Skills
Building Maintenance Technician Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in building maintenance technicians, and how to build and show them.
Building Maintenance Technicians need technical skills such as basic plumbing repair, basic electrical repair, and hvac maintenance, plus people skills like problem solving and customer service. They also use tools such as Hand and power tools and Multimeters and voltage testers.
Technical (hard) skills
- Basic plumbing repair
- Basic electrical repair
- HVAC maintenance
- Carpentry and drywall
- Appliance repair
- Preventive maintenance
People (soft) skills
- Problem solving
- Customer service
- Time management
- Reliability
Tools, equipment and technology
- Hand and power tools
- Multimeters and voltage testers
- Drain snakes and plungers
- HVAC gauges
- Ladders
- Work order software
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how building maintenance technicians put their skills to work:
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “Basic plumbing repair” and “Basic electrical repair.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “problem solving,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as EPA Section 608 certification near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our building maintenance technician glossary covers the terms hiring managers expect.
How to build these skills
Formal training, supervised practice and certification are the most direct routes. Our Building Maintenance Technician training introduces each of these skills with plain-language lessons, procedures and a final knowledge check: a strong foundation before hands-on training or your first day.