Stationary Engineer (7334) - Multiple Departments Citywide (REF29570M)

Position Overview

Stationary Engineers operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair a wide variety of pumping, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration and auxiliary plant machinery and equipment in large or multi-faceted facilities. They ensure that all equipment, machinery and systems are functioning normally and safely while complying with all applicable safety rules and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Operates, maintains and repairs a wide variety of pumping, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration, and power generating equipment in a large complex or multi-faceted facility. May be required to operate computerized building management systems, preventative or predictive maintenance computer systems or Computerized Data Gathering System (SCADA) to ensure safe, correct, and efficient functioning.
• Inspects and tests machinery and equipment for safe, efficient, and proper operation through visual and audio inspections during walk-throughs, including fire prevention equipment, water storage and distribution systems, high pressure zones, storage tanks, pumps and relief valves, and water samples.
• Makes entries and keeps records during shift operations by taking and entering gauge readings, water laboratory analysis readings, and temperatures on operating log sheets or into a computer data system to support preventative maintenance and document equipment history.
• Receives, records and stores large amounts of treatment chemicals and may handle hazardous chemicals in confined or enclosed areas. Must be capable of safely managing chemical spills and may also be involved in the handling and treatment of industrial or hazardous waste.
• Contacts and communicates with contractors, building tenants, and/or the general public to effectively discharge assigned duties.
• Maintains keys, communications equipment, and security (in the absence of Security Personnel) to ensure the safety of plant buildings and grounds. As part of an emergency response team, recognizes, evaluates, and responds to potentially hazardous situations.
• Performs control tests on water samples to determine chlorine and fluoride residual, pH, alkalinity, turbidity, color, saturation index, and flocculation factors. Under supervision, conducts water analysis and regulates treatment chemical dosages to maintain water quality in filtration plants, distribution systems, or other large facilities, including performing boiler water and cooling tower chemical tests (pH, alkalinity, TDS, etc.) to monitor and control organism growth in water.