Overnight Facilities Monitoring Technician

Sunstall Inc.; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunstall Inc. in Gaithersburg, MD seeks a diligent Facilities and Utilities Alarm Monitoring Technician to monitor alarms within the control room and conduct field inspections to ensure proper functioning of facilities and utilities equipment.

This role is critical to maintaining operational efficiency and ensuring safety and reliability of our facilities. The successful candidate will monitor alarms, perform inspections, document events, and collaborate with maintenance and engineering teams to

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent; Technical certification or degree in related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years in facilities management, utilities monitoring, or related.
• Experience with alarm monitoring systems and control room operations.
• Strong understanding of facilities and utilities systems (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical).
• Proficiency in using alarm monitoring software and diagnostics.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communications skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Monitor alarms and alerts from facilities and utilities systems within the control room.
• Respond promptly to alarm notifications, assessing severity and taking appropriate action.
• Conduct physical inspections of facilities and utilities equipment to verify alarm conditions and proper operation.
• Perform routine checks on equipment as needed.
• Diagnose issues identified through alarms or inspections and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with maintenance and engineering teams to solve complex problems.
• Maintain accurate logs of alarm events, actions taken, and equipment status.
• Prepare reports on system performance, alarm trends, and maintenance needs.
• Ensure all monitoring and maintenance activities comply with company policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Adhere to safety protocols and procedures to maintain a safe working environment.

Skills

Alarm monitoring systems knowledge

Control room operations

Strong communication

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical certification or degree in related field

Tools

Alarm monitoring software

Diagnostic tools

Job description

FacilitiesAlarmMonitoringTechnician

• Nightshiftavailable.
• 12-hourshifts:6:00pm-6:30am
• Week1:Monday&TuesdayON|Wednesday&ThursdayOFF|Friday,Saturday,SundayON
• Week2:Monday&TuesdayOFF|Wednesday&ThursdayON|Friday,Saturday,SundayOFF
• 84hourstotalinthebiweeklyperiod(20hoursofbuilt-inovertime)
• Thefirstfewweekswillberegulartrainingweeksonthedayshiftbeforegoingtothe2weekschedule

JobSummary:

Weareseekingadiligentanddetail-orientedFacilitiesandUtilitiesAlarmMonitoringTechnician.Thesuccessfulcandidatewillberesponsibleformonitoringalarmswithinthecontrolroomenvironmentandconductingfieldinspectionstoensuretheproperfunctioningoffacilitiesandutilitiesequipment.Thisroleiscriticaltomaintainingoperationalefficiencyandensuringthesafetyandreliabilityofourfacilities.

KeyResponsibilities:

• AlarmMonitoring:
  • Monitoralarmsandalertsfromvariousfacilitiesandutilitiessystemswithinthecontrol
  • Respondpromptlytoalarmnotifications,assessingtheseverityandtakingappropriate
• FieldInspections:
  • Conductphysicalinspectionsoffacilitiesandutilitiesequipmenttoverifyalarmconditionsandensureproperoperation.
  • Performroutinechecksonequipmentas
• TroubleshootingandResolution:
  • Diagnoseissuesidentifiedthroughalarmsorfieldinspectionsandimplementcorrective
  • Collaboratewithmaintenanceandengineeringteamstoresolvecomplex
• DocumentationandReporting:
  • Maintainaccuratelogsofalarmevents,actionstaken,andequipment
  • Preparereportsonsystemperformance,alarmtrends,andmaintenance
• ComplianceandSafety:
  • Ensureallmonitoringandmaintenanceactivitiescomplywithcompanypolicies,industrystandards,andregulatory
  • Adheretosafetyprotocolsandprocedurestomaintainasafeworking

Qualifications:

• Education:
  • Highschooldiplomaorequivalent
  • Technicalcertificationordegreeinarelatedfield
• Experience:
  • Minimumof2yearsofexperienceinfacilitiesmanagement,utilitiesmonitoring,orrelated
  • Experiencewithalarmmonitoringsystemsandcontrolroom
• SkillsandKnowledge:
  • Strongunderstandingoffacilitiesandutilitiessystems,includingHVAC,electrical,plumbing,andmechanicalsystems.
  • Proficiencyinusingalarmmonitoringsoftwareanddiagnostic
  • Excellentproblem-solvingskillsandattentionto
  • Strongcommunicationskillsandabilitytoworkbothindependentlyandaspartofa
• PhysicalRequirements:
  • Abilitytoliftandmoveequipmentandmaterialsupto50
  • Abilitytoworkinvariousenvironmentalconditions,includingconfinedspaces,heights,andvarying
  • Abilitytostand,walk,andperformmanualtasksforextendedperiods.