Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls (EI&C) Technician

Duties & Responsibilities

VCU’s Facilities Management Department is seeking to hire an Electrical, Instrumentation, and Controls (EI&C) Technician in the Steam Plant. The steam plant is a 24/7/365 day operation, and the main steam plant consists of three 125,000 lbs/hour boilers with typical loads ranging from 35,000 lbs/hour (summer) and up to 135,000 lbs/hour (winter).

• Maintain, repair electrical, instrumentation, and control equipment providing utilities for Hospital, Academic, and State buildings
• Ensure long equipment life, operating efficiency, and equipment availability by following accepted procedures
• Use solid inspection techniques to detect and correct problems at an early stage to avoid costly problems later
• Utilize troubleshooting skills to remedy malfunctions and return equipment to full functionality in minimum time, maximizing revenue and profitability, and minimizing maintenance costs
• Work assigned shifts including weekends and overtime as required
• Work during inclement weather
• At times work other than normal shifts
• 24-hour rotational on-call status is required
• Make repairs and perform preventive maintenance tasks as needed
• Follow safety procedures to guard against burns, electric shock, noise, moving parts, and exposure to hazardous materials
• Interface with customers ensuring needs are met should problems arise
• Demonstrate competency through successful completion of maintenance tasks and repair situations

EI&C Specific Knowledge

• Conduit Machine Bending: Perform bends on all sizes of conduit up to six inches utilizing mechanical, hydraulic, and/or electrical benders
• Hydraulic Controls: Understand hydraulic principles and fluids, device functions & controls, symbols & drawings, and safety considerations. Understand troubleshooting applications
• Pneumatic Controls: Understand pneumatic systems & drawings, and system safety, functions, and control of components. Utilize proper troubleshooting guidelines & techniques
• Motor Operated Valves: Service and maintain small servo-mechanical valve actuators to large electrical, pneumatic, and/or hydraulic motor operators
• Standby & Emergency Systems: Installation, utilization, and maintenance for standby and emergency electrical systems
• Process Control Elements, Transducers, & Transmitters: Understand common instrumentation elements and their principles of operation; Service and maintain.
• Instrument Calibration & Configuration: Proper methods of instrumentation calibration, including three- and five-point methods in pneumatic, analog, and smart loops

EI&C Global Knowledge

• Perform responsibilities ranging from advanced to supervisory levels in support of specialty activities
• Provide leadership, guidance and supervision to staff where required
• Provide technical assistance to others and perform detailed reviews of related projects
• Maintain project correspondence and records from conception to completion. Ensure timeliness and accuracy of research and compilation of data
• Determine work processes and methods that are the most appropriate to accomplish technical assignments
• Rely on experience and judgement to accomplish tasks
• Determine validity of data through observations and recording of field data and reports
• Set up test equipment and evaluate how parts, assemblies, or systems perform under simulated conditions. Gather data and analyze test information to resolve problems

Steam Plants and Distribution Systems Safety and Environmental

• Understand all potential hazards and the safety systems that provide protection
• Practice required Lockout/Tagout procedures when performing maintenance and repairs
• Know the locations of all fire extinguishers, emergency showers, and eyewash stations

Qualifications

• High school graduate, GED, or equivalent
• General maintenance knowledge or experience in steam or industrial settings
• General computer skills
• Familiarity with basic safety and environmental rules/procedures
• Good interpersonal communication, role model, operational, and professional excellence skills
• Valid Driver’s license required
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU

Salary Range

$70,000 - $90,000

Benefits

• All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.

FLSA Exemption Status

Non-Exempt

Work Days/Hours

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm, and on-call

Work Days/Hours

Hours per Week: 40

Restricted Position

No

ORP Eligible

No

Flexible Work Arrangement

Fully Onsite

University Job Title

17151N - 17153N (Electrical, Instrumentation, and Control [EI&C] Technician FM1 - FM3)