Chief Engineer

MW_enterprise; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MW_enterprise is seeking a Chief Engineer to operate and maintain HVAC, refrigeration, steam and electrical systems in a Culpeper, VA facility. The role requires overseeing technicians, ensuring safety standards, monitoring gauges, and maintaining logs to ensure continuous operation.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of relevant experience, with a preference for a DC 1st Class Engineer's License. The position involves coordinating maintenance activities and ensuring reliable service delivery for

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in operation and maintenance of equipment and systems.
• DC 1st Class Engineer's License is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality control checks, ensure safety and reliability of systems and equipment.
• Operate, maintain, and repair large-scale mechanical systems including HVAC, boilers, chillers, and electrical systems in commercial or industrial buildings.
• Ensure all machinery meets safety standards and operating procedures, including monitoring boiler water, fuel levels, and safety devices.
• Supervise the installation and maintenance of mechanical equipment/systems.
• Analyze problems and take appropriate action to ensure continuous and reliable operation of equipment and systems.
• Develop operation, safety, and maintenance procedures or assist in their development.
• Observe readings on gauges, meters and charts and adjust controls to ensure safe and efficient operation, recording in logs.
• Direct and coordinate activities of other workers involved in operating and maintaining the system(s).
• Knowledge of emergency generator systems, including testing protocols, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting preferred.

Skills

Experience in operation & maintenance

Education

DC 1st Class Engineer's License

Job description

The Chief Engineer position is located in Culpeper, VA and operates and maintains one or more systems that provide an establishment with such services as heat, air-conditioning (cool, humidify, dehumidify, filter, and circulate air), refrigeration, steam or high temperature water or electricity.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform quality control checks, ensure the safety and effectiveness or reliability of systems and equipment.
• Operate, maintain, and repair large-scale mechanical systems, including HVAC, boilers, chillers, and electrical systems in commercial or industrial buildings.
• Ensure all machinery meets safety standards and operating procedures, including monitoring boiler water, fuel levels, and safety devices.
• Supervise the installation and maintenance of mechanical equipment/systems.
• Analyze problems and take appropriate action to ensure continuous and reliable operation of equipment and systems.
• Develop operation, safety, and maintenance procedures or assist in their development.
• Observe and interpret readings on gauges, meters and charts which register various aspects of the system's operation, adjusting controls to insure safe and efficient operation of the system and to meet demands for the service provided, recording in logs various aspects of the system's operation, keeping the engines, machinery and equipment of the system in good working order.
• This engineer may direct and coordinate activities of other workers in performing tasks directly related to operating and maintaining the system or systems
• Working knowledge of emergency generator systems, including testing protocols, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting prefferred.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess 5-7 years of experience in the operation and maintenance of equipment and systems.
• DC 1 st Class Engineer's License, desired

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.