigation and reference checks.
  • The selected candidate must complete an annual "Financial Disclosure Statement" in accordance with the King County Code of Ethics.

APPLICATION PROCESS:
This position is open to all qualified candidates. A thoroughly completed King County application is required for consideration. Applications that are incomplete may not be considered. Please direct questions about this recruitment to Sarah McCauley at

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage options: King County provides eligible employees with options, so they can decide what's best for themselves and their eligible dependents
  • Life and disability insurance: employees are provided basic coverage and given the opportunity to purchase additional insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
  • Retirement: eligible King County employees may participate in a pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred-compensation plan
  • Transportation program and ORCA transit pass
  • 12 paid holidays each year plus two personal holidays
  • Generous vacation and paid sick leave
  • Paid parental, family and medical, and volunteer leaves
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Wellness programs
  • Onsite activity centers
  • Employee Giving Program
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, depending on position
  • Training and career development programs
For additional information about employee benefits, visit our

This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails.

NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position. Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.

For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.
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Are you applying to this position as an eligible Priority Placement Program Participant who is a current or previous King County Employee impacted by layoff? ANDIs this position the same or lower percentage of full-time when compared to the position held at the point of the notification of layoff? ANDDo you possess the skills and abilities to qualify for this position?
  • Yes, I was given a layoff notice from my Career Service role at King County and I am within two years of the effective date of my layoff. Additionally, the position I was laid off from was the same or a higher percentage of FT status when compared to this one.
  • No.

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If you answered yes to the question above and you are applying for this position as a Priority Placement Participant, to be considered, you must provide the following three pieces of information in the space provided:1. The title you held when you received your layoff notice2. The department you worked in3. The effective date of your layoff
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