Job Title: Facilities Maintenance Technician

Type: Full-time (On-site)

Start: March 2026

 

About Solar One

Solar One is a 501c(3) organization that empowers communities in the New York City metro area to thrive in the face of the challenges brought on by climate change and embrace a world that is low-carbon, resource-efficient, and socially inclusive.  

 

Initially founded in 2004 to manage Stuyvesant Cove Park, a two-acre native plant park and a small environmental education center, Solar One has grown into an award-winning organization with a thriving array of programs. Solar One's mission is to design and deliver innovative education, training, and technical assistance that fosters sustainability and resiliency in diverse urban environments. We empower learning that changes how people think about energy, sustainability, and resilience by engaging and educating diverse stakeholders and beneficiaries.

 

Job Summary

The Facilities Maintenance Technician supports the Horticulture, Events, and Education teams by maintaining the Solar One Environmental Education Center and Stuy Cove Park, located along the East River between 18th and 23rd streets. The Education Center is a 1,200-square-foot classroom/event space with a capacity of 86 people. Stuy Cove Park is a 1.9-acre (approximately 7,700 sq. ft.) public waterfront park that features a 1,400-foot-long greenway with landscaping and seating, providing the community with a unique and beautiful green

space for relaxing, picnicking, exercising, and more. 

 

Job Duties: 

  • Maintain the cleanliness and appearance of the Education Center and the Park by: 

    • Conduct regular inspections of the Education Center and Park to identify maintenance needs

    • Dispose of potentially hazardous items (i.e., abandoned belongings, feces, drug paraphernalia, etc., from the park)

    • Cleaning and emptying the staff refrigerator and dishwasher 

    • Managing external custodial contractors

      • Manage building cleaning and park trash collection schedules. 

      • Manage tri-weekly DSNY waste-sorting and collection operations.

    • Plaster and paint walls as needed

  • Troubleshoot and resolve maintenance issues, including electrical, HVAC, plumbing, furnishings, elevator, hardscape, machine and equipment failures.

    • Maintain and repair all relevant hand and power tools.

  • Maintain accurate records of all maintenance tasks/needs and report any serious issues, inquiring further action to Solar One Leadership

    • Research, obtain quotes, hire suitable contractors, and oversee all work performed onsite

  • Maintain inventory of all necessary maintenance and operational supplies, including cleaning, custodial, and maintenance supplies.

  • Identify and coordinate effective, ecologically reasonable pest control management strategies.

  • Assist with gardening tasks in the Park.

  • Communicate and collaborate with community stakeholders, city agencies, and Solar One leadership and staff to minimize and resolve issues affecting the park and the Education Center.  

  • Receive all deliveries and sort mail

  • This work involves shoveling, bending, lifting, squatting, reaching, and walking several miles daily on concrete.

  • Must be comfortable working outdoors in the sun, extreme heat, cold, rain, and snow

  • Must be able to lift 50 lbs

  • Flexible to work additional hours and adjust shift times, on occasion, when needed

  • Perform basic maintenance tasks at our LIC Office as needed. 

 

Job Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent, preferred.

  • A minimum of 3 years (3) experience as a custodian and/or handyperson is preferred

    • Must have solid knowledge of all aspects of building maintenance

    • Must be able to use good judgment in how to appropriately make a repair efficiently and effectively

  • Must have experience in: 

    • HVAC

    • Plumbing 

    • Electrical 

    • Small Engine servicing/repair

  • Must have hands-on experience safely using hand and power tools

  • Must be able to communicate fluently in English (speaking, reading, and writing). Good communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a supportive team dynamic are essential. 

  • Conversational Spanish is highly preferred but not required

  • Must have experience sending and receiving emails and basic computer skills.

  • Must be comfortable working outdoors in the sun, extreme heat, cold, rain, and snow

  • Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

  • Experience working with soil, plant matter, and some household chemicals in an environment that includes rodents, wild birds, dogs, and insects is preferred but not required. 

  • Exposure to hazardous materials. Personal protective equipment will be provided.

  • Fire Safety Experience is preferred. 

  • Must be flexible to work additional hours and adjust shift times, on occasion, when needed

  • Must be authorized to work in the United States

  • Upon hire, candidates must complete paperwork authorizing that a background check can be conducted (this is handled by a third-party company)

  • Must be able to maintain safe boundaries and professional relations with a diverse parkgoer community. 

 

Pay and Benefits

  • $55,000-$65,000

  • Full-time position

  • 7-hour shift - 7 am - 3 pm, Monday- Friday 

  • Overtime

    • This role may occasionally involve evening and weekend hours for event support. Additional on-call hours will be required to manage emergencies, storm conditions, snow removal, and other situations as needed. 

  • Evenings as needed

  • Weekends as needed

Solar One’s full-time employment benefits include:

• Health care and well-being programs, including medical, dental, vision, EAP

• 4 weeks of paid time off that increases with tenure

• Life and disability insurance 

• Paid Holidays

• 401(k) retirement savings

 

Solar One is an equal opportunity employer. Solar One strives to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in all elements of our work and with our partners to support the interdependent needs of renewable energy and resilience and people in a rapidly changing world. Solar One recruits and employs through a lens of equity and encourages people of all races, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law to apply.