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City of Los Angeles · 3 weeks ago

BUILDING OPERATING ENGINEER 5923 (Revised 09-18-25)

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$118K/yr - $125K/yr

The City of Los Angeles is seeking a Building Operating Engineer who will operate, monitor, and maintain various heating and cooling systems, including high pressure gas or oil fired boilers and chillers. The role involves ensuring building operability, optimizing equipment performance, and responding to tenant service requests.

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Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Operates, monitors, and performs maintenance on high pressure gas or oil fired boilers, gas or steam turbines, energy recovery boilers and heat exchangers, other heating systems, and their auxiliaries in supplying steam or high temperature hot water for space heating and similar purposes

Operates, monitors, and performs maintenance on large tonnage capacity chillers used for air-conditioning, including all auxiliary related equipment such as condensers, cooling towers, pumps, and air compressors

Performs water treatment tests and studies

Monitors and maintains other building service equipment

Operates and programs computer based building automation systems, trouble-shoot program control sequence of operation

Operates and maintains various types of refrigeration and air conditioning air handling units

Operates and monitors computer based lighting control systems

Responds and investigates building tenant service requests

Tests and monitors fire life and safety alarm systems

Maintains the building operability while optimizing equipment performance for efficient energy management and energy reduction

Qualification

Unlimited Steam Engineer's licenseUniversal EPA certificateTurbine endorsementBuilding automation systemsWater treatment processesSafety FocusTeamworkOral Communication

Required

A valid unlimited Steam Engineer's license issued by the Department of Building and Safety of the City of Los Angeles is required at the time of filing

A valid universal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certificate is required prior to appointment pursuant to Section 608 of the Clean Air Act

All positions at the Los Angeles World Airports require a turbine endorsement issued by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety prior to the completion of probation

A valid Class C driver's license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is required at the time of filing. Applicants will be disqualified and not be eligible for hire if their DMV record within the last 36 months reflects three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents, or a conviction of major moving violation such as DUI