Maintenance Specialist

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Our commitment s are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration and well‑being are integral to success.

Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, we have approximately 50,000 employees in more than 70 countries across all 7 continents.

Seasonal Contract position supporting the National Science Foundation managed United States Antarctic Program as part of the Antarctic Support Contract (ASC). Maintenance Specialist will perform maintenance or construction work, or any combination thereof, under the supervision of the Preventative Maintenance Foreman (McMurdo/South Pole), Facilities Maintenance Supervisor or Preventative Maintenance Coordinator (Palmer). Tasking is based on employee’s prior work experience and ASC schedule requirements.

• Diagnose, repair, and perform scheduled preventive maintenance on existing buildings, systems, equipment, fixtures, and infrastructure.
• Manage small maintenance projects that fall within work area division including the coordination of other trades, equipment, tools, parts and schedules with reporting responsibilities to the PM Foreman and the Facilities Maintenance Supervisor.
• Perform major overhauls to include dismantling, replacing parts and making repairs to all facilities‑related equipment such as heating, ventilating, cooling, refrigeration, overhead doors, hoists, compressors, hydronic systems, pumps, kitchen/galley equipment, shop tools and other types of equipment and component parts, including some non‑facility capital assets such as exercise, medical and lab equipment.
• Accomplish tasking working from Job Plans, verbal information, schematics, blueprints, wiring diagrams, documents, vendor/manufacturer manuals and applicable specifications and codes.
• Analyze equipment breakdown and make technical decisions based on manufacturer’s recommendations.
• Timely respond to emergency service calls during and outside of normal working hours.
• Utilize the assistance of other station personnel to complete tasking, or assist other trades or departments with their tasking as appropriate.
• Prepare and document work plans, job hazard analysis, job safety analysis, code‑required forms, checklists, and internal procedural documents as required.
• Lead and oversee work performed by Utility Technicians on a regular basis.
• Assist in the day‑to‑day operations of a large maintenance crew, including the ability to fill in for the Preventive Maintenance Foreman when necessary.
• Implement and enforce the preventive maintenance program, including inventory and work order look‑up in the Maximo database.
• Maintain detailed records, logs and accounts, and interpret trends to initiate resolutions to issues accordingly.
• Submit reports as required by supervisor, including the quality assurance self‑inspections.
• Accurately document hours worked, tasking performed, materials used, and processes involved.
• Advise immediate supervisor of job progress and material/labor requirements.
• Accomplish tasking utilizing design drawings, specifications, and wiring diagrams.
• Apply solid decision‑making ability and sound judgment to safely and effectively solve problems.
• May deploy to remote research support facilities for day trips or extended periods.
• Maintain communication with Supervisor and Management, including e‑mail and regular meeting minutes, regularly reporting status of all facilities equipment and significant issues and events within the work area division.
• Prepare and submit material resupply requests to maintain inventory of repair parts for individual items of equipment.
• Coordinate with Supervisor on suggestions for appropriate edits and additions to preventive maintenance tasks, equipment/parts associations, and maintaining data integrity within the maintenance database.
• Participate in training programs and meetings.
• Ensure all…