    
    |
Building Operating Engineer - City of Los Angeles
ANNUAL SALARY: $71,973 - $74,144 (flat-rated) Most positions may
require night and weekend work. Candidates willing to work various
shifts are especially desired. Higher salaries are paid for shift work.
DUTIES:
A Building Operating Engineer operates, monitors, and performs
maintenance on high pressure gas or oil fired boilers, gas or steam
turbines, energy recovery boilers and heat exchangers, other heating
systems, and their auxiliaries in supplying steam or high temperature
hot water for space heating and similar purposes; operates, monitors,
and performs maintenance on large tonnage capacity chillers used for
air-conditioning, including all auxiliary related equipment such as
condensers, cooling towers, pumps, performs water treatment tests and
analysis; monitors and maintains other building service equipment;
operates and programs computer based building automation systems,
trouble-shoot program control sequence of operation, operates and
maintains various types of refrigeration and air conditioning air
handling units, operates and monitors computer based lighting control
systems; and tests and monitors fire life and safety alarm systems.
REQUIREMENTS:
A valid unlimited steam engineer's license issued by the Department of
Building and Safety of the City of Los Angeles is required at the time
of filing.
NOTES:
1. Candidates must list their unlimited steam engineer's license and
date in the Special Licenses section of the application.
2. A valid universal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certificate
is required prior to appointment pursuant to Section 608 of the Clean
Air Act.
3. All positions at the Los Angeles World Airports require a turbine
endorsement issued by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
prior to the completion of probation.
HOW TO APPLY:
APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ON THE CITY APPLICATION FORM. The
complete job bulletin is available on the City of Los Angeles Personnel
Department’s website at http://www.lacity.org. You may apply on-line
at https://personline.lacity.org/job_app/, or you may download a paper
application at http://www.lacity.org/per/appform.htm and send it by
mail. Applications must be received by THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2008.
Johnnath Deth
City of Los Angeles - Personnel Department, Recruitment Services
700 E. Temple Street, Room 100
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 473-9365 Office
(213) 473-9324 Fax
jonnath.deth@lacity.org