Gateway Maintenance

Company Summary

Echo Star builds solutions that help families and communities stay connected. We’ll launch your career and empower you to change lives.

Our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV. We serve millions of customers with offerings ranging from satellite to streaming services and global to personal networking solutions.

Echo Star has an exciting opportunity for a Gateway Maintenance Engineer in our Hughes Network Systems division. This position manages, maintains, controls and preserves the architectural integrity and asset value of our Critical Facilities infrastructure at our Satellite Gateways to meet our company standards, which includes regularly scheduled facility inspection, building construction/maintenance, electrical construction/maintenance, HVAC, property and grounds upkeep, fire, security & life safety and regulatory compliance.

This role is the main point of contact for Facilities maintenance support for Hughes Gateway Sites across the US.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures compliance with State and Federal regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, OSHA, EPA, HAZMAT, and Health, Fire & Life Safety, working with internal safety teams
• Schedules and conducts frequent inspections of facilities, grounds and equipment to determine need and extent of service, repair and equipment required to ensure employee safety
• Inspects and ensures maintenance of security fence perimeter, entry gates and surveillance systems
• Ensures overall maintenance of the site’s appearance to meet company standards
• Recommend infrastructure improvements to maximize efficiency and cost-effectiveness of site operations
• Directs, monitors, and controls contracted projects to ensure adherence to specifications and ensure deadlines are met
• May prepare construction specifications or plans, obtain advice from engineering personnel, and analyze contract bids, and submit bids and recommendations to the management team
• Manages outside vendor contracts for UPS, Generator, Electrical, HVAC, Fire Alarm and landscaping
• Provides project reports and significant operational data to management on a timely basis
• Maintains multiple locations across the US including hands‑on maintenance and repairs of electrical and HVAC equipment, as well as general maintenance of Gateway
• Compiles and/or reviews records of labor and material cost for operating building and specifications or plans
• Perform job site safety analysis prior to engaging in tasks and select appropriate PPE suitable to meet working conditions
• Complete Purchase Orders and approval invoices
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

• 10 years’ of experience in building maintenance to include any of the following: HVAC, Electrical, Fire Suppression and detection systems, Generators, UPS’s as well as general maintenance and construction
• Journeyman electrical or HVAC/R license
• Prior experience reading and interpreting documents such as blueprints, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

Skills and

Qualifications:

• On call 24x7
• Will be able to sit, stand, crawl, and climb ladders for extended periods
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds
• Will be able to work in all-weather environments, extreme heat, extreme cold, snow, rain, noise, hazards, and atmospheric conditions (fumes, odor, dust, mist or poor ventilations) indoors, and outdoors
• Working conditions are normal for a critical facility
• Work will require occasional weekend and/or evening work
• Travel 95%
• Demonstrated self‑starter with the ability to work independently, to take initiative, and proactively solve problems with minimal supervision
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
• Ability to interact effectively with team members and provide guidance as needed
• Knowledge of basic computer experience in databases, word processing, and…