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Controls Specialist, Power Plant - Facilities Management

Employer
Georgetown University
Location
Washington D.C.


Controls Specialist, Power Plant - Facilities Management

Located in a historic neighborhood in the nation's capital, Georgetown offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, exciting ways to take advantage of Washington, D.C., and a commitment to social justice. Our community is a tight knit group of remarkable individuals interested in intellectual inquiry and making a difference in the world.

Requirements

Controls Specialist, Power Plant - Facilities Management

The Power Plant Controls Specialist maintains, inspects, adjusts, repairs, calibrates, and performs periodic preventative maintenance on automatic control devices and systems for three gas/oil fired high pressure boilers, a coal fired fluidized bed boiler, two steam driven chillers, four electric motor driven chillers, and related components. S/he should be able to assist others in any way possible to maintain a reliable and safe plant operation. Duties include but are not limited to:
  • Maintain, inspect, adjust, repair, and calibrate all automatic and manual controls, indicators, recorders, and controllers for all four boilers, six chillers, and associated plant equipment
  • Maintain, inspect, adjust, repair, and calibrate pneumatic, mechanical, hydraulic, and electronic automatic and manual controls for plant auxiliary equipment.
  • Maintain, adjust and calibrate water treating equipment for boilers, chilled water system, and cooling towers.
  • Assist electronic technician with calibration of electronic controls and preventative maintenance of electrical equipment.
  • Install new and maintain existing plant automatic control, compressed air, water, and hydraulic control piping.


Requirements
  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Four or more years in the operation and maintenance of gas/oil and coal fired boilers and air conditioning equipment or the equivalent of training and experience
  • Must have one year of experience in maintaining automatic control systems
  • DC Steam Engineers 3rd Class License
  • Demonstrate the ability to use and understand the principals and practices of fluid flow and their relation to boiler and chiller controls
  • Adjust and later PLC programs as condition require
  • All basic hand tools, volt ohm meter, amp meter, various types of pneumatic and electronic calibrating equipment, manometers, boiler efficiency monitor, pipe threading machine, electric drills, frequency generator and counter, oscilloscope, hand and bench grinders, and cutting and welding torches; All of the above plus knowledge of combustion as it relates to oil, gas, and coal fired boilers
  • Work from drawings and be capable of systematically and logically locating the problem when drawings are not available
  • Automatic controls and control plant operation. If these controls aren't properly maintained a piece of equipment may be useless, even though there is nothing wrong with the basic unit
  • Controls not properly calibrated can waste thousands of dollars in energy consumed and energy produced; With today's costs, as they are, it is essential we have qualified personnel in this position


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Need some assistance with the application process? Please call 202-687-2500. For more information about the suite of benefits, professional development and community involvement opportunities that make up Georgetown's commitment to its employees, please visit the Georgetown Works website.

EEO Statement:

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

Georgetown University offers a wide variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits. Benefits packages include comprehensive health, dental and vision plans, disability and life insurance coverage, retirement savings programs, tuition assistance, voluntary insurance options (including group legal, accident, and critical illness), and much more. Whatever your need, the Office of Faculty and Staff Benefits will be standing by to support you. You can learn more about the benefits offered to eligible faculty and staff at https://benefits.georgetown.edu or view the online interactive benefits guide for more information.


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