Title: Trades Technician
Agency: Tidewater Community College
Location: Suffolk - 800
FLSA: Nonexempt
Hiring Range: $34,000 - $55,000, commensurate w/ experience.
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Additional Detail
Job Description:
Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads - both students and employers - for 50 years. It has grown from 1 campus into a regional educational and economic force. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling nearly 25,000 students in 2024-25. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) services South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, 7 regional centers and 2 important cultural institutions. The college had 3,399 graduates in 2024-2025, 40 percent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to 4-year institutions. Of South Hampton Roads residents enrolled in higher education 33% enrolled at TCC. TCC's institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Utility Trades Technician shall self-perform technical and non-technical routine maintenance and preventative maintenance on the physical plant, and provide the campus with electrical, plumbing, and carpentry repairs as required.
This position has been designated an essential position. The employee filling this position may be required to report to work or otherwise fulfill the responsibilities of the position in the event of a college/ campus closure due to weather or other emergent condition(s).
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