Full-Time

Building Engineer

School Year

Posted on 11/25/2025

Mastery Charter Schools

Mastery Charter Schools

1,001-5,000 employees

Non-profit charter school network turnaround

No salary listed

Philadelphia, PA, USA

In Person

Category
General Maintenance & Repair (2)
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Requirements
  • Class “A” Engineers license for Boilers or must be able to obtain the license within the 1st year of hire
  • Building Certification Type A, HVAC Certification and EPA Universal HVAC license
  • Ability to climb ladders and lift 55lbs or more
  • Ability to work in confined spaces
  • Maintain building exterior and curb appeal (i.e. snow removal, lawn care, trash removal)
  • Excellent verbal, written and communication skills
  • Must be effective working independently with little or no supervision
  • Strong organizational skills and proficient in establishing priorities
  • Ability to communicate and cooperatively work with a diverse group of people
  • Must have Valid Driver’s License
  • Must be able to pass background check
  • Education and Experience: High School and/or Trade Vocational School Graduate
  • Required certification and/or experience in building related trades in one or more areas: HVAC, Electric, Plumbing and/or Carpentry
  • Minimum three (3) years commercial HVAC service, repair or maintenance experience with rooftop units preferred
  • Five (5) years of related experience and/or training in a facilities maintenance position
  • Experience working on complex equipment components, computer systems and blueprints
  • Experience or interest in an urban high school setting
Responsibilities
  • Providing maintenance and upkeep of school building on a daily basis
  • Performing preventive and routine maintenance and repairs on building and systems; including but not limited to HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting ,general building repairs, life safety and associated systems
  • Completing assigned work and maintenance requests in a timely and professional manner
  • Executing emergency procedures on building systems and sub-systems
  • Performing trash and snow removal as needed
  • Climbing ladders to replace lamps and to work on equipment
  • Performing operational checks to ensure equipment is operating within parameters and at maximum efficiencies
  • Lifting equipment, tools, and building supplies
  • Maintaining equipment logs, records, operational data and history
  • Ordering equipment and supplies as needed for the maintenance of the school building
  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Operations
Mastery Charter Schools

Mastery Charter Schools

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Mastery Charter Schools runs a non-profit network of 24 charter and turnaround schools in Philadelphia and Camden, serving about 14,000 K-12 students. It remakes chronically underperforming public schools by overhauling leadership, operations, and supports while keeping the student body; funding comes from per-pupil public money, plus philanthropy and federal grants. Its curriculum is college-preparatory and data-driven, using a competency-based system where students must reach 76% mastery to advance, with extensive teacher development, social-emotional learning, and mandatory internships for high schoolers. Its goal is to raise student achievement and urban education equity by scaling a proven turnaround and leadership model through public funding, grants, and community partnerships.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Founded

2001

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • CHOP partnership creates healthcare curriculum for job placement.
  • $60,000 minimum teacher salary boosts recruitment amid shortages.
  • Dr. Joel Boyd's CEO role ensures leadership continuity.

What critics are saying

  • Philadelphia District expansion erodes turnaround contracts by 2028.
  • NJ ends Renaissance funding post-2028, closing Camden schools.
  • KIPP's $65k salaries poach Mastery's 190 teacher hires.

What makes Mastery Charter Schools unique

  • Mastery turns around low-performing schools retaining original students.
  • Competency-based grading requires 76% mastery for advancement.
  • Mandatory 18-week high school internships build workforce skills.

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Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Mental Health Support

Professional Development Budget

Employee Discounts

Company News

PR Newswire
May 13th, 2024
Mastery Schools Increases Minimum Annual Teacher Salary To $60,000

PHILADELPHIA, May 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mastery Schools has increased the annual minimum starting teacher salary to $60,000 for the 2024-25 school year. The new starting salary represents a 9% increase from the 2023-24 school year starting salary for new teachers. In addition to new teacher salaries, all Mastery Schools teacher pay scales were increased by an average of approximately 5%."Teachers are our most valuable resource, and they deserve to be paid a fair salary," said Dr. Joel Boyd, CEO of Mastery Schools. "At Mastery, we are proud of our longstanding history of prioritizing higher pay and competitive compensation for our teachers. As we continue to navigate through a national teacher shortage, Mastery is committed to recruiting and retaining qualified, talented, and passionate teachers to provide a high-quality education to our students."Mastery Schools expects to hire about 190 teachers for the 2024-25 school year

WHYY
Jan 18th, 2024
CHOP to train Mastery Schools students for jobs in health care

Mastery Charter Schools will partner with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to create a specialized healthcare curriculum to help its students land industry jobs upon graduation.

Mastery Charter School
Oct 20th, 2023
Yvette A. Núñez Promoted to Mastery Schools Chief of Staff

Mastery Schools CEO, Dr. Joel Boyd, has announced the promotion of Yvette A. Núñez as the charter network's first Chief of Staff.

Mastery Charter School
Aug 4th, 2023
Mastery News

Mastery Schools announces the launch of the Raptor Visitor Management System in all of its buildings.

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Apr 13th, 2023
Mastery Charter names a former Philly principal and assistant superintendent as its new CEO

Joel Boyd, the current superintendent of Lowell, Mass., schools, has been named CEO of the Mastery Charter network.

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