Building Inspector Trainee Jobs in Austin, TX (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $22.17 Hourly
Location : Austin, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 26-10665
Department: Facilities Management - 1
Opening Date: 05/13/2026
Closing Date: 8/31/2026 11:59 PM Central
Job Summary
Are you looking for career opportunities that provide top-notch benefits including paid vacation & sick leave, outstanding health & dental insurance, a free health clinic for you & your dependents, a generous retirement plan, and much more?
Travis County's Facilities Management Department has great jobs that serve dozens of facilities across the county. We offer stable career options with training and tuition reimbursement available to get you to the next level in your career.
The Building Maintenance Worker Trainee performs a variety of moderately complex preventive maintenance tasks, repairs, and additions to County buildings, facilities and equipment. Work involves multiple skill areas, including carpentry, air conditioning/heating, painting, plastering, masonry, plumbing, electrical repairs and installations and machine servicing.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This is the first in a series of two building maintenance-related job classifications within the Maintenance job family. This classification is distinguished by moderately complex maintenance work requiring basic proficiency in multiple skill areas. This classification may require work in secure facilities. This classification may require a flexible work schedule to meet the needs of the department.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of preventive maintenance routines on equipment, building components, and facilities.
• Performs periodic and routine walk-through inspections of assigned facilities, identifies work requirements, submits requirements to service call and performs work assigned.
• Research and estimates time and materials needed, and records time and materials used. Requests for needed tools, equipment, supplies, and materials to perform assigned tasks. Monitors expenditure of supplies and controls inventory of equipment and tools.
• Makes electrical, plumbing, masonry, and carpentry repairs. Services and repairs heating and air- conditioning systems.

• Replaces broken glass. Installs/replaces light fixtures, and switches.
• Remodels building and facilities. May build cabinets and shelves.
• Prepares for painting. Paints and seals building surfaces and equipment.
• May be required to disassemble/assemble and move furniture and equipment.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements
Education and Experience:
High School diploma or G.E.D. Applicants must be enrolled in and attend an accredited Trade School.
Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:
Must be enrolled in a skilled-trades school.
Valid Texas Driver's License.
Must pass a criminal background check for CJIS clearance.
Applicants are required to successfully pass the background investigation, including fingerprint clearance.
Knowledge of:

• Policies, practices, procedures, and methods of plumbing, electrical, mechanical and carpentry repair.
• Applicable safety practices and regulations.
• Equipment and tools used in maintenance and repair functions.
• Federal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines.
• Computer equipment to include word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and a variety of software packages.

Skill in:

• Carpentry, painting, plastering, masonry, plumbing, electrical repairs and installations and machine servicing.
• Troubleshooting, diagnosing, and performing maintenance and repair needs.
• Reading and interpreting schematics and blueprints.
• Proper and applicable safety practices, procedures, and regulations.
• Working with others, including on a team.
• Both verbal and written communication.

Ability to:

• Understand and follow instructions and communicate effectively, as required.
• Safely and correctly apply building and equipment maintenance and repair techniques and operate tools and equipment.
• Work independently and efficiently.
• Manage time well and meet timelines.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with County employees and officials, representatives of outside agencies, and the public.

Work Environment & Other Information
Physical requirements include the ability to lift up to 100 pounds/carry up to 75 pounds, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, repetitive motion, reaching, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling, balancing, client/customer contact, squatting to perform the essential functions. Subject to extreme temperatures, outside elements, noise, vibration, contact with dust, fumes and hazardous chemicals, foul odors, animal and human fecal matter, insects and rodents. Requires working at heights from ladders and scaffolds.
Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.
Work Hours: 7AM - 4PM, Monday through Friday
May work some holidays, some nights, and some weekends
Department: Facilities Management Department
Location: Various Travis County Locations
Criminal, Driving, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.
For updates or questions on this position, contact:
This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.
Benefits
Employment at Travis County comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, a no-cost, on-site Health and Wellness clinic, longevity pay, paid vacations, sick time and personal holidays, not to mention an industry competitive salary structure and a friendly, stable work environment.
FY2026 Travis County Benefit Guide
In this valuable you will find benefit summaries, eligibility requirements, costs, contact numbers and addresses as well as other general information on the benefits available to Travis County Employees and Retirees.
Credit Union
Employees may join the Travis County Credit Union which offers low-interest loans, savings plans through payroll deduction, safe deposit boxes and other benefits.
Deferred Compensation
Employees may enroll in a tax- free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction.
Direct Deposit
Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit.
Employee Assistance Program
Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family.
Employee Organizations
Membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction.
Employee Health & Wellness Clinic
Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs.
Holidays
An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year.
Insurance
Employees may select from four plans: an Exclusive Physician Organization (EPO), Choice Plus Preferred Physician Organization (PPO), Consumer Choice or a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). All four options include a Pharmacy Plan. Travis County's current policy is to pay 100% of the employee's health insurance premium for the Consumer Choice and HDHP. Employees will pay a premium for both the EPO and PPO. Other insurance benefits include $50,000 Basic Life and AD&D paid by the County.
The following benefits are employee paid:

• Dental
• Vision
• Supplemental Life, AD&D
• Dependent Life
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Long Term Care

New employees are covered on the first day of the month following 28 calendar days of employment.
Longevity
Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification.
On the regular payday on or after the employee's fourth and subsequent adjusted service dates, he or she receives a single payment for the previous year.
Parking
A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the Courthouse Complex.
Personal Holidays
Regular, full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees earn personal holidays for the calendar year in which he/she begins employment, based on the month in which employment begins:
January - March
3 personal holidays
April - June
2 personal holidays
July - September
1 personal holiday
October - December
None
New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment.
Retirement
Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees.
Sick Leave
Regular employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis.
Parental Leave
Each Full-time Paid Parental Leave Eligible (PPL) Employee is entitled to a total of 320 hours of Paid Parental Leave in a 12 month period. Paid Parental Leave for Part-time PPL Eligible Employees is prorated based on the number of hours that they are regularly scheduled to work.
Tuition Refund
Certain classes of full-time employees may receive reimbursement for fees associated with pre-approved, job related course work completed satisfactorily.
Vacation
Based on years of county service, regular, full-time employees earn vacation time at the following rates:
0 to 5 years
4.0 hours per pay period
6 to 10 years
4.5 hours per pay period
11 to 15 years
5.0 hours per pay period
16 to 20 years
5.5 hours per pay period
21 plus years
6.0 hours per pay period
Part-time employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis.
Workers' Compensation
The county provides all employees workers' compensation coverage with benefits in accordance with state statute, if the employee sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.
01
Do you have a High School Diploma or GED?

• Yes
• No

02
Are you currently enrolled in a Skill Trade School?

• Yes
• No

03
If yes, please state the name of the Skill Trade School. Please type N/A if the question does not apply to you.
04
How many years of experience do you have with building maintenance, including preventive maintenance and repairs to equipment, buildings and facilities?

• None
• Less than 1 year
• 1 to 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 years or more

05
Please describe your experience in this area.
06
Do you understand that this job classification may require you to work a flexible schedule M-F including including AM, PM and Overnight shifts to meet the needs of Travis County?

• Yes
• No

07
Do you have a valid Texas Driver's License?

• Yes
• No

08
Are you able to work at any Travis County building in Austin, Texas?

• Yes
• No

09
Do you have an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Universal license?

• Yes
• No

10
Are you currently a Travis County Employee?

• Yes
• No

11
Are you related to a Travis County Employee?

• Yes
• No

12
If you answered "yes" to the previous question, please provide name, department and relationship to you.
Required Question