Senior Building Systems Technician

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland (OR)

On-site

USD 62,474 - 85,783

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage for full-time employees

Term life insurance

Pension plans

Vacation and Sick Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

The Oregon Health & Science University seeks a Senior Building Systems Technician in Portland. This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining computer programs for building automation and life safety systems.

The ideal candidate will have experience in systems analysis, design, and leadership, and will be responsible for overseeing HVAC control systems while providing technical guidance to teams.

This full-time position offers competitive salary based on experience and various employee benefits.

Qualifications

3 years of experience with building control systems, performing modifications and designs.
Valid State of Oregon or Washington Drivers License required.
Must have basic computer skills and be familiar with MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

Consult with department heads to analyze safety and environmental network problems.
Design monitoring solutions for HVAC systems and develop custom configurations.
Provide leadership and guidance to design, troubleshoot and maintain systems.

Skills

Systems Analysis

System Design

Team Leadership

Technical Support

Basic Computer Skills

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

AutoCAD

Oracle eAM

Job description

Senior Building Systems Technician

US-OR-Portland

Requisition ID:

2026-39662

Position Category:

Facilities/Custodian/Trades

Job Type:

AFSCME union represented

Position Type:

Regular Full-Time

Posting Department:

Utilities Maintenance

Posting Salary Range:

$45.35 - $62.27 per hour, with offer based on experience, education and internal equity

Posting FTE:

1.00

Posting Schedule:

Monday - Friday

Posting Hours:

7:00am - 3:30pm

HR Mission:

Central Services

Drug Testable:

Department Overview

This position exists within the Utilities Department of OHSU, and serves to design, write, and maintain computer programs for the proprietary computer systems and campus-wide networked systems used by Facilities for life safety, energy management, and building systems automation. The incumbent serves as system administrator over these campus-wide networks and heads up a team of specialized programmers who maintain the daily operations of these systems, including HVAC control systems and campus-wide energy monitoring/metering systems.

Function/Duties of Position

Systems Analysis

Consults with department heads and University staff to analyze life safety, access control and environmental network problems and applications.
Identifies and defines user requirements and conceptualizes workable systems to meet those needs.
Estimates feasibility and costs/benefits associated with producing such a system, provides options for consideration and recommends equipment for purchase.

System Design

Designs monitoring solutions to protect vital research specimens using computerized environmental monitoring interfaces.
Originates and implements the design of complex projects related to HVAC environmental instrumentation networks and other programmable building systems.
Designs and develops custom system configurations and control strategies not commercially available.
Installs and configures device drivers, formats and organizes memory systems.
Creates programs to generate reports from equipment operation and maintenance databases.
Designs and writes programs for managing, capturing, controlling, and logging data on building system networks.

System Maintenance

Diagnoses and repairs computer systems to component level.
Modifies Facilities Management proprietary network system hardware and software to optimize overall performance.
Provides up to date detailed documentation on all work done in the form of job records and detailed technical reports.

Team Leadership

Provides leadership, guidance, and technical assistance to team members on systems being designed, modified, or developed.
Prioritizes and assigns various segments of project tasks to team members, sets completion dates for various milestone activities, provides guidance and technical assistance on specification development and coding of programs as needed, check progress of testing and implementation of programs to ensure consistency among team members and recommends appropriate correction and training.

Training

Instructs and provides technical leadership to other Facilities staff during system design, troubleshooting and maintenance in areas of system controls and management.
Instruct lesser skilled employees as they assist in maintenance functions to help develop their skills and provide a progressive work environment.

Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and three years of experience with building controls systems performing modification, adaptations, construction and design work of an intricate nature; OR
Equivalent combination of experience and training. Experience must include one year of programming experience.
Requires valid State of Oregon or Washington Drivers License.
Some positions may require a valid State of Oregon Restricted Energy Electrician’s License OR State of Oregon Electrical license.
Must have basic computer skills and a general familiarization with MS Office applications and internet browsers.

Preferred Qualifications

Formal training in management and communications.
4+ years Leading teams of technicians in installation and/or maintenance of CPU based Building Automation systems.
4+ years technical support of installations of Building Automation system networks.
Basic familiarity with AutoCAD.
Basic familiarity with using Oracle eAM.
Valid State of Oregon Restricted Energy Electrician’s License OR State of Oregon Electrical license.

Additional Details

Must be able to adjust schedule as needed to minimize operation impacts to all OHSU missions. All Facilities Staff are subject to recall at any time in the event of an emergency.

Must be able to climb a ladder repeatedly, capable of walking up to 2 miles per day, ascend and descend stairs. Must be able to work in and around high levels of noise, temperatures, dirt, dust, grime, odors, fumes, wet environments, poorly lit areas, biological hazards, radioactive hazards, moving machinery and confined spaces.

Benefits