Stationary Engineer

Position Summary

About the role

Operates and maintains equipment in high-pressure plants or pumping stations, including boilers, pumps, generators, switch gear, valves, and related machinery and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Blow downs low and high-pressure boilers
• Reads, interprets, and monitors gauges on air conditioners, indicating and recording instruments and other related equipment
• Performs and/or assists in maintenance and equipment repair work
• Tests water and adds chemicals as necessary
• Inspects machinery (e.g., boilers, pumps, valves, generators, switch gears, and related machinery) to detect faulty operations; makes minor adjustments to and lubricates equipment, including washing and changing oil and refrigeration filters
• Cleans filters, air handlers, air conditioning tower, condenser tubes, sump, and boiler site glasses as needed; lubricates fans and motors; checks equipment belts and drives
• Runs standby generators in case of emergency
• Aids and/or coordinates work with other trades as assigned or required
• Drives a City vehicle as needed or required
• Uses a variety of technological hardware (i.e., computers, laptops, tablets, smart phones, GPS, cameras, etc.) and/or software (i.e., email, Cartegraph, Microsoft Office, etc.) to maintain records and prepare accurate reports on work performed
• Performs such other related tasks and duties that are assigned or required
• May work all three shifts, weekends, and holidays

Requirements

• You must submit or show proof of all the following at the time of filing your application (unless otherwise indicated below) or your application will be disqualified.
• Disqualifications based on any of these General Application Requirements are not subject to a Civil Service appeal.
• Applicants must submit a complete application including education, work experience, a resume (if applicable) and completed supplemental questions.
• Applicants must become residents of the City of Pittsburgh prior to employment and must remain a resident throughout employment.
• Click here to view a map of City of Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
• A current, valid Class C Pennsylvania Driver's License is required prior to appointment and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Written requests for accommodation based on the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act will be considered by the Department of Human Resources & Civil Service on an individual basis.
• The Stationary Engineer License is required at the time of appointment and must be maintained throughout employment.

Qualifications

• The application must clearly show two (2) years of full-time experience as a Stationary Engineer. (Less than full-time experience will be calculated on a pro-rated basis.)
• The application must clearly show a Stationary Engineer License.
• EQUIVALENCY: None permitted for this position. Therefore, no education/training and/or work experience may be substituted toward the qualifying requirements listed above.

Civil Service Examinations

• If you meet the qualifying requirements listed above, you will be sent a letter of admission (when applicable) for the following examination(s).
• You must pass the written and/or performance examination(s) in order to have your name placed on the official Civil Service eligibility list for this position.
• Candidates who receive job offers must pass a medical examination (when applicable) prior to start date.
• Written: None required for this position.
• Performance: None required for this position.
• Medical: Required.