Stationary Engineer

MedStar Health; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 48,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health in Baltimore operates a power plant to provide steam and hot water and maintains safe climatic conditions across facilities. The role performs preventive and corrective maintenance on HVAC equipment and related machinery, while keeping precise logs and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Requirements include a High School Diploma or GED, 3–4 years of related experience, and an Engineer First Grade - SEL Stationary Engineer Grade 1 license.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required or equivalent.
• 3-4 years related experience required.
• Engineer First Grade - SEL Stationary Engineer Grade 1 license required.

Responsibilities

• Operate power plant to supply steam and hot water and maintain temperature.
• Perform preventive or corrective maintenance on HVAC equipment and related machinery.
• Keep accurate operation logs and ensure safety standards.
• Conduct water tests and monitor treatment programs for systems.
• Perform rounds of machinery rooms, boilers, towers and rooftops.
• Assist in building maintenance and electrical work as needed.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Basic computer skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Equivalent

Job description

About The Job

Operates power plant to supply steam and hot water and maintains required water temperature on hot water systems. Maintains a suitable and safe climatic environment. Performs preventive or corrective maintenance on equipment.

General Summary of Position

Operates power plant to supply steam and hot water and maintains required water temperature on hot water systems. Maintains a suitable and safe climatic environment. Performs preventive or corrective maintenance on equipment.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
• Diagnoses repairs and installs using blueprints codes specifications and other industry standards.
• Keeps accurate operational logs of equipment in multiple buildings.
• Keeps assigned station clean and safe.
• Makes necessary water tests on converters and chillers.
• Makes rounds of machinery rooms cooling towers boiler rooms and rooftops to perform visual inspections of equipment and verify its operation.
• Performs maintenance on power plant equipment and machinery. Assists in testing and repair of fire and safety equipment.
• Performs preventive and corrective maintenance on all HVAC equipment and other related machinery.
• Performs some building maintenance and electrical work as necessary.
• Prepares boilers and related equipment for inspection and maintains water treatment by performing daily tests of all circulating open and closed loop systems and adding chemicals to achieve designated department standards.
• Works in accordance with requirements of local ordinances and codes.
• Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and hospital in community outreach efforts as required and service improvement teams.

Minimal Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required or
• equivalent. required

Experience

• 3-4 years Related experience required

Licenses and Certifications

• Engineer First Grade - SEL Stationary Engineer Grade 1 license. required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic computer skills preferred.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $34.54 - USD $53.00 /Hr.