Utility Outage Coordinator

Job Title

Utility Outage Coordinator

Health System Shared Services | Facilities Operations

The Utility Outage Coordinator manages utility outages that ensure effective and efficient operation of the health system utility systems. This position ensures that scheduled outages adhere to medical center management plans and processes. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is committed to enhancing the quality of care provided to patients. Operations of the Medical Center are ongoing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

This position may respond to emergency situations, such as electrical and mechanical system outages, and may assist with the evaluation of and correction of problems.

The Utility Outage Coordinator evaluates proposed outages; identifies impacted utilities and stakeholders; performs risk assessment and mitigates risks; schedules and communicates utility outages to all stakeholders; ensures work is completed within project requirements, regulatory codes, budget, and performance standards; maintains documentation and records to comply with regulatory requirements; and conducts contractor training and quality inspections. These positions are subject to call-back and alternating shifts.

• Two-year college degree OR equivalent education and/or experience.
• 1-3 years’ experience in equipment and facilities operations, preferably in commercial or health care facilities.
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent verbal and written communication, coordination, and planning skills.
• Working knowledge of electrical, plumbing, HVAC, medical gas, DDC and pneumatic control systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Ability to work in high-pressure atmosphere.
• Read and understand electrical/mechanical blueprints and drawings.
• Basic knowledge or ability to gain knowledge in codes and standards.
• Excellent customer relations skills.
• Valid Ohio driver’s license.

Location:

Medical Center Tower (0870)

Position Type:
Regular

Scheduled

Hours:

40

Shift: First Shift

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability. As required by Ohio Revised Code section , Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly;

create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.