Journeyman Engineer

Providence Swedish Medical Center

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 59,236 - 64,747

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Providence Swedish is seeking a Journeyman Engineer to ensure reliability, safety, and performance of complex building systems at Swedish First Hill in Seattle. The role combines hands-on electrical, mechanical, and trade tasks within a patient-focused environment.

Ideal candidates have deep expertise in automated building controls and at least four years of hospital experience in inspection, testing, repair, and maintenance.

Qualifications

Extensive specialized training in building control systems.
Experience may be substituted for formal education.
At least 4 years inspecting, testing, repairing and maintaining building control systems in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

Inspect and maintain building control systems across hospital facilities.
Perform electrical, electronics, welding and sheet metal tasks as needed.
Support ventilation, plumbing, carpentry, and mechanical systems.
Contribute to safety and reliability of complex building systems.

Skills

Building controls

Electrical systems

Maintenance

Education

Associate's Degree in Electronics

Associate's Degree in Mechanical Systems

Associate's Degree in Building Control Technology

HVAC certificate

Job description

Description

The Journeyman Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring the reliability, safety, and performance of complex building systems. This position requires a highly skilled and versatile professional with deep expertise in automated building controls and the ability to perform a broad range of technical, mechanical, and trade-related tasks. Ideal candidates thrive in a hands‑on environment, enjoy problem‑solving, and can adapt to diverse maintenance and engineering challenges across a facility.

Key Responsibilities

Electricity
Electronics
Sheet metal work
Welding
Mechanics
Machine shop work
Hydraulics
Plumbing
Painting
Ventilation work
Carpentry
Plastering
Concrete and masonry work
Ceiling installation
Floor installation
Motors

Providence Swedish caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Swedish First Hill and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required qualifications

Coursework/Training: Must have successfully completed extensive specialized training courses --or--
Demonstrated ability and experience may be accepted in lieu of education
4 years of building control systems inspection, testing, repair and maintenance in a hospital environment

Preferred qualifications

Associate's Degree in Electronics, Mechanical Systems, Building Control Technology, HVAC, or similar field

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we’re dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

For any concerns with this posting relating to the posting requirements in RCW 49.58.110(1), you can access an email link to submit your concern.

Requsition ID

447350

Company

Swedish Jobs

Job Category

Facilities Management

Job Function

Facilities

Job Schedule

Full time

Job Shift