Building Management Services Specialist

Building Management Services Specialist

The expected hiring range for this position is: $37.67-$45.94.

Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such the scope and responsibilities of the position, qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs.

About the Role:

Fermilab is looking for a Building Management Services Specialist to play a critical role in ensuring the efficient operations, maintenance, and optimization of facility systems that support vast portfolio of scientific, technical, and administrative facilities. This individual will evaluate and lead implementation of new technology. This role will fabricate, operate, test, calibrate, repair, and modify equipment, systems and devices.

What your day-to-day as a Building Management Services Specialist at Fermilab will look like:

• Act as a visible subject matter expert in one or more advanced and specialized technical functions.
• Apply advanced and specialized knowledge to fabricate, set-up, calibrate, operate, test, repair, and/or modify a wide variety of highly complex electrical/electronic and/or mechanical equipment, systems, and devices for Laboratory projects/equipment. May coordinate and review the work of less experienced technical staff and oversee contractors.
• Assist in the design and development of equipment and systems including providing engineering support activities to assigned projects or tasks.
• Assist in construction and assembly of experiment and support equipment. Prepares set-up for testing phases of equipment. Prepares and tests equipment for operation using appropriate diagnostic software.
• Contribute to the selection of plans, techniques, designs, layouts, cost estimates, and scheduling of technical projects.
• Write best practice procedures and documentation for all finished work. Enters relevant work information into a database and/or personal logbook.
• Produce reports as assigned. Electronically prepares and compiles technical data and safety records for equipment using databases, spreadsheets, and other appropriate computing software and programs.
• Provide complex technical support and maintenance for a wide variety of instruments and equipment in the assigned area. Troubleshoots problems and repairs as needed.
• Perform ES&H duties, including environmental surveys, waste disposal, and radiological surveys.
• Conduct periodic safety inspections of assigned areas, including generation of hazard analyses. Assists in performing radioactive and chemical waste pick-ups, waste segregation, and related documentation. Prepares waste for disposal and packages waste for shipment.
• Respond to and leads operational and emergency requirements. May be required to work off-hour shifts or respond to emergency call-ins.
• Procure and maintain inventories of technical parts, supplies, materials, and equipment for assigned projects. Interacts with outside vendors, resolve technical problems. May conduct on-site vendor visits and expedite deliveries. Orders parts, tooling, and supplies for assigned projects.
• Direct, mentor, and/or guide the work of other technicians or contractors. As assigned, serve as the lead technician or shift supervisor for specific group projects or tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Abide by and is responsible for performing all duties in accordance with all environmental, health and safety regulations and practices pertinent to this position.

Skills and Attributes for Success:
• HS degree (or technical certificate or equivalent) plus 12+ years of advanced expertise and experience in a highly technical function of strategic importance to a Laboratory project or experiment (e.g., cryo, radio frequency, radiation protection, clean room, etc.).

Applicable Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Required:

• Demonstrated and sustained experience in the assigned area.
• Possesses and applies advanced knowledge of electrical, mechanical and/or ES&H technology concepts, practices, and procedures from extensive experience or academic study.
• May be required to legally operate a government vehicle.

Work Arrangement:
Please note that the described work arrangement is subject to change based on business needs and is not guaranteed to be final.

• Onsite:
  This is an onsite role, and the candidate must be able to work from our Batavia office.

Benefits/Perks:
Fermilab offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program, including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid time off
• Life insurance
• Short and Long-term disability insurance
• Retirement benefits
• Onsite day care

Why Fermilab:
Fermilab is America's premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in…