Stationary Engineer - Assistant Chief

Job Requisition :48508

Opening Date: 07/22/2025
Closing Date: 08/04/2025
Agency:Department of Human Services
Class Title:STATIONARY ENGINEER-ASST CHIEF - 42605
Skill Option:None
Bilingual Option:None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $10,975.92 - $11,579.70 per month ($63.08 - $66.55 per hour)
Job Type: Salaried
Category:Full Time
County: Kane
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: PR000
Merit Comp Code:

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The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Stationary Engineer – Assistant Chief for the Elgin Mental Health Center located in Elgin, Illinois to direct the day-to-day operations of crafts, power-plant and maintenance workers. Assists the Stationary Engineer Chief in determining and planning new construction projects and renovation of older buildings and systems of distribution. In the absence of the Stationary Engineer Chief, assumes duties over physical plant.

Travels in the performance of job duties.

• Serves as the Stationary Engineer – Assistant Chief for the Elgin Mental Health Center.
• Serves as designated lead worker.
• Maintains daily time sheets for all crafts, power-plant and maintenance workers.
• Assist Stationary Engineer Chief in determining and planning new construction projects and renovation of older buildings and systems of distribution.
• Works with outside contractors in programming various environmental system computers to verify proper operation and balance of environmental conditions within the facility.
• Orientates new personnel in various building trades and maintenance operation.
• Researches, develops and writes both regularly scheduled and impromptu reports on a variety of subjects including but not limited to, safety issues, utilities, timekeeping, Capital Development Board, etc.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of high school.
• Requires five (5) years of experience in the operation of a commercial or institutional power plant OR as a skilled craftsman in the mechanical or building trades.
• Requires possession of a valid certificate as a Universal Technician under U.S.E.P.A Section 608 Rules.

* The possession of a valid certificate as a Universal…