Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Facility Controls Engineer
Department: Fac Svcs-Engineering Services (128006)
College/Division: Administration and Finance
Salary Range: $5,370 - $6,807 per month.
Position Description:
***THIS POSITION IS OPEN UNTIL FILLED***
The Facilities Management and Development (FMD) organization is a unit within the Administration and Finance division and is responsible for the management and development of facilities on the university campus. The Facility Controls Engineer works within the Engineering Services shop of the Facilities Operations Department of FMD, which is responsible for providing quality maintenance, minor repair, and renovation services that meet or exceed our customers' expectations. The purpose of the Engineering Services shop is to operate, maintain, and repair campus heating, cooling, and ventilating equipment.
Under limited supervision, the Facility Controls Engineer is responsible for the installation, maintenance and adjustment, and repair of electric, electronic, pneumatic, and digitally controlled building automation systems which manage the most complex HVAC and refrigeration systems. This position monitors, troubleshoots, designs, modifies, calibrates, and programs system features and respond to technical and mechanical problems, either remotely or on-site. The individual must be thoroughly conversant in the software operation of the applicable building automation system and have the journey-level skills and experience to allow for the diagnosis, repair and maintenance of complex HVAC systems and their components.
The following examples illustrate typical work activities and are not meant to be all inclusive or restrictive:
Install, modify, and adjust computer-based heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment and systems, including Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), ultrasonic flow meters, various Direct Digital Control (DDC), and pneumatic controls components. Suggest and implement, as necessary, methods for better control of systems to optimize control of systems, comfort and/or energy savings.
Fabricate and implement programs or building control strategies for digitally controlled or global supervisory controlled systems.
Troubleshoot, design, modify programs, and monitor and collect data for building automation systems.
Repair and maintain individual hardware and software components of applicable systems.
Perform major-to-minor overhauls, which include, but are not limited to: disassembling and inspecting of all parts, replacing worn and defective parts, reassembling of all equipment and controls, and testing to ensure proper function.
Perform major-to-minor repairs of microprocessor-based automation system that monitors and controls building environments.
Respond to service requests and diagnose and troubleshoot system problems and correct as necessary.
Serve as department specialist on building automation systems.
Train others on the troubleshooting, overhaul, repair, calibration, and testing of controls to facilitate the maintenance of systems.
Perform all work in accordance with established safety procedures.
Participate in the maintenance and operations of the shop, including cleaning, maintaining, and servicing of tools and equipment used in the performance of duties.
Complete purchase requests for needed materials, maintain records, retrieve data, and prepare standard reports related to work performed using manual and/or computerized record-keeping systems and/or maintenance management systems.
Assist in review of construction documents and specifications; and provide campus input to design professionals. Coordinate and work with contractors during installation of new systems and system upgrade projects.
Consult, coordinate and work with other trades workers and provide instruction and lead work direction to unskilled and semi-skilled assistants.
The Facilities Management and Development (FMD) organization is a unit within the Administration and Finance division and is responsible for the management and development of facilities on the university campus. The Facility Controls Engineer works within the Engineering Services shop of the Facilities Operations Department of FMD, which is responsible for providing quality maintenance, minor repair, and renovation services that meet or exceed our customers' expectations. The purpose of the Engineering Services shop is to operate, maintain, and repair campus heating, cooling, and ventilating equipment.
Under limited supervision, the Facility Controls Engineer is responsible for the installation, maintenance and adjustment, and repair of electric, electronic, pneumatic, and digitally controlled building automation systems which manage the most complex HVAC and refrigeration systems. This position monitors, troubleshoots, designs, modifies, calibrates, and programs system features and respond to technical and mechanical problems, either remotely or on-site. The individual must be thoroughly conversant in the software operation of the applicable building automation system and have the journey-level skills and experience to allow for the diagnosis, repair and maintenance of complex HVAC systems and their components.
The following examples illustrate typical work activities and are not meant to be all inclusive or restrictive:
Minimum Qualifications (Staff Only):
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Four years of progressively responsible skilled journey-level experience diagnosing, repairing and maintaining large, complex and sophisticated heating, ventilation, refrigeration and air conditioning and water treatment systems. Experience installing, inspecting, servicing, repairing, replacing, and calibrating building automation and contort systems, as well as using programming features of building automation systems.
LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, DEGREES, CREDENTIALS: Possession of a valid driver's license or the ability to obtain by date of hire. This position may require the ability to obtain AHERA Supervisor certification for asbestos related work and Cal/OSHA Lead training.
LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, DEGREES, CREDENTIALS: Possession of a valid driver's license or the ability to obtain by date of hire. This position may require the ability to obtain AHERA Supervisor certification for asbestos related work and Cal/OSHA Lead training.
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Special Conditions:
***THIS POSITION IS OPEN UNTIL FILLED***
Ability to work in and around confined spaces; perform heavy lifting up to 75 lbs.; and squat, kneel, and crawl.
Ability to work around high and low temperature equipment (350 to -40 degrees) and high and low temperature (140 to -40 degrees) areas for short period of time, such as steam manholes and inside blast freezers.
Ability to wear respiratory protection. A Cal/OSHA mandated medical evaluation is required prior to the use of a respirator.
Ability to work around large and noisy equipment with many moving parts.
Ability to work at heights, including bucket trucks or other high lift equipment.
Ability to work on electrical systems requiring thorough knowledge of the National Electric Code, NFPA 70E, and other electrical safety procedures.
Must be willing to travel and attend training programs off-site for occasional professional development.
Must be able to work overtime, occasional holidays, and adjust working hours to meet special jobs. May be called back periodically to perform work as needed on an emergency basis.
The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
This position classification has been defined as "Non Exempt" and is therefore subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
This position may require the ability to obtain AHERA Contractor/Supervisor certification for Asbestos Related Work with annual refresher training and Cal/OSHA Lead in Construction training with annual retraining, as well as, the ability to wear respiratory protection appropriate for the hazard encountered. A Cal/OSHA mandated medical evaluation is required prior to the use of a respirator.
Retired CalPERS members selected for this vacancy must request and be approved for reinstatement from retirement prior to the start date. Employment of retired CalPERS members will typically be for 90 days or less and must be for work requiring specialized skills or for a bona fide emergency to prevent stoppage of business.
May be required to complete a Supplemental Employment Application Questionnaire, which contains questions pertaining to conviction history, and submit it when requested by Cal Poly. This disclosure is confidential and will not necessarily preclude applicants from employment.
Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. Note: Cal Poly cannot deny an applicant a position solely or in part due to a criminal conviction history until it has performed an individualized assessment and linked the relevant conviction history with specific job duties in the position being sought.
Please note: Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive. Sensitive positions are those requiring heightened scrutiny of individuals holding the position based on potential for harm to children, concerns for the safety and security of people, animals, or property, or heightened risk of financial loss to Cal Poly or individuals in the university community.
For health and wellbeing, Cal Poly is a smoke & tobacco-free campus. The university is committed to promoting a healthy environment for all members of our community.
This position may require the ability to obtain AHERA Contractor/Supervisor certification for Asbestos Related Work with annual refresher training and Cal/OSHA Lead in Construction training with annual retraining, as well as, the ability to wear respiratory protection appropriate for the hazard encountered. A Cal/OSHA mandated medical evaluation is required prior to the use of a respirator.
Retired CalPERS members selected for this vacancy must request and be approved for reinstatement from retirement prior to the start date. Employment of retired CalPERS members will typically be for 90 days or less and must be for work requiring specialized skills or for a bona fide emergency to prevent stoppage of business.
May be required to complete a Supplemental Employment Application Questionnaire, which contains questions pertaining to conviction history, and submit it when requested by Cal Poly. This disclosure is confidential and will not necessarily preclude applicants from employment.
Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. Note: Cal Poly cannot deny an applicant a position solely or in part due to a criminal conviction history until it has performed an individualized assessment and linked the relevant conviction history with specific job duties in the position being sought.
Please note: Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive. Sensitive positions are those requiring heightened scrutiny of individuals holding the position based on potential for harm to children, concerns for the safety and security of people, animals, or property, or heightened risk of financial loss to Cal Poly or individuals in the university community.
For health and wellbeing, Cal Poly is a smoke & tobacco-free campus. The university is committed to promoting a healthy environment for all members of our community.
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Requisition Number: 104619
To Apply: All applicants must apply online at: https://www.calpolyjobs.org.
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Cal Poly is a nationally ranked, four-year, comprehensive public university. Founded in 1901, the 6,000-acre campus is nestled in the foothills of San Luis Obispo, along California's scenic central coast and midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. With a budget of $168.5 million, the university has a student enrollment exceeding 17,000 students and employs more than 2,000 faculty and staff members. Cal Poly is part of the 23-campus California State University system.
At California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. Bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and value systems fosters the innovative and creative thinking that exemplifies Cal Poly's values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity, mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental responsibility.
Cal Poly's commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. California Polytechnic State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
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