Building Service Engineer

Type of Appointment: Full Time, Probationary

Job Classification: Building Service Engineer

Anticipated Hiring Range: $6,459 - $6,754 per month

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00AM - 5:00PM


THE DEPARTMENT:

Facilities Planning and Management (FP&M) serves as the lead organization for planning, developing, and maintaining the campus 'natural and built environments in support of the university's mission. The department seeks to preserve and enhance CPP's history, aesthetics, physical assets, and natural ecosystems through coordinated planning, design, and construction of buildings, roads, infrastructure, landscaping and other physical improvements. As an advocate on behalf of the university and its auxiliaries, FPM strives to provide facilities that meet scope, budget, operational needs and functional requirements. FPM is comprised of approximately 200 facilities professionals (FTE) that also provides maintenance services including custodial services, landscaping, recycling, building and mechanical trades, energy and utility management, fleet and auto services. The workforce is culturally diverse and multilingual. Its composition includes full time staff throughout FPM who are also earning their degrees and many whom have graduated from Cal Poly Pomona. The staff includes licensed architects and engineers, accountants, planners, project managers, administrative staff, carpenters, plumbers, locksmiths, painters, electricians, landscape architects, computer technicians, custodians and other building and mechanical trade technicians.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working in a team environment, under the general supervision of the Director of Operations and Maintenance and the Supervising Building Service Engineer, incumbent in this position is primarily responsible for the following: Inspect, diagnosis and perform repair and overhaul of all stationary equipment on campus which involves, natural gas, water, refrigerant, and air distribution systems.
• Perform preventative maintenance on boilers, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, fans, compressors, water treatment systems controls, and all associated equipment Inspect completed work for conformance with specifications, requirements and compliance with applicable codes and regulations.
• Maintain tools and equipment in good working order; maintain a safe and clean work environment; consult and work with trades workers in a team environment to accomplish multi-trade work orders.
• Maintain and control the campus' HVAC systems by using a direct digital, centrally located energy management system, stand-alone building management controllers, time clocks and manual mechanical controls.
• Maintain control system for all types of ventilation distribution systems including variable air volume controllers and independent building control systems (pneumatic, electric/electronic or a combination of both).
• Inspect, maintain and operate the controls for all auxiliary equipment associated with the distribution of environmentally controlled HVAC systems.
• Maintain, operate, assist in redesign and installation of equipment, piping and all associated instruments vital to the function of utility/support systems, throughout the university.
• Analyze system problems and make corrections both by computer and by performing repairs in the field.
• Provide independent support of the EMS system, including the ability to set up hardware, workstations and to upgrade them as necessary.
• Maintain daily work order records of labor hours and material used, and summary of work performed using manual and/or computerized record keeping systems.
• Makes recommendations for continuous operational improvements and assists in identifying O&M on recurring, non-recurring and deferred maintenance tasks.
• Respond to periodic calls from faculty members, staff and students for adjustment of air handling equipment to achieve air flow, temperature and humidity balances for individual rooms, building areas or buildings.
• Test, adjust and calibrate control instruments to maintain proper environmental conditions, peak operations and energy conservation.
• Conduct water chemical tests, analysis and treatment for campus cooling towers and chiller condensers.
• May provide support as needed to help inspect, troubleshoot, maintain and operate the controls for the auxiliary equipment and controls associated with the distribution of environmentally controlled HVAC systems.
• May provide instruction and lead direction to unskilled and semi-skilled assistants in accomplishing assigned work.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Driver License, Valid and in State Valid CA Driver's license with insurance.