Stationary Engineer

State of Illinois•Clinton, MD

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is hiring a Stationary Engineer at Murray Developmental Center in Centralia, Illinois. The role receives day-to-day guidance and assignments from the Chief Stationary Engineer and installs, maintains, performs preventive maintenance on, cleans, troubleshoots, and repairs heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and other facility systems. Equipment and systems include high- and low-pressure boilers, furnaces, boiler auxiliaries, pumps, fans, compressors, generators, turbines, diesel engines, building automation and comfort-control systems, chillers, cooling towers, refrigeration systems, and air-handling equipment. The engineer routinely inspects boiler and mechanical rooms, monitors equipment performance, identifies potential mechanical problems, tests and records water, and adds appropriate treatment chemicals. The position also maintains the powerhouse log and may assist other facilities and centers in the Central/Southern Region with mechanical-system work. Travel is required. The position is fully in office and follows a rotating swing-shift schedule; the three vacancies have different workweek patterns.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent knowledge, skill, and mental development.
Four years of experience in power plant operation and firing high-pressure and/or low-pressure stationary boilers.
Possess a valid Universal Technician certificate under U.S. EPA Section 608 rules, or be able to obtain one.
Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds independently and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
Ability to travel for work, including overnight stays as appropriate.
Possess an appropriate, valid driver's license.
Ability to work shifts, including weekends and holidays.
Ability to use agency-supplied materials and equipment, such as a pager and cell phone.
Ability to pass the IDHS background check and a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois law.

Nice To Haves

Four years of specialized experience operating high- and low-pressure coal-, gas-, or oil-fired boilers and their apparatuses.
Three years of specialized experience in water treatment and chemicals used in boiler systems.
Three years of specialized experience diagnosing mechanical, electrical, heating, and air-conditioning/HVAC system problems.
Three years of professional experience directing employees and outside contractors working on technical stationary-engineering power plant and building systems.
Three years of experience taking utility readings, maintaining logs, ensuring maintenance schedules are followed, and reviewing and acting on maintenance reports for technical stationary-engineering power plant and building systems.
Three years of experience diagnosing building and mechanical issues, recognizing potentially dangerous situations, and implementing appropriate emergency responses.
Three years of specialized experience with public health OSHA regulations and building codes for technical stationary-engineering power plant and building systems.
Three years of experience clearly communicating complex ideas orally and in writing in technical stationary engineering.

Responsibilities

Receive day-to-day guidance and assignments from the Chief Stationary Engineer.
Make regular rounds of boiler and mechanical rooms to assess machinery and equipment operation and efficiency and detect potential mechanical problems.
Test and record water used for consumption or for steam, hydraulic hot water, and chilled-water systems; add appropriate chemicals to maintain systems, including water loops and cooling towers.
Maintain the powerhouse log.
Observe and listen to machinery to detect mechanical problems.
Install, maintain, perform preventive maintenance on, clean, troubleshoot, and repair HVAC, boiler, and other mechanical systems and equipment.
Assist facilities and centers within the Central/Southern Region with installation, maintenance, and repair of mechanical systems.
Travel in the performance of job duties.
Perform other duties reasonably within the scope of the position.