Generator Technician

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• Posting Number: PG194802SP
• Internal Recruitment:
  No
• Anticipated Hiring Range: $44,000 - $45,844
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday - Friday, 6:00am - 2:30pm

The National Carolina State University Facilities Division is home to nearly 900 professionals who plan, build and maintain the spaces that foster an environment where innovation, learning, and community thrive. Through this work, we help create spaces that empower students, faculty, and staff to reach their full potential. Operating year-round, we manage more than 16.7 million gross square feet of built space and oversee 4,733 acres of campus infrastructure through a series of core departments, each composed of multiple specialized units:

• Design & Construction
• Business Operations
• Campus Operations and Maintenance
• Campus Planning and Strategic Investment

Whether responding to a maintenance request, shaping future facilities, or creating spaces that inspire discovery, our team is grounded in excellence, service, and stewardship.

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The Generator Technician I supports the Generator Operations Team by ensuring the reliable operation of emergency power systems across North Carolina State University’s campuses. This position is responsible for the operation, maintenance, testing, and repair of emergency generators and associated electrical equipment that are critical to campus safety and continuity of operations.

The ideal candidate is technically skilled, safety‑focused, and dependable, with a strong interest in electrical systems and emergency power infrastructure. This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment, support essential campus operations, and develop expertise in emergency power generation systems serving Main, Centennial, and Centennial Biomedical campuses. If you are looking to grow your skills while making a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply.

• Operate, maintain, exercise, test, and repair emergency generators, transfer switches, and associated connections across all campuses.
• Troubleshoot generator system issues to determine root causes, develop repair methods, identify parts requirements, and establish repair priorities and schedules.
• Perform inspections of electrical system equipment and facilities to assess condition, identify maintenance needs, and recommend repair priorities.
• Complete scheduled preventive and predictive maintenance on emergency generators and automatic transfer switch gears.
• Conduct electronic diagnostics, testing, and repairs on generator systems and related equipment.
• Resolve standard and complex generator issues efficiently to minimize downtime.
• Coordinate and communicate with generator vendors and service providers to support maintenance and repair efforts.
• Maintain accurate documentation related to inspections, maintenance, and repairs.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, team members, and campus stakeholders.
• Regularly perform physically demanding work requiring climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and repetitive motions, with or without…