Senior Stationary Engineer

Position Overview

Under direction, supervises, assigns, reviews, and participates in the work of staff responsible for performing a variety of duties in the operation, maintenance, and repair of stationary and industry specific equipment used in County facilities; ensures work quality and adherence to established policies and procedures; and performs the more technical and complex tasks relative to the assigned area of responsibility.

• Principles and practices of supervision, discipline, leadership, mentoring, and training
• Team dynamics and team building
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations
• Communication skills and techniques used for gathering and transmitting information
• Advanced principles pertaining to the operation, maintenance, repair, and installation of HVACR, fire life safety, lighting, and related control, mechanical, electrical, and piping systems equipment
• Advanced methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in the operation, maintenance, repair, and installation of HVACR, fire life safety, lighting, and related control, mechanical, electrical, and piping systems equipment
• Pneumatic and Direct Digital Controls for HVACR equipment
• Safety Orders of the California Division of Industrial Safety applying to heating, electrical, and other related mechanical equipment
• Analysis and treatment of hydronic heating and cooling systems
• Energy conservation products and techniques
• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other specialized applications related to area of assignment
• English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation

• Select, supervise, train, and evaluate staff
• Plan, coordinate, assign, and review the work of subordinate staff
• Investigate and resolve disciplinary issues
• Investigate service requests
• Work independently, prioritize work, coordinate activities and meet critical deadlines
• Develop and maintain cooperative, effective working relationships with others
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing
• Apply customer service skills, including the identification of customer needs and follow up to ensure customer commitments have been met
• Read and interpret plans and specifications
• Use testing equipment for electronics, pneumatics, air-flow, speed, temperature, humidity, etc.
• Use welding equipment, small power tools such as saws, drills, grinders, etc., and hand tools such as wrenches, pliers, hammers, ratchet socket sets, etc., in a proper and safe manner
• Research, read and understand applicable (building, plumbing, and electrical) codes
• Keep accurate records and prepare clear and concise reports
• Utilize computer equipment to enter, maintain and extract information
• Make decisions in emergency situations
• Read, write, and speak English at a level necessary for satisfactory job performance

Minimum Qualifications

• Either
  • One year of full‑time, paid experience employed by the County of Sacramento in the class of Stationary Engineer II.
  • Five years of full‑time, paid experience operating, maintaining, repairing, and installing heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration, power systems, water treatment, fire life safety systems, or water and steam pressure boilers. For Pattern 2, two years of the required experience may be substituted with acceptable proof of education or training in one of the following:
    • A certificate or higher in Mechanical‑Electrical Technology from Sacramento City College, or other accredited college or career school with comparable curriculum; or
    • A certificate of completion from a Federal/State approved Stationary Engineer apprenticeship program.

Note: If the word “experience” is referenced in the minimum qualifications, it means full‑time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part‑time paid experience may be accumulated and pro‑rated to meet the total experience requirements.

Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement, applicants must submit…