Building Service Engineer- (Building Service Engineer, Range 1) - HDCS Facilities Maintenance

Building Service Engineer

Under general supervision of the Manager, Maintenance Services, the Building Service Engineer is distinguished by the independent and ongoing performance of maintenance and repair work on a wide 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 for facilities managed by Housing, Dining & Conference Services (HDCS).

Position makes decisions based upon sound maintenance practice.

Rotates through various shift assignments within the properties managed by Housing, Dining & Conference Services for the operation, service and repair of low, medium or high-speed revolution cogeneration equipment.

Performs heating, ventilation and air conditioning preventive 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 preventive maintenance.
• Maintains swimming pools mechanical pumping & filtering equipment.
• Repairs and replaces bearings, shafts, seals, rings and electrical wiring and installs central system parts, gauges, valves and pipes which requires the application of journey-level skills in one or more of the applicable trades.

Completes scheduled maintenance 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 system 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.

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

NATURE AND SCOPE OF DECISIONS:

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.

A) PROJECT COORDINATION/LEAD RESPONSIBILITIES:

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

B) CONTACTS ON AND OFF CAMPUS:

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.

Minimum Qualifications

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…