Building Engineer I (SHC)

EMCOR Government Services, Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

EMCOR Facilities Services is seeking a Building Engineer for the Stanford Medicine project in the Palo Alto, CA area. The role focuses on operation, maintenance, and repair of building mechanical, electrical, and control systems to ensure continuous critical facility performance.

Candidate will handle emergency responses, routine maintenance, and coordination of materials for repairs in a high-90s degree environment, with emphasis on safety and reliability in hospital facilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years experience operating central building equipment, HVAC, mechanical, electrical, or electronic systems.
• Repair building electrical, plumbing, and HVAC auxiliary systems.
• Safely secure hydronic and electrical systems for maintenance.
• Braze or solder copper pipe; thread black pipe.
• Basic carpentry skills.
• Knowledge of building systems like fire-life safety and standby generators.
• Ability to operate respirator, climb ladders, and lift heavy objects.

Responsibilities

• Operate, repair, and maintain mechanical, electrical, and control systems.
• Install electrical circuits and repair fixtures.
• Inspect and service emergency generators and UPS systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance including belt changes and lubrication.
• Document inspections and report to Supervisors.
• Respond to service calls and resolve emergencies.

Skills

HVAC

Electrical systems

Plumbing

Safety procedures

Carpentry

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

About Us

When military bases, national security agencies, federal buildings, healthcare facilities, and leading commercial clients in Washington D.C and across the nation need superior facility support services, we answer the call. We offer a unique combination of government experience and facilities expertise that has helped us earn a position as one of the country’s leading integrated service providers.

Job Summary

Job Title: Building Engineer for EMCOR at Stanford Health Care (SHC) in the Palo Alto area, CA.

Job Summary:EMCOR Facilities Services (EFS) has an immediate need for a Building Engineer on the Stanford Medicine project in the Palo Alto, CA area. Responsible for operation, replacement, repair, and maintenance of building related mechanical, electrical, control systems, plumbing, air handling units, pumps, heat exchangers, expansion joints, and other building mechanical systems. Work involves the lifting of heavy mechanical equipment and apparatus and may be performed in areas of extreme heat or cold. Receives and responds to service calls, takes immediate action to resolve emergency situations or system breakdowns.

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Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operation, replacement, repair, and maintenance of all related mechanical, electrical, control systems, air handling units, pumps, motors, heat exchangers, and expansion joints.
• Install electrical circuits
• Repair all restroom fixtures, sweat / braze copper pipe.
• “Safe off” systems to facilitate repairs.
• Replace ceiling tiles, repair or replace door hardware, locks, panic bars etc.
• Perform minor electrical tasks to include bulb and ballast replacement.
• Routine operation and inspection of emergency generator, UPS and associated components.
• Request necessary material to complete required repairs.
• Routine and preventive maintenance duties including filter changes, belts, lubrication, control and performance check of building systems and equipment.
• Inspect mechanical, electrical systems, trace electrical circuits, operate switch-gear, record inspections, and write reports to Supervisors.
• Perform any additional duties on an as “required” basis where such duties are within the scope of contractual obligations.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Minimum of five (5) years experience in the operation of central building equipment, HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and / or electronic systems.

• Experience & proven ability to repair building electrical, plumbing, & HVAC auxiliary systems.
• Experience & proven ability to safely secure hydronic and electrical systems for maintenance.
• Experience & proven ability to Braze / Solder copper pie, thread black pipe.
• Basic carpentry skills.
• Strong knowledge of operation of building auxiliary systems i.e. fire-life safety, stand by emergency generators, UPS Systems.
• Familiarity of general building systems i.e. vertical lift equipment, overhead doors.
• Ability to write, execute written and oral instructions and perform arithmetic calculations.
• Strong knowledge of safe work practices and procedures typical for maintenanceoperations.
• Ability to safely wear a respirator, climb ladders, enter confined spaces, lift heavy objects and perform other physically demanding tasks Safely and skillfully use all types of related hand and power tools.
• Hospital experience preferred.

Physical Demands

Physical Requirements:In an 8-hour day, must be able to continually bend, squat, kneel, lift, twist, climb, reach, stand and walk; to use hands for repetitive pushing, pulling, and single grasp motion; and to frequently lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds and to move objects in excess of 100 pounds, and travel by government or company vehicle to work location or to other destinations as required.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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Geographic Disclosure

$51-54/hr