Facilities I&E Technician

Overview
The Company is a fully integrated, sustainable energy services provider to higher education & healthcare campuses, cities, and communities, with utility infrastructures serving more than 130 million square feet of space and operations in 9 cities across the United States and growing. In each community, the company operates highly efficient and innovative utility infrastructures that produce and distribute electricity, steam, hot water and / or chilled water to customer buildings and campuses. Customers connected to these systems enjoy multiple benefits including reduced operating costs, lower emissions and unmatched reliability.
Job Summary
The successful candidate will be a self-starter that enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, strong commitment to deadlines and team, is process oriented with a high sense of ownership in their work, possesses a high degree of intellectual curiosity, and has superior Instrumentation & Electrical Technician foundation.
Scope and responsibilities include: Installs, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical systems, apparatus, and electrical and electronic control components of stationary and mechanical equipment such chillers, boilers, diesel & gas engines, generators, hot water heat exchangers, air compressors, motors, pumps and auxiliaries to provide District Heating & Cooling services to customers by performing the following duties:
Duties & Responsibilities

• Opens and closes circuit breakers for proper system operation and electrical isolation.
• Initiates purchase order for parts and services.
• Prepares legible and understandable work orders for required preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
• Maintains records of repairs, calibrations, and tests.
• On call for equipment issue call outs and emergencies.
• Replaces faulty wiring and electrical components of machines such as relays, switches, and motors, and position sensing devices.
• Tests faulty equipment and applies knowledge of functional operation of electronic units and systems to diagnose cause of malfunction.
• Records maintenance actions taken on work order forms.
• Able to be qualified and perform all essential duties of an O&M Plant Technician.
• Starts devices to test their performance.
• Completes all O&M Preventive Maintenance work orders assigned by the CMMS or supervisor.
• Connects unit to be tested to test equipment such as signal generator, frequency meter, or spectrum analyzer.
• Diagnoses, tests, and repairs or replaces faulty electronic components, such as printed circuit boards.
• Replaces electric motor bearings.
• Installs wire and conduit for newly installed machines and equipment.
• Performs preventative and corrective maintenance in accordance with technical manual procedures.
• Reads meters and gauges or automatic recording devices at specified intervals to verify proper operation.
• Qualified and available for shift coverage at other facilities.
• Aligns, adjusts, and calibrates equipment according to specifications.
• Opens and closes valves as required for proper system operation and mechanical isolation.
• Terminates wiring to machines and equipment and connects cables and wires between machines and equipment.
• Reads dials or digital displays that indicate electronic characteristics such as voltage, frequency, distortion, inductance, and capacitance.
• Reads and understands technical manuals and system piping and instrumentation diagrams.
• Prepares Corrective Maintenance work orders.
• Diagnoses cause of electrical malfunction or failure of operational equipment such as transformers, motors, relays, switches, and control and monitoring devices.
• Reads, understands, and complies with all plant safety and regulatory procedures.

Qualification Requirements
Experience and Education:

• Associate degree or technical certification in HVAC, Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls.
• Four to six years related experience in the duties described above.

Skills And Competencies

• Ability to operate a personal computer system. Network operations and troubleshooting is a plus. Ability to become proficient is required.
• Background in District Heating and Cooling, HVAC, power, refinery, chemical, or paper industry.
• Ability to interpret and use manufacturer's manuals and drawings.
• Must be capable of recognizing and analyzing equipment problems and taking appropriate corrective action.
• Must have good verbal and written communications skills.
• Familiarity with principles of refrigeration and thermodynamics. Knowledge of basic mechanical and electrical theory. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Must be detail oriented.
• A level of working understanding and competency in our industry
• Must be able to use troubleshooting tools and equipment.
• Must have demonstrated mechanical, instrumentation and controls aptitude.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must be skilled at reading process flow diagrams, control and instrumentation diagrams.

Conditions Of Employment

• Successful completion of Criminal Background Check and Drug Test
• Valid California Driver's License
• Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and able to provide proof of vaccination. Fully vaccinated is defined in accordance with CDC guidelines. Currently, it is defined as having received the completed series of a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized by the FDA and having received the final dose at least 14 days before your employment start date.

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