King County, WA · 1 day ago
Aquatics Operating Engineer
King County is seeking an experienced operations and maintenance professional to maintain operating systems at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, a premier aquatic facility. The role involves troubleshooting and performing maintenance on various systems, developing maintenance plans, and supporting high-profile events.
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Responsibilities
Troubleshoot and perform major and specialized maintenance and repairs for multiple buildings, multiple bodies of water, HVAC units, filters, pumps, heat exchangers, variable speed drives, whole-building infrastructure
Build, maintain and repair specialized event systems - including event layout, media displays, sound systems, network communications, program specs, live data feeds - to support the needs of event directors, announcers, officials, major media outlets, major regional and national events
Perform maintenance, repairs on Swiss Omega timing systems
Maintain positive working relationships with local and state Health Departments, the City of Federal Way, and all other governing agencies to ensure code compliance
Qualification
Required
Journey-level knowledge of maintenance and repair of equipment, including heating and ventilation, pneumatic controls, electrical controls, chillers, boilers, pumps and piping, laboratory ventilation, refrigeration, electricity and HVAC controls
Skill in evaluating and troubleshooting electrical and mechanical problems
Knowledge of the products, materials, equipment and tools related to the industry
Experience in high-level event production
Experience working in or around aquatic facilities, maintaining equipment specific to competitive aquatics, and tracking assets in an aquatic facility according to a care plan and lifespan. i.e. springboards and touchpads
Knowledge of code compliance regarding local, state and federal laws
Experience in problem solving in high stress situations
Washington State Driver's License
CFC Certification Federal Class 1
Grade 3 Steam Engineer license (Within 2 years of hire)
Certified Pool Operator's license (Within 1 year of hire)
Manages Complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
Optimizes Work Processes: Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement
Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
Instills Trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
Organizational Savvy: Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics
Preferred
Knowledge of the requirements and rules of aquatic sports, such as, equipment required for events
Knowledge about how transition a facility to meet the needs of various events and setting up and testing electronic competitive aquatic equipment
Experience with competitive swim and dive software such as, Swiss Omega Timing
Experience maintaining and repairing electronic facility and emergency systems such as Honeywell Spyder's, BAC Net Lon Works and Tridium Niagara Framework and Guardian Emergency Systems for security and fire protection
Benefits
Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage options: King County provides eligible employees with options, so they can decide what’s best for themselves and their eligible dependents
Life and disability insurance: employees are provided basic coverage and given the opportunity to purchase additional insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
Retirement: eligible King County employees may participate in a pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred-compensation plan
Transportation program and ORCA transit pass
12 paid holidays each year plus two personal holidays
Generous vacation and paid sick leave
Paid parental, family and medical, and volunteer leaves
Flexible Spending Account
Wellness programs
Onsite activity centers
Employee Giving Program
Employee assistance programs
Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, depending on position
Training and career development programs
Company
King County, WA
King County is one of the best places to work in Washington and one of the state's largest employers with 14,000 dedicated employees.
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