Stationary Engineer

State of Illinois•Elgin, IL

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Stationary Engineer for the Elgin Mental Health Center located in Elgin, Illinois. This role will receive day-to-day guidance and assignments from the Stationary Engineer Chief. The Stationary Engineer will maintain and repair various mechanical systems and auxiliary and powerhouse equipment for the Elgin Mental Health Center. This includes installing, maintaining, and repairing heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) operational systems. The position involves making regular rounds of buildings’ boiler and mechanical rooms, conducting and recording tests of water used for consumption or for generating steam and hydraulic hot water and chilled water systems. The role also requires reporting complaints and emergency calls to the supervisor and traveling in the performance of job duties.

Requirements

Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of eight (8) years elementary school.
Requires four (4) years of experience in power plant operation and in firing high pressure and/or low-pressure stationary boilers.
Requires possession of a valid certificate as a Universal Technician under U.S.E.P.A Section 608 Rules or the ability to obtain such certificate within 6 months of employment.
Requires Stationary engineer license certificate for the City of Chicago.
Requires ability to work rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays.
Requires ability to utilize agency supplied equipment (i.e., cellphone, blackberry, pager, etc.).
Requires a valid driver’s license.
Requires proof of insurance.
Requires the ability to perform various tasks such as lifting and moving equipment/machinery up to 50 pounds and 100 pounds with assistance.
Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
Requires the ability to travel.
Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

Nice To Haves

Four (4) years of specialized experience in the operation of high-pressure/low-pressure coal, gas or oil-fired boilers and their apparatuses.
Three (3) years of specialized experience in water treatment and various chemicals used in boiler systems.
Three (3) years of specialized experience diagnosing problems in mechanical, electrical, heating and air conditioning/HVAC systems.
Three (3) years of professional experience directing the work of employees and outside contractors engaged in the operation and maintenance of technical stationary engineering power plant building systems.
Three (3) years of experience taking utility readings, logging records, ensuring maintenance schedules are followed, reviewing and actioning maintenance reports for technical stationary engineering power plant building systems.
Three (3) years of experience diagnosing building and mechanical issues, recognizing potentially dangerous situations and implementing appropriate emergency responses.
Three (3) years of specialized experience in public health Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and building codes of technical stationary engineering power plant building systems.
Three (3) years of experience following and expressing complex ideas clearly both orally and in written form in the field of technical stationary engineering power plant building systems.

Responsibilities

Receives day-to-day guidance and assignments from the Stationary Engineer Chief and/or designee at the Elgin Mental Health Center.
Makes rounds of buildings’ boiler and mechanical rooms at regular intervals.
Makes and records tests of water used for consumption or for generating steam and hydraulic hot water and chilled water systems.
Reports complaints and emergency calls to supervisor.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Benefits

A Pension Program
Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
12 Paid Sick days annually
10-25 days of Paid Vacation time annually
13 Paid Holidays annually
Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
Deferred Compensation Program
Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)