Maintenance Engineer Job San Mateo area,California USA,Trades / Skilled Labor

Position: Maintenance Engineer (2 Positions Available)

Overview

The Maintenance Engineer performs journeyman-level work involved in complex installation, repair, and maintenance of mechanical, plumbing, electrical, vertical transportation, telecom/datacom, roofing and building envelope, structural, access control, interior floor/wall/ceiling, building monitoring, control, swimming pools and water features/fountains, and other support systems for community college facilities. Under general supervision, the Maintenance Engineer works individually or as a team member to plan and implement major and minor installations, modifications, and repairs to buildings, vehicles, equipment, and grounds.

Public contact is extensive, primarily involving department and outside staff, vendors, and contractors for the purpose of exchanging information pertaining to project assessment, procedures, materials, and timelines. A moderate to high degree of independent judgment and creativity are required to follow and modify standard, prescribed trade techniques to troubleshoot, complete given assignments, and to resolve minor and some major problems that arise.

Consequences of errors in judgment can be costly in materials, public relations and in employee time. A Maintenance Engineer can direct the work of student assistants and other staff as assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all of the duties performed by the incumbent(s) of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this classification.

Exchanges information with senior maintenance engineers, chief engineers,management, maintenance and other staff regarding ongoing and special maintenance projects, project priorities, materials, staffing, and timelines required

Confers with management regarding safety procedures, equipment, supplies;provides information on repair and installation needs, as technical resource to outside department staff

Attends workshops, meetings and other events to obtain current information

Installs, adjusts, modifies, and repairs building systems and campus infrastructure systems

Assesses condition of fixtures and parts

Replaces parts and makes recommendations for and/or executes the purchase of new parts and supplies

Works with contractors to complete a variety of projects, as assigned

Schedules and monitors the work of other staff as assigned

Services, repairs, and maintains vehicles and equipment according to a maintenance schedule

Directs and participates in cleaning and painting of paintable surfaces

Performs routine inspections of building systems, equipment, and vehicles to ensure proper working order

Checks, adjusts, repairs, and monitors building systems, furniture, and fixtures for proper operation standards

Inventories supplies and recommends and/or executes the purchase of replacement or additional supplies as needed

Drives a motor vehicle to various work sites to pick up and deliver materials and equipment

Cleans and maintains the maintenance center and related work areas

Uses a computer and computer software to enter, modify and retrieve data related to maintenance schedules, work orders, equipment, and supply usage and inventory, equipment operations, and other data

May perform swimming pool operation, including monitoring, diagnosing,troubleshooting, and performing skilled repairs and general maintenance on aquatic chemical and electrical systems, pumps and motors, circulation systems,concrete and tile. May participate in the preventative maintenance for pumps,suction lines, drains, piping, valves, skimmer traps and flow control switches of each system; may meet with contractors; reviews, inspects preventative maintenance or repair work in progress;

performs water quality testing and adjusts pool water chemistry, interprets gauges, flow meters, and monitors equipment; maintains operational and re-circulation efficiency of various filters and filter media system

Identifies energy/process efficiency opportunities and assists in evaluation of appropriate measures to improve efficiency, effectiveness and safety

Performs other related duties as assigned

Employment Standards

Knowledge of:

Maintenance trade procedures, equipment, tools, and supplies commonly used to support the installation, maintenance, and repair of building and campus infrastructure systems, tools, vehicles, and equipment

Safety procedures, terminology, equipment, and supplies applicable to installation, maintenance, and repair operations

Energy efficiency measures and ability to appropriately escalate opportunities for improvement

Skill in:

Assessing conditions and standards of building and infrastructure systems,tools, vehicles and equipment, and completed work

Working cooperatively as part of a customer service team; interacting with individuals and small groups

Reading and comprehending complex written and oral…


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