Electrical Maintenance Technician 2 - Night Shift - Urbana, MD

M.C. Dean, Inc•Urbana, IL

20d•Onsite

About The Position

M.C. Dean is hiring an Electrical Maintenance Technician 2 to maintain electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment at a mission-critical data center in Urbana, Maryland. The role focuses on preventive maintenance, corrective repairs, troubleshooting, emergency response, and maintaining the systems that support critical servers and their required uptime. The technician also provides oversight to contractors and assistance to junior technicians, coordinates vendors, maintains documentation and reports, and helps improve facility reliability and efficiency. This is a night-shift position on an alternating two-week schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an HSPD-12 clearance, and must hold an active Electrical Journeyman License. The position requires a high school diploma or GED and at least four years of trade experience. Pay is listed at $30.00–$37.50 per hour.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain an HSPD-12 clearance; selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation.
High school diploma or GED.
At least 4 years of experience in the trade.
Active Electrical Journeyman License.
Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams, blueprints, floor plans, construction documents, safety requirements, OEM operating and maintenance instructions, job specifications, and MOPs.
Ability to organize safe maintenance practices, schedule planned and unplanned work, and establish and meet deadlines for work and projects.
Ability to interpret applicable building codes and local and federal regulations and maintain maintenance records as required by City, State, and EPA regulations.
Ability to operate and inspect emergency power generation and reliability equipment and ensure maintenance follows MOPs, manufacturer literature, and industry best practices.
Ability to use hand tools and test equipment to maintain and troubleshoot electrical equipment, plan and perform preventive maintenance, and troubleshoot advanced electrical circuits.
Understanding of power density and parity with HVAC system capacities, and ability to maintain availability and capacity targets.
Acceptable driving record if ongoing or intermittent use of a company vehicle is required.
Ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds regularly and follow proper lifting techniques and safety protocols.
Ability to relocate a 12-foot stepladder without assistance.
Ability to work at heights up to 60 feet and climb and balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and ladders.
Ability to walk, climb, lift, squat, crawl, kneel, push, pull, and reach overhead routinely and repetitively.
Good vision, which may be corrected, ability to see color, and ability to hear and communicate in English.
Ability to use a standard ladder without exceeding its weight limit while carrying tools.
Ability to recognize when something is wrong or likely to go wrong; apply general rules to specific problems; combine information to form conclusions; see details at close range; and listen to and understand spoken information.

Responsibilities

Maintain electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment to support peak efficiency and mission-critical system uptime.
Perform planned preventive maintenance, daily corrective work, and emergency response to facility issues.
Assist with administration and regulation of junior technicians’ duties and oversee contractors performing electrical work.
Analyze system requirements, research equipment and procedures, and recommend modifications to new and existing systems.
Install new units and replacement parts in accordance with specifications, safety guidelines, MOPs, manufacturer literature, and industry best practices.
Follow safe working practices, including lockout/tagout, MSDS procedures, and good housekeeping methods.
Troubleshoot, repair, and modify malfunctioning electronic units, printed circuit boards, sensing mechanisms, and advanced electrical circuits.
Perform maintenance, installations, and service repairs on critical data center systems and industrial electrical equipment, including power distribution, wiring, electronic components, and lighting systems.
Use appropriate test equipment, including infrared scanning and vibration-analysis meters, to diagnose systems and equipment; log activities in CMMS.
Conduct facility walk-throughs when required, documenting power availability, temperature, humidity, alarm status, and other parameters; monitor and adjust the site BAS according to site MOPs and SOPs.
Manage mechanical and electrical systems during emergencies, including HVAC components, power distribution, generators, load transfer and control systems, UPS systems, DC power systems, and fire and life safety systems.
Identify materials and parts needed for maintenance and repairs, and prepare and present cost estimates for proposed installations or repairs.
Maintain relationships with major vendor accounts.
Schedule, coordinate, and oversee critical-environment vendors during maintenance, emergency, and break/fix events to ensure personnel safety and maintain power to the critical load.
Set up and operate electrical data-capturing devices, including Dranetz and Fluke PQA equipment.
Create MOPs and SOPs, and periodically review them for technical quality and alignment with current techniques and safety guidelines.
Collect and prepare internal and vendor field service reports, review reports before submission to the end user, and document preventive maintenance and repair activities.
Develop reliability reports to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and resiliency or mitigate unplanned downtime.
Train junior technicians and other staff on electrical equipment and systems maintenance, repair, and operation.