Painter II

Painter II

Salary

$46,794.34 - $53,697.58 Annually

Location

2840 Dana Street, Norfolk, VA

Job Type

Permanent Full-time

Job Number

14356

Department

General Services

Division

Facility Maintenance

Opening Date

09/08/2026

Closing Date

9/20/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

Norfolk, Virginia stands as Americas most genuine and urban waterfront city. As the home to the worlds largest naval station and the epicenter for business, arts, and culture in Coastal Virginia, Norfolk has been recognized by numerous publications as an ideal place to live, work, enjoy, and raise a family. Employment with the City of Norfolk presents a unique opportunity to significantly impact the lives of others. With our dedication to competitive compensation and a robust retirement package, you can contribute positively to your community while also achieving personal success. Join a compassionate workplace that celebrates diversity, authenticity, and a shared commitment to enhancing the lives of our residents.

The Department of General Services - Facilities Maintenance Division is responsible for keeping the City of Norfolk's most visible and valued facilities safe, reliable, functional, and ready for the public. From cultural and entertainment venues such as Scope Arena and Chrysler Hall to community facilities including libraries and recreation centers, our team provides the skilled trade services that keep City facilities operating effectively.

Facilities Maintenance is a collaborative, team-driven environment where employees are supported with training, the tools and equipment needed to succeed, and the backing of a strong organization that values safety, craftsmanship, teamwork, and pride in public service. Joining Facilities Maintenance means applying specialized trade skills in a way that directly supports Norfolk's residents, employees, and visitors while working alongside a close-knit team that shares knowledge, supports one another, and takes pride in maintaining the City's facilities.

The Painter II is an experienced skilled-trades position responsible for performing and coordinating professional painting, finishing, surface preparation, and related maintenance work throughout City of Norfolk facilities. This position works on a wide variety of interior and exterior surfaces and uses specialized painting equipment, tools, materials, and techniques to protect City assets and maintain safe, functional, and professional public facilities.

The Painter II performs advanced surface preparation and finishing work including interior and exterior painting, drywall repair and finishing, wood refinishing, masonry and stucco surface repair, staining and sealing, pressure washing, and pavement and parking lot striping. The position evaluates surface conditions, selects appropriate preparation methods and coating systems, estimates material needs, and performs work using brushes, rollers, airless spray equipment, power tools, ladders, scaffolding, and other trade equipment.

As an experienced member of the paint shop, the Painter II also assists with coordinating jobs and projects, provides direction and technical guidance to less-experienced employees, monitors work quality, maintains accurate work-order information, and helps ensure materials, equipment, and work areas are properly maintained. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong painting and finishing skills, sound judgment, attention to detail, safe work practices, and the ability to work effectively as part of a skilled-trades team serving a diverse portfolio of municipal facilities.

Essential Functions

• Performs professional interior and exterior painting and finishing work on walls, ceilings, doors, windows, floors, cabinets, shelving, platforms, trim, molding, structural components, and other building surfaces throughout City facilities.
• Evaluates and prepares surfaces for painting or finishing by removing deteriorated coatings; scraping, sanding, cleaning, and power washing surfaces; repairing holes, cracks, and joints; and applying appropriate primers, sealers, fillers, and other preparation materials.
• Performs drywall and related surface repairs, including installing or replacing sheetrock, taping, applying joint compound, sanding, patching, and preparing repaired areas to achieve a professional finished appearance.
• Operates specialized painting and finishing equipment, including gas and electric airless paint sprayers, pressure washers, pavement-striping equipment, sanders, power tools, generators, and other equipment used in professional painting and facility maintenance.
• Performs specialty coating and finishing work, including staining, sealing, and refinishing wood surfaces; preparing and coating masonry and stucco surfaces; and applying coatings appropriate for varying substrates, environments, and facility conditions.
• Performs pavement and parking-area marking, including layout and application of parking-space lines, accessible parking markings, curbs, directional markings, and other painted surfaces using appropriate striping equipment and materials.
• Coordinates assigned painting projects and work activities, including assessing job requirements, estimating materials and supplies, planning work sequences, coordinating access and scheduling with facility occupants and other trades, and helping minimize disruption to City operations.
• Provides technical guidance and work direction to Painter I, Maintenance Mechanic, and other assigned employees, demonstrates proper painting and surface-preparation techniques, assists with job-site coordination, and reviews completed work for quality and completeness.
• Performs work safely in a variety of facility environments, including setting up and using extension ladders, step ladders, scaffolding, and other access equipment; following applicable safety requirements; using required PPE; and properly handling, storing, and disposing of paints, coatings, solvents, and related materials.
• Completes and maintains accurate work-order and job documentation, including labor, materials, time, work performed, and relevant job information; maintains organized paint and material storage areas; monitors supplies; and communicates material, equipment, facility, or project needs to supervision.

Education/Experience

Work requires the ability to read and understand written instructions, to understand simple processes and the routine operation of machines. Level of knowledge equivalent to less than high school or equivalency.

Required:

• Considerable knowledge of the professional painting and finishing trade with a minimum of two (2) years of experience performing journey-level painting work.

Preferred:

• Experience performing commercial, institutional, industrial, municipal, or other large-facility painting and finishing work.
• Experience including interior and exterior painting; advanced surface preparation; drywall repair and finishing; wood staining and refinishing; masonry or stucco surface preparation and coating; use of gas and electric airless spray equipment; pressure washing; pavement striping; and safe use of ladders and scaffolding.
• Experience coordinating painting jobs or projects, estimating materials, directing or assisting less-experienced employees, inspecting completed work, and maintaining electronic work-order documentation.

Additional Information & Requirements

• Valid Drivers License required.

Preferred:

• OSHA or other recognized workplace safety training applicable to construction or skilled-trades work.
• Manufacturer or industry training related to coatings, surface preparation, spray equipment, scaffolding, aerial lifts, or other painting-related equipment.

Work Schedule:

• Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM; Occasional overtime and weekend work may be required.

• Position is designated essential and will be required to report to work during City closures due to inclement weather and other emergencies

• Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.

• Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.

• Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

• Retirement

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

• The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant's school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

NOTE:

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.

01

The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.

• I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly.

02

If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employees full name, department, and job title, and your relationship to the employee. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."

03

Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

• High School Diploma/GED
• Some College (6 months or more)
• Vocational/Technical Degree
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree or higher

04

Which best describes your professional painting experience?

• I have less than one year of professional painting experience.
• I have one to less than two years of professional painting experience.
• I have two or more years of journey-level professional painting experience.
• I have extensive journey-level experience performing painting and finishing work in commercial, institutional, industrial, or municipal facilities.

05

Which best describes your experience preparing surfaces for professional painting or coating?

• I have limited experience with surface preparation.
• I have performed basic cleaning, scraping, sanding, and patching.
• I regularly assess and prepare different surfaces using methods such as scraping, sanding, patching, drywall repair, priming, sealing, or pressure washing.
• I have extensive experience evaluating surface conditions and selecting preparation methods and coating systems for a variety of substrates and environments.

06

Which best describes your experience using professional paint application equipment?

• My experience is primarily with brushes and rollers.
• I have some experience using powered or spray-painting equipment.
• I regularly operate airless paint sprayers and other professional painting equipment.
• I have extensive experience setting up, operating, troubleshooting, cleaning, and maintaining gas and electric airless spray equipment and other professional painting equipment.

07

Which best describes your experience with drywall repair and finishing?

• I have little or no drywall experience.
• I have performed minor patching and repairs.
• I regularly install or repair drywall and perform taping, mudding, sanding, and preparation for painting.
• I have extensive experience completing drywall repairs and finishing work to achieve professional-quality finished surfaces.

08

Which best describes your experience with specialty surfaces and finishes?

• My experience is primarily applying standard wall paint.
• I have some experience with wood, masonry, stucco, or specialty coatings.
• I regularly stain or refinish wood and prepare or coat masonry, stucco, or other specialty surfaces.
• I have extensive experience evaluating substrates and selecting appropriate preparation methods, primers, coatings, stains, or sealers for a variety of surfaces.

09

Which best describes your experience coordinating painting jobs or projects?

• I primarily perform work that has already been planned and assigned by others.
• I occasionally assist with determining materials or coordinating a job.
• I regularly assess jobs, determine material needs, organize work, and coordinate activities with coworkers or customers.
• I regularly coordinate painting projects from initial assessment through completion, including materials, work sequencing, staffing, scheduling, customer communication, and quality control.

10

Which best describes your experience providing work direction or technical guidance to others?

• I primarily work independently on my assigned tasks.
• I occasionally assist coworkers with painting or finishing questions.
• I regularly demonstrate techniques, assist less-experienced employees, and help verify completed work.
• I have served as a lead painter or senior crew member responsible for coordinating work, providing technical direction, and reviewing work quality.

11

Which best describes your experience with ladders, scaffolding, and elevated painting work?

• I have limited experience working from ladders or scaffolding.
• I have performed work from standard ladders.
• I regularly perform painting and maintenance work using extension ladders and scaffolding at varying heights.
• I have extensive experience safely selecting, setting up, inspecting, and working from ladders, scaffolding, or other elevated-access equipment.

12

Which best describes your experience with pavement and parking-lot striping?

• I have no pavement-striping experience.
• I have assisted with pavement or parking-lot striping.
• I have independently laid out and painted parking spaces, accessible spaces, curbs, or similar markings using striping equipment.
• I have extensive experience planning layouts and operating airless striping equipment for parking lots, accessible spaces, curbs, directional markings, and similar applications.

13

You arrive at a facility to repaint an area and discover peeling paint, moisture staining, and damaged drywall. Which approach would you be most likely to take?

• Paint the area as requested so the work order can be completed.
• Remove the loose paint and apply a new finish coat.
• Evaluate the surface condition, identify whether an underlying issue needs to be addressed, make or coordinate necessary surface repairs, properly prepare the area, and then apply the appropriate coating system.
• Stop work and return the work order to your supervisor without further assessment.

14

Do you have a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

15

Do you have the legal right to work in the United States and, upon employment, can you provide documentation to verify this?

• Yes
• No

16

Please explain any periods of unemployment lasting more than 30 days that occurred within the last 10 years. For each gap, include the approximate dates and a brief explanation.

17

Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?

• Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee
• Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee
• No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee

18

Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required)

• I am not a Veteran
• I am a Veteran
• I am a Disabled Veteran

Required Question

Employer City of Norfolk