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City of Alexandria, Virginia · 1 day ago

Building Engineer I/II/III

Alexandria, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid, Senior Level

$48K/yr - $85K/yr

1+ years exp

The City of Alexandria is a vibrant community in northern Virginia, seeking qualified candidates for the Building Engineer position. The role involves performing skilled maintenance and repairs in HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems to ensure the efficiency and quality of the City's buildings.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Perform preventive maintenance, monitor, repair and replace controls for major/minor HVAC equipment to include VDF drives, pneumatic and digital thermostats, and replaces consumable parts on major/minor HVAC equipment to include belts, filters, pumps, bearings and couplings

Check gauges regularly to assure that boilers and air conditioners are operating properly and performs adjustments and repairs

Calibrate and maintain control systems; make combustion efficiency tests on boilers and adjusts burners to give optimum performance

Monitor computer information regarding HVAC equipment and responds as required and maintains logs of operations and temperature readings

Repair and replace plumbing parts and fixtures to include supply lines, sloan valves, faucets and O-rings; and clears out large and small drain lines

Access work order maintenance system in order to determine what needs maintenance, perform administrative duties including answering emails, inputting information into City works system and communicating with vendors

Read building drawings and blueprints to locate equipment and identify sources of problems

Access BAS system to clear alarms, alter building schedules, and identify equipment that needs repairs or maintenance

Respond to after-hours emergency repair calls when serving in an on-call capacity

Perform other duties as required

Qualification

HVACPlumbingElectricalBuilding Automation SystemsUniversal CFC Recovery LicenseLow-Pressure Boiler CertificationAir Balancing CertificationHydraulic Balancing CertificationIndoor Air Quality CertificationBackflow CertificationTechnical Maintenance CoursesCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

High School Diploma or GED supplemented by building trades or technical maintenance courses, and one year of experience in the operation and maintenance of boilers, air conditioning, refrigeration, electrical, mechanical or plumbing systems; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities

Must possess a valid driver's license from state of residence

High School Diploma or GED, HVAC, Electrical, or Plumbing Journeyman's License

Five years of work experience repairing and maintaining HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems in commercial buildings

Experience using and operating automated building systems

Experience servicing boilers

Possession of Universal CFC Recovery License and Low-Pressure Boiler Certification

High School Diploma or GED, HVAC, Electrical, or Plumbing Master license

Three years of journey level work experience

Two of the four certifications: (1) Air Balancing Certification, (2) Hydraulic Balancing Certification, (3) Indoor Air Quality Certification, and/or (4) Backflow Certification

Must possess a valid driver's license from state of residence

Preferred

Significant experience in more than one of the following areas: plumbing, electrical, generator and/or general mechanical repairs

Working knowledge for the operation of boilers, HVAC equipment, other auxiliary equipment and controls

Demonstrate means, methods and practices used in maintaining boilers, air conditioning, electrical, mechanical and plumbing equipment

Be aware of hazards and safety precautions particular to the trade

Ability to understand, operate, and troubleshoot Building Automated Systems (B.A.S.), Energy Management Systems (E.M.S.) and other computer-based control and monitoring systems in buildings

Ability to identify problems in the system to ensure early detection of breakdowns