Building Automation Systems Tech

UNC Health Care; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Building Automation Systems Technician to support Rex Facilities Main Hospital. You will operate BAS to monitor environmental controls and utility systems, provide technical guidance to facilities staff, and modify systems as required, collaborating with teams across the hospital.

The role involves troubleshooting, emergency response, and documentation of deviations and corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of maintenance and repair experience in large facilities.
• Experience with CMMS and hospital maintenance support.
• Knowledge of BAS software for HVAC, steam and power distribution.
• Certified BAS is preferred; driver’s license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Operate BAS and hospital systems to monitor and control environmental controls.
• Troubleshoot alarms, perform emergency calls, and document actions.
• Collaborate with technicians and staff to solve complex control problems.
• Monitor and service BAS across a large hospital complex.
• Use CMMS to receive and open work orders; support Central Energy Plant operations.
• Assist with equipment maintenance (thermostats, leaks, replacements) as needed.
• Coordinate vendor support for repairs and monitor power distribution and switchgear.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Collaborative teamwork

HVAC knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Documentation

Education

High school diploma or GED

BAS Certification

Tools

CMMS

SCADA

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

Operates the building automation systems (BAS) to monitorand control various functions of the hospital's environmental controls,building utility systems, safety and security systems and provide technicalguidance and direction to facilities personnel; makes system modifications asrequired.

Responsibilities

• Operates facility equipment both locally and through the BAS to support building operations (air handlers, exhaust fans, heat exchangers, chillers, air compressors, OR temperatures, pumps, water systems, and more
• Performs initial troubleshooting and remediation of alarm conditions; makes emergency calls for support; and documents room environmental deviations, root cause, and corrective actions in event reports, as needed.
• Collaborates with other technicians or daily team partner, sub-contractor, site management and staffing personnel to understand requirements and solve complex monitoring and control problems throughout the hospital.
• Monitors, adjusts, troubleshoots, and services all aspects of the building automation systems in a large-scale hospital complex.
• Utilizes computerized maintenance management (CMMS) to receive work orders from the hospital staff and open work orders per a called request to the Central Energy Plant.
• Supports Central Energy Plant Operations - staffed 24/7 receive request for service and assist maintenance technician with technical aspects of work (thermostat replacement, clogged toilet, light replacement, small water leaks, and others).
• Responsible for resetting elevators, entrapment calls for help, and coordinating vendor support for repairs.
• Monitors all medical air gas systems.
• Completes daily/nightly walk through of the Central Energy Plant which includes (Boiler operations and inspections, electric power generation inspections, note presence of faults on the switchgear, note presence of any leaks, etc.).
• Responds to power outages to ensure all generators are running and basic knowledge of the supervisory control and data acquisition system (SCADA) to make any changes to the electrical distribution system if needed.
• Calls in the on-call technician for additional technical issues, emergent repairs, time consuming repairs, etc.
• Monitors and clears the pneumatic tube system when a malfunction occurs.

Other Information

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required; higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• If a Driver: Valid NC Driver's license
• Building Automation System (BAS) Certification and experience preferred

Professional Experience Requirements

• Three (3) years of experience with maintenance and repair projects or large facility maintenance, including experience in all forms of maintenance. Journeyman level experience.
• 1 or more years of experience in Building Automation Systems, plumping, HVAC, electrical preferred.
• Experience in Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), and ability to understand information conveyed from technicians, staff, or anything displayed on a computer screen through CMMS.
• Experience in a hospital based environment or healthcare setting preferred
• Knowledge of building automation system software supporting HVAC, steam, and power distribution
• Trade experience of all types within the maintenance industry

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: Rex Facilities Main Hospital

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$21.62 - $31.07 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.