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County of Los Angeles · 2 days ago

CHIEF STATIONARY ENGINEER

Los Angeles County, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

The County of Los Angeles is seeking a Chief Stationary Engineer to oversee the operation and maintenance of heating and refrigeration plants. This role involves planning, scheduling, and supervising the work of subordinate engineers to ensure compliance with safety codes and standards.

CommunitiesGovernmentNon Profit

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Plans, schedules, and supervises the operation and maintenance of manual and automatic gas or oil fired high pressure steam or high temperature hot water boilers

Plans, schedules, and supervises the periodic inspection, adjustment, calibration, or maintenance and repair of heating and refrigeration plant control equipment

Develops work schedules and inspects the work of subordinate stationary engineers for compliance with instructions and State, local and other safety codes

Prepares for and assists in the annual inspection of heating and refrigeration plant equipment to ensure operation, maintenance, and repair standards are being met

Prepares written reports regarding heating and refrigeration operation

Orders supplies and recommends the purchase of additional equipment

Plans, schedules, and supervises the operation and maintenance of central and other refrigeration equipment

Schedules and supervises the testing of boiler water, condensate cooling tower water and water from other systems and the adding of corrective chemicals

Qualification

High pressure boilersRefrigeration equipmentSteam Engineer's LicenseEPA Universal Technician CertificateFuel Oil StorageSupervisionReport writingSafety compliance

Required

Five (5) years' experience in the operation and maintenance of high pressure boilers and refrigeration equipment and auxiliary equipment, of which three (3) years must have been operating, maintaining and testing high-pressure steam or hot water boilers, refrigeration, air conditioning, and other auxiliary distribution systems which exceed 500 h.p. in boiler capacity, or a total refrigeration capacity of 1200 tons

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions

An Unlimited Steam Engineer's License issued by the City of Los Angeles' Department of Building and Safety

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Universal Technician Certificate in compliance with Federal license requirements as provided in Chapter V, Section 608

Some positions may be required to hold an Unlimited Steam Engineer's License with Turbine Endorsement

Required license(s) and/or certification(s) must be active and unrestricted, or your application will not be accepted

Physical Class Iii - Moderate includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighting over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds