Building Service Engineer

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What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

• Operate, maintain and repair a wide range of central plant equipment including but not limited to boilers, steam generators, chillers, cooling towers, diesel generators, air compressors, vacuum pumps, water softeners, and reverse osmosis systems.
• Ability to perform all work and follow safety procedures while maintaining a safe and clean working environment.
• Maintain records and logs, retrieve data related to work performed using manual and/or computerized recordkeeping systems, create provide reports as required.
• Resolves complex technical matters, proficiently using building automation systems to diagnose and troubleshoot problems; estimate cost, time and materials for projects.
• Constructs and repairs equipment and instruments; may use various shop skills, e.g., sheet metal, welding, milling, electrical and plumbing.
• Manipulates features of building automation systems to adjust space temperatures and air intake to optimize comfort, while conserving energy; affect building automation programming schedules for the heating and cooling of campus facilities.
• Responds to trouble calls such as: hot and cold calls, equipment alarms, water leaks, clogged drains, electrical power issues, and lighting issues.
• Conducts chemical analyses for water treatment for various systems such as: chillers, cooling towers, boilers, and water softeners.
• Installation, repair, and maintenance of ductwork, fan coil units, air handlers, vacuum pumps and air compressors.
• Installation, repair, and maintenance of lights, switches, receptacles, conduit, Wiremold raceway and batteries.
• Installation, repair, and maintenance of laboratory plumbing utilities, pipes, fittings, and fixtures. Perform preventative maintenance on eyewash stations, emergency showers, and fire extinguishers.
• Performs a variety of routine manual duties as required, such as moving supplies, furniture, equipment, removing trash, scrap material, sweeping and mopping, etc.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

What we Require

Experience Required

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• +5 years of specialized experience in one of the following: HVAC&R, Electrical, Plumbing, Central Plant Mechanical, or Fabrication and Welding.

Training Preferred

• 1 year trade school in one of the following trades: HVAC&R / Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Welding, Machining or Building Maintenance. Experience

Preferred

• * 2 years of experience Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
• 2 years of experience Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
• 2 years of experience Flux cored arc welding (FCAW)
• 2 years of experience in sheet metal fabrication.
• 2 years of experience in machine shop operations.
• +1 year of 3D printing
• +1 year operating and programming laser cutters
• Must possess an EPA Section 608 Universal Technician Certification.
• Computer skills required: Microsoft Office; Project Management Software.
• Other skills required:
• Demonstrated ability to read construction drawings and documentation.
• Certificates, licenses, and registrations required: Must be willing to maintain First Aid/CPR/AED training/certification.
• Satisfactory completion of the post-offer physical required.

What We Can Offer

The expected pay range for this position is $31.50-$34.50 hourly. Salk Institute provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the institute reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs.