Building Service Engineer Building Service Engineer, Range - Mechanical Maintenance

Position Summary

The Building Service Engineer is distinguished by the independent and ongoing performance of maintenance and repair work on a ride range of heating, ventilating, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, refrigeration, air conditioning, and water systems. The Building Service Engineer performs work on complex heating, refrigeration, air-conditioning and other mechanical systems. Position makes decisions based upon sound maintenance practice.

Rotates through various shift assignments at stations either in a central plant or in the utilities centers of individual buildings or campus centers and will primarily be assigned to Mashouf Wellness Center.

• Performs heating, ventilation and air conditioning preventative maintenance including: Tests, adjusts, and calibrates boiler and air conditioning machinery and mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and microprocessor control instruments. Tests and chemically treats boiler, condenser, and cooling tower water and water from other systems. Lubricates, cleans, prepares and paints mechanical systems, machinery and piping as part of corrosion control for preventative maintenance. Maintains swimming pools mechanical pumping, filtering equipment and chemical balancing and oversight.
  
  Repairs and replaces bearings, shafts, seals, rings, and electrical wiring and installs central system parts, gauges, valves and pipes which require the application of journey-level skills in one or more of the appliable trades.
• Completes scheduled maintenance of tasks of cleaning/replacing filters, calibration of controls, and functional task to ensure continuous operation of equipment including: Regularly uses features of building automation systems to diagnose and troubleshoot problems in the HVAC systems while optimizing energy usage. Operates, maintains, repairs and inspects heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration and water systems and equipment. Monitors building automation systems data and adjusts systems accordingly.
  
  Responds to service requests to adjust airflow, temperature and humidity balance for individual rooms, building areas or buildings. Interacts with customers at all levels of the University using tact and diplomacy. Completes necessary repairs to heating ventilation and air conditioning related equipment as requested by work orders. Collaborates with 3rd party vendors to coordinate and oversee HVAC repairs that require specialized technical expertise beyond in-house capabilities.
• Maintains logs of maintenance and repairs using manual and computerized record-keeping systems. Reports problems and needed repairs to supervisor to be documented and scheduled. Responds promptly to, and assists with, urgent needs in order to prevent injury, damage or further incident. Maintains clean work areas, tools, equipment and associated structures. Uses protective equipment as required for personal safety.
• Other duties as assigned

All of the above functions are performed to provide an operationally sound and safe instructional environment for learning using a variety of power and hand tools, equipment and materials.

This position receives specific direction and supervision. This position may instruct and lead semi-skilled or unskilled assistants and is expected to make decisions directly related to the functional operation, maintenance, and repair tasks described herein.

This position may instruct and lead semi-skilled or unskilled assistance in the performance of projects related to the functional operation, maintenance, and repair tasks described herein.

Interfaces with all members of the university community as required carrying out assigned duties and responsibilities. May interact with vendors supplying products and services related to the functional operation, maintenance, and repair tasks described herein.

• Knowledge: Work requires thorough knowledge of high and low pressure boilers, and heating, pneumatic, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigeration and other mechanical equipment; thorough knowledge of the methods, tools and materials used in the operation, maintenance and repair of such equipment; general knowledge of ventilation principles, thermal dynamics, and closed water systems; working knowledge of energy management systems including the ability to understand and use system features;
  
  and a general knowledge of the applicable state and federal safety codes and regulations pertaining to mechanical and HVAC systems.
• Abilities: Must be able to install, operate and repair HVAC equipment and systems; demonstrate a high degree of mechanical skill equivalent to journey-level in one or more related trades such as plumbing, pipe fitting, electrical, or air conditioning; read, interpret and work from blueprints, plans, drawings and specifications; make rough sketches; estimate cost, time and materials of mechanical work; maintain records…