University of Washington • Seattle, WA 98194
Job #2692935870
Req #: 233928
Department: UW FACILITIES: CAMPUS ENERGY, UTILITIES & OPERATNS
Appointing Department Web Address: ~~~/
Posting Date: 05/09/2024
Closes On 05/23/2024
Salary: $5,694 - $7,581 per month
Shift: Permanent Negotiated Shift
As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (~~~)
This recruitment may be used to fill 2 openings
As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
UW Facilities manages the University's buildings, infrastructure and land, with more than 1,100 employees in a variety of fields. The Asset Management group includes Capital & Space Management, Real Estate, Sustainability and other teams responsible for planning and workload management. The Operations group includes Project Delivery, Maintenance & Construction, Transportation Services and Safety. Lastly, there is the Campus Energy, Utilities & Operations group. Supporting these groups, are the Business Intelligence & Information Technology group and the Finance & Administration group.
We have an outstanding opportunity for a Power Plant Operating Engineer 1 to work in a highly complex power plant that provides steam, chilled water, electricity and emergency power to a large campus with a combined teaching, research, and health care mission. Operate and maintain multiple high-pressure superheated boilers (425 psi or greater), multiple chillers (2000 ton or greater), and at least one steam turbine electrical generator with a minimum 5000kW output. Operate and monitor a complex steam and electrical power distribution system using a computer-monitored control system serving a population equivalent to a city of 50,000. Operate and maintain several diesel generators which provide emergency power to a medical center for critical life-safety and other emergency power loads on campus. Operate and maintain a high-pressure air system for instrument and control air.
Maintain, clean, and fuel high-pressure steam boilers under the direction of a lead person and assist with the operation of power plant equipment. Under general supervision, follow established procedures to operate, maintain, and clean high-pressure, superheated boilers. Operate, maintain, and clean other power plant equipment as directed. Learn all aspects of plant operation to be able to independently operate the system in emergency situations.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Core Competencies
Requirements include:
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
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University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
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