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Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership, and Innovation. These values define UConn Health. We are looking for team members that share these same values. Our top-rated organization is looking to add a Facilities Engineer to our Facilities Development & Operations team. If you have a background in this field, as well as a passion for customer satisfaction, we want to hear from you.
At UConn Health, this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in engineering services required for maintenance, preventative maintenance, new construction, code compliance, energy conservation and planning for all health center and related facilities. This position will work within Facilities Management located in Farmington, CT.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Works under the general supervision of an employee of higher grade.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Provides technical design and review assistance/direction to facilities teams, project coordinators, designers, consultants, architects, other engineers, health center department managers, supervisors, administration, or other employees as assigned.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
- Evaluates building systems including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, emergency generator, fire alarms, controls, security, HVAC/R, systems for efficiency, condition, and recommendations.
- Redesigns systems to meet current codes, capacities, and requirements for new projects.
- Offers technical support for troubleshooting and maintaining existing equipment and utility systems, including energy efficiency.
- Develops preventative maintenance programs to assure proper maintenance upkeep of mechanical and related systems.
- Establishes and assists in training program for employees in proper maintenance/repair of mechanical and related systems.
- Develops short- and long-range energy conservation projects involving mechanical and related systems.
- Works with, assists and responds to local, state, and federal agencies or inspectors in compliance of codes and regulations.
- Follows up, reports, and takes corrective action on deficiency complaints related to systems.
- Manages computer control system.
- Coordinates projects with architects, engineers. designers and trades supervisors in the development of new systems and renovations to existing systems including system shutdowns and impact.
- Reviews new and replaced assets, develops and updates inventory and preventative maintenance programs in CMS
- Prepares reports, estimates, budgets, schedules, and other correspondence; keeps records and files.
- Prepares sketches, schematics and diagrams of system modifications and updates.
- Meets with vendors and contractors.
- Performs related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITY:
- Considerable technical knowledge of building and utility systems including mechanical, electrical and controls systems.
- Knowledge of codes and regulations including Joint Commission accreditation
- Knowledge of budget preparation/financial management.
- Effective interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills.
- Computer skills.
- Ability to write and present formal reports, develop specifications, estimate costs, and prepare procedures.
- Ability to deal with compliance agencies, inspectors, architectural, engineering firms and staff.
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
General Experience:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a relative engineering field and four (4) years' experience in facilities design, operations, and maintenance of large building/campus systems.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- ASHE CHFM - Certified Healthcare Facilities Manager credential
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- May be exposed to some danger while performing inspections.
SCHEDULE: Full-time, 40 hours per week, primarily Monday - Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, holidays are required as scheduled, may be required to work other shifts including weekends to accommodate departmental or project needs, 30-minute unpaid meal break.
Why UConn Health
UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.
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