BAS Engineering Technician

BAS Engineering Technician

Salary: GBP £62,181 Per Year

Work Schedule: Full-time - 40 hours per week

Location(s): London, UK

Appointment Type: Permanent

The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Summary:

The U.S. Mission in the UK is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Building Automated Systems (BAS) Engineering Technician in the Facilities Management office.

Duties

The Building Automated Systems (BAS) Engineering Technician will report directly to the Senior Facility Manager and be responsible for the operation and maintenance, which may include a Reliability Centred Maintenance program (RCM), of computer and microprocessor-controlled systems located throughout the embassy compound. Duties will include, but not limited to:

- Setting up and/or validating setup for all microprocessor-controlled equipment and maintaining a log system set-points in a format specified by the Senior Facility Manager and system design protocols.

- Performing preventative maintenance on the Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Control System and related components to maintain system operation and reliability, ensuring uninterrupted power and continuous air supply to critical facilities, equipment and systems.

- Working closely with the Electrical and HVAC Controls Technicians to diagnose faults, failures and alarms on general electrical and mechanical systems to ensure all equipment is functioning effectively and properly maintained.

- Maintaining all equipment, sensors, actuators, cabling, and other components of the BAS system.

- Maintaining normal computer systems such as Windows system maintenance, disk clean-up, back-up, installation of software upgrades, virus/spyware protection and computer cleaning.

- Maintaining microprocessors

- Logistics support of BAS systems.

Qualifications and Evaluations

Requirements:

- All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a non-sensitive security clearance.

- All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.

- Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (4 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorisation and/or clearances/certifications, or their candidacy may end.

Education Requirements:

The completion of a Bachelor of Science degree, or equivalent, in Mechanical/Electrical/General Engineering or Computerised systems, control and sensor technology is required. Applicants must have proof of specialised technical training to match background requirements.

Qualifications:

Experience: Minimum of five (5) years field experience in the operation and maintenance of a building automation system (BAS), including computer and microprocessor control system installation and programming. The experience may have been gained as a result of performing general maintenance on computer-controlled systems and equipment; however, at least two (2) years must have been spent in direct maintenance of BAS specific components in a similar environment, in addition to three (3) years of experience with large, modern, commercial or government office building operations and maintenance. Experience working with U.S. building, trade, construction, fire, and safety codes and standards is required.

Language: Fluent English - speaking/reading/writing, may include the ability to translate (this may be tested).

Job Knowledge: The incumbent must have superior knowledge, exceptional technical skills, and a thorough understanding of building automation systems, their components, including sensors and actuators. Must know how to make adjustments to the system and components to keep the building within the designed operating parameters. Must be able to interpret sensor readings and fault and failure codes in order to diagnose and expedite repairs. Individuals must have knowledge of local companies that can provide material or service support for the systems within his/her area of responsibility. Individuals must have detailed technical knowledge of the control systems within his/her area of responsibility and basic knowledge of how the control systems interface with the operating systems. Incumbent knowledge base must be equipment specific, with the makes and models of the installed equipment. Must have a good working knowledge and ability to use AutoCAD to develop and modify building drawings.

Benefits:

The U.S. Mission offers a competitive compensation and benefits package for local employees:

- Bi-weekly salary payments

- Merit Based Compensation (Performance Related Pay awards)

- Private Medical Insurance and Life Insurance Plans

- U.S. Embassy Group Personal Pension Plan

- Employee Assistance Program

- Annual and Sick Leave

- UK and U.S. paid public holidays

- Season Ticket Loan (Transportation)

- Training opportunities & personal development

- Restaurant facility

- On-site Gym

- On-site Metro Bank