Building Automation Specialist
Minimum Qualifications:
Associates Degree in electronics, instrumentation, or a related field or equivalent, and four years of related experience.
Job Summary:
Provides highly skilled technical work involving electronic, electrical, mechanical and pneumatic control of typical state-of-the-art hospital facilities systems and equipment
Job Duties:
- Performs detailed inspections of operating equipment, personnel activities and plant facilities as necessary. Works on HVAC problems in Patients rooms research facilities and animal rooms.
- Troubleshoots system problems, which could require following detailed operational and maintenance procedures and reading system blue prints.
- Supervises compliance with standards of workmanship and safety.
- Interfaces with maintenance staff regarding system issues and maintains appropriate documentation.
- Installs, troubleshoots and repairs controls and equipment.
- Reads, draws, and interprets electrical, pneumatic, mechanical, and HVAC schematics, one line diagrams and control sequence of operations.
- Reads, writes and interprets programming in order to diagnose sequence problems. Diagnoses complex control problems.
- Programs microprocessors for initial commissioning, tuning control loops and calibration of analog inputs.
- Must perform functions on live circuits and in operating controls enclosures.
- Provides expertise to Instrumentation Technicians with knowledge of Siemens, Johnson, and TAC Control Systems.
- Assists in the training of other technicians.
- Maintains and repairs Continuous Emissions Monitoring (CEM) equipment for stack emissions testing. Performs the duties of the Utilities Operations Technician (Operator) in emergency or as needed.
- Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
Salary Range:
Actual salary commensurate with experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.