Stationary Engineer, Sr. (Plant Operations Stationary Technician II)

Facilities Management is looking for a Stationary Engineer, Sr. to join our Central Plants team. This position will assist the Central Plants Supervisor for the operations and maintenance of the UArizona Central Utility Plants. The central plants include three utility plants which produce and distribute steam and chilled water used to heat and cool the campus, natural gas combustion turbines that produce and distribute electricity and steam to the campus and purified water used by the central plants and some research buildings.

In order to deliver quality customer service, the successful candidate will follow department and University policies and procedures in a professional manner. Work schedule may include alternate work weeks and hours. Utilities employees are required to drive University vehicles on a daily basis as one of their primary job functions.

Facilities Management at the University of Arizona consists of over 600 employees and teamwork is our strength. FM services over 13 million square feet of campus-keeping the grounds beautiful, classrooms clean and all utilities moving through the campus.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Inspects equipment and corrects problems to ensure the safe and economical operation of all central plant equipment.
• Submits reports to ensure efficient utilization of equipment and adherence to the preventive maintenance program.
• Cleans, lubricates, services and performs maintenance and repair of all central plant equipment such as replacing and/or repacking bearings and valves, repairing lines.
• May operate and maintain a gas turbine-generator, chillers and boilers including ancillary equipment and related support equipment. 
• Overhauls, disassembles and reassembles pumps such as feed water, transfer, condensate, vacuum and chemical pumps; checks for wear using micrometers and dial indicators.
• Troubleshoots and repairs electric and pneumatic boiler controls.
• Complete inspections and adjustments to run the central plant equipment efficiently and effectively to save energy and meet campus demand. 
• Monitors various gauges, meters, and pressure and temperature indicators to verify operating conditions of automatically fired boilers, chillers, compressors, motors, turbines and/or related equipment and adjusts controls to specified operating conditions.
• Prepares logs, charts and reports regarding operating conditions.
• Makes chemical analysis of water samples and adjusts amounts of chemical being used in order to properly protect equipment.
• Applies safety standards at all times and maintain good housekeeping practices to provide safe working conditions; reports problems affecting plant safety.
• Operates computer to question or verify specified operating conditions at various University facilities as required; initiates corrective action in emergency situations by notifying proper department or dispatching appropriate personnel to site.

• Journeyman level position. Completion of a high school education or an equivalent combination of apprenticeship program, technical training and/or experience required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Ability to drive according to the University Fleet Safety Policy .

• Four years of chiller experience with 500 ton or higher.
• Four years of boiler experience with 35,000 lb./hr. (125# steam) or larger.
• Computer experience using MS Word, Excel, and energy management systems such as: Trane Summit, Johnson Metysis, Barber Coleman, CBSIEBE.