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

About the role

The Building Service Engineer position involves performing maintenance and repair work on a wide range of heating, ventilating, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, refrigeration, air conditioning, and water systems. This role also includes operating, maintaining, repairing, and inspecting heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration, and water systems and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Performs heating, ventilation and air conditioning preventive maintenance including tests, adjustments, and calibrations of 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 and 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 tasks 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.
• 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 incidents.
• Maintains clean work areas, tools, equipment, and associated structures.
• Uses protective equipment as required for personal safety.

Requirements

This position 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.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Two years of journey-level experience in the operation, maintenance and repair of boiler, heating, ventilating, refrigeration and air conditioning equipment and systems or the equivalent combination of formal course work in mechanical technology and hands-on experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Five years of journey-level experience in the operation, maintenance and repair of boilers, heating, ventilating, refrigeration and air conditioning equipment and systems.

Skills

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 and retrieve data related to work performed using manual and/or computerized record-keeping systems; prepare standard reports; provide instruction to unskilled and semi-skilled assistants; analyze and respond appropriately to emergency situations; read and write at a level appropriate to the position; and perform arithmetic calculations as required by the position.

Benefits

Threaded through our Total Compensation package is a commitment to Bridging Life's Transitions. SF State is committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive program that rewards efforts that are appreciated by your colleagues, students, and the customers we serve. We offer a competitive compensation package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Pension, 401k, Healthcare Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Vacation and Sick Leave as well as State Holidays and a dynamic Fee Waiver program, all geared towards the University's commitment to attract, motivate, and retain our employees.