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Columbia University · 17 hours ago

Environmental Controls Technician

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
date6+ years exp

Columbia University is seeking an Environmental Controls Technician to perform operations as required by job work orders and blueprints in preventive maintenance and repairs to various types of electrical equipment. The role includes supervising lower labor grade employees and ensuring compliance with the Electrical Code of the City of New York.

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Responsibilities

Performs operations as required by job work order and/or blueprint or diagram in preventive maintenance and repairs to various types of electrical equipment such as motors, control and power circuits (both A.C. and D.C.), switches, generators, transformers, relays, motor controllers, rectifier units, electrical devices, systems and apparatus, load distributions, cables, and printed circuitry
Must be proficient in the use of all tools of the electrical trade and must be skilled in the operations of electrical test equipment such as voltmeters, ammeters, ohmmeters, multi-meters, meggers, tachometers, temperature gauges, watt meters, phase meters, and various recording devices
Shall be capable of reading blueprints and schematics to determine circuitry
Shall supervise and direct the work of lower labor grade employees assigned to projects in electrical repair work and installations in accordance with the Electrical Code of the City of New York
Shall have a home telephone and be available for emergency calls at night and on days off
Shall accept a proportional share of scheduled overtime work

Qualification

Electrical equipment maintenanceBlueprint readingElectrical test equipmentElectro-magnetic controllersElectrical trade school diplomaSupervisory skillsHigh school diploma

Required

High school diploma and/or equivalent or electrical trade school diploma required
6 years in the electrical field, 2 years experience as an 'A' mechanic, and 1 year experience in electro-magnetic controllers

Company

Columbia University

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Columbia University is a research institution and Ivy League school for undergraduate and graduate students across various fields
dateFounded in 1754
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.columbia.edu

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$21.84M
Key Investors
ValeNational Institutes of HealthNational Science Foundation
2024-09-24Grant· $0.02M
2023-08-17Grant
2023-05-04Grant· $20M

Leadership Team

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Jeannette Wing
Executive Vice President for Research and Professor of Computer Science
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Asaf Cidon
Assistant Professor, EE and CS
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