Building Engineer I/II/III

About This Role

Perform skilled maintenance and preventive repairs on HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems in City of Alexandria buildings. Ensure maximum efficiency, economy, and quality of work on diverse building systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance, monitor, repair and replace controls for major/minor HVAC equipment
• Check gauges regularly to assure boilers and air conditioners are operating properly and perform adjustments and repairs
• Calibrate and maintain control systems; make combustion efficiency tests on boilers and adjust burners
• Monitor computer information regarding HVAC equipment and respond as required, maintain logs of operations and temperature readings
• Repair and replace plumbing parts and fixtures, clear large and small drain lines
• Access work order maintenance system, perform administrative duties including answering emails and inputting information
• Read building drawings and blueprints to locate equipment and identify sources of problems
• Access BAS system to clear alarms, alter building schedules, and identify equipment that needs repairs or maintenance
• Respond to after-hours emergency repair calls when serving in an on-call capacity

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid state driver's license
• One year of experience in operation and maintenance of boilers, air conditioning, refrigeration, electrical, mechanical or plumbing systems (for Level I)
• Five years of experience repairing and maintaining HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems in commercial buildings (for Level II)
• Experience using and operating automated building systems (for Level II)
• Experience servicing boilers (for Level II)
• Three years of journey level work experience (for Level III)

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Entry level with one year experience in operation and maintenance of building systems for Level I; five years for Level II; three years journey level for Level III

Nice to Have

• Significant experience in more than one of plumbing, electrical, generator and/or general mechanical repairs
• Working knowledge for the operation of boilers, HVAC equipment, other auxiliary equipment and controls
• Ability to understand, operate, and troubleshoot Building Automated Systems (B.A.S.), Energy Management Systems (E.M.S.) and other computer-based control and monitoring systems
• Ability to identify problems in the system for early detection of breakdowns

Skills

* Required skills

Certifications