Senior HVAC & Facility Systems Operator

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory; New Jersey; On-site; USD 73,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in New Jersey is seeking a Senior Building Operator to act as the on-site senior technical resource for operation, maintenance, and reliability of PPPL facilities. Lead troubleshooting and coordinate across shops to support safe, reliable laboratory operations.

You will oversee HVAC, hydronic, steam, geothermal, and energy-management systems, participate in commissioning, preventive maintenance, and emergency response, and ensure compliance with DOE,

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Completion of HVAC/R or related program is required.
• Minimum eight years of progressively responsible experience in operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex facilities.
• Experience coordinating multi-trade work and providing operational leadership during outages or emergencies.
• Knowledge of refrigeration, chilled-water and heating-water systems, geothermal/ground-source systems, and energy-recovery principles.
• Experience using CMMS to document work and manage maintenance history.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor, inspect, maintain, and troubleshoot mission-critical systems to support facility uptime and safety.
• Serve as senior technical escalation point for alarms, capacity loss, leaks, and equipment failures.
• Coordinate inspections and repairs; initiate follow-up work orders as needed.
• Support commissioning turnover, warranty coordination, and preventive-maintenance programs.
• Monitor and optimize BAS and energy-management systems; analyze data for reliability and efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership to technicians and coordinate across multiple trades.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication

Safety compliance

Multi-trade coordination

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

HVAC/R apprenticeship or technical program

Valid driver’s license

Tools

CMMS (Planon)

Siemens Desigo CC

Automated Logic WebCTRL

BACnet

VFDs and controls

Job description

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in New Jersey is seeking a Senior Building Operator to act as the on-site senior technical resource for operation, maintenance, and reliability of PPPL facilities. Lead troubleshooting and coordinate across shops to support safe, reliable laboratory operations.

You will oversee HVAC, hydronic, steam, geothermal, and energy-management systems, participate in commissioning, preventive maintenance, and emergency response, and ensure compliance with DOE,