Sr. Engineering Specialist

Salary : $62,338.00 - $96,700.00 Annually Location : Durham, NC Job Type: Full time with benefits Job Number: 25-05244 Department: Water Management Opening Date: 01/03/2025 Closing Date: 1/13/2025 11:59 PM Eastern Position Description Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve. Hiring Range: $62,388.00 - $72,156.00 Hours:6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. The City of Durham's wants YOU to join our team of more than 380 talented and dedicated employees that provide critical water and sewer services for Durham's 309,000 plus residents. Not only do we deliver the Best Tasting Water in the state to our customers each and every day, but we also make sure that the wastewater leaving our facilities is carefully treated to protect the environment. We have a wide-ranging variety of positions open to match your skill set - mechanics, engineers, maintenance specialists, technicians, customer billing techs, and much more. If you have a passion for managing vital water resources, protecting the environment, providing excellent customer service, and keeping the water and wastewater in the pipes, bring your skills and talent to Durham The primary purpose of this position is to enhance Water Management Department's stewardship of the City's water and wastewater assets by leading initiatives to increase asset reliability and providing engineering support to preventive maintenance activities. This position currently will include multiple disciplines along with machinery health checks using different technologies, such as vibration analysis, thermography and airborne and/or structure ultrasound. The vibration monitoring system includes taking vibration readings and performing spectral analysis on Rotating equipment throughout the Water Treatment Plants, Water Distribution System, Waste Reclamation Plants and Lift Stations. Duties/Responsibilities Manage predictive maintenance program and/or systems by leading the effort and directing the groups/and or technicians on identifying and performing the necessary checks on a day to day basis. including thermal scanning, ultrasonic, tribology, and vibration analysis to be performed by department Lead and supervise engineering specialist in the planning, scheduling and execution of preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance activities on mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and process systems. Assist the supervisor in identifying and/or troubleshooting equipment with issues while communicating the necessary work to the Plants or Management as needed. Support the continued development of preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) standards for department assets. Perform and coordinate testing, evaluation, analysis of electrical distribution systems to ensure the availability and reliability of facilities operations and services. Coordinates contract, project, and/or program operations and participates in special projects; compiles information to prepare and submit contracts, agreements, and work plans; prepares, submits, and tracks City Council agenda items; monitors, tracks, and investigates public requests, inquiries, and complaints; serves as a liaison to and coordinates with internal and external agencies to facilitate projects; and interprets and ensures compliance with contract, project, and applicable policies, procedures, and specifications. Assists higher-level staff by preparing engineering, construction, and other technical drawings, documents, and reports; researches information; conducts field investigations and inspections; collects, documents, and processes field survey data; troubleshoots issues or makes recommendations to resolve issues; and performs related duties. Assists with preparing and managing project, program, or other departmental budgets; performs billing duties; prepares and submits payments; prepares and submits budget transfers; prepares invoices and deposits; processes purchase orders; ensures project funds are appropriated and applicable accounts, set up; and prepares and submits reimbursement packets. Processes, reviews, updates, and/or maintains applications, files, records, reports, plans, maps, contracts, agreements, certificates, logs, and other documentation; prepares reports, work orders, and correspondence; reviews and issues permits; work involves compiling, reviewing, verifying, and/or reconciling information to facilitate departmental operations; making technical and regulatory-related recommendations; and documenting project, program, and other departmental operations. Maintains databases and websites; prepares and updates web content, guiding staff on using websites, troubleshooting issues, and performing basic database server maintenance duties. Minimum Qualifications & Experience Associate's degree or equivalent in engineering or a directly related field, Three years of paraprofessional engineering support experience in preventative and predictive maintenance management concepts and technologies Must have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license OR (If you have a valid license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire). Knowledge of maintenance, plant, or reliability engineering experience in a continuous manufacturing environment Additional Preferred Skills Experience with Excel spreadsheets CMMS experience Level I Certifications in Vibration, Thermography and/or Ultrasound Supervisory and/or Project Lead Working knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, root cause analysis, predictive and preventive maintenance systems. Experience with diagnostic tools to gather data on equipment for routine checks or troubleshooting issues Experience in the different areas/disciplines of machinery troubleshooting and repair (such as in Mechanical, Electrical, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, or Controls) Benefits - General Full-Time Employees 12-13 paid holidays per year 13 standard work days of vacation per year 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement 2 weeks paid military leave per year Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans State and City retirement plans Short and long term disability plans Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System Paid funeral leave Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling Paid life insurance equal to annual salary 48 hours for volunteer work each year 4 hours parental leave each year Workman's Compensation Insurance 457 Deferred Compensation Plans Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year) 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary) State retirement plan Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period) 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary) State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire Dental and life insurance, after one year of service Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service 01 Where did you first hear about this opportunity? City of Durham Website Walk in Job fair Employee referral Professional organization Please list the organization in "other" box below Internet posting Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below Craig's List Facebook LinkedIn GlassDoor governmentjobs.com Monster.com Indeed.com Employment Security Commission Magazine/Newspaper Other 02 If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication. 03 Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license? (If you have a valid license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire). I have a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license. I have a valid license from another State and I am willing to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days. I do not have a valid, unrestricted driver's license. 04 Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education. Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC) High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC) Associates Degree Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate) 05 Do you have a working knowledge of maintenance, plant, or reliability engineering experience in a continuous manufacturing environment? Yes No 06 How many years of work related experience do you have with preventative and predictive maintenance management concepts and technologies? No related experience Less than 1 year of related experience 1 year but less than 3 years related experience 3 years but less than 7 years related experience 7 or more years related experience 07 How would you rate your experience level with MS Excel? No experience Beginner level Intermediate level Advanced level Expert level 08 How would you rate your knowledge level with mechanical and electrical systems, root cause analysis, predictive and preventive maintenance systems? No experience Beginner level Intermediate level Advanced level Expert level 09 Do you have any experience with Predictive Maintenance tools or activities? Yes No 10 Do you have experience working with diagnostic tools to gather data on equipment for routine checks or troubleshooting issues? Yes No 11 Do you have any supervisory and/or Project Lead experience? Yes No 12 Do you have any experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)? Yes No 13 Do you have a Level I Certifications in Vibration, Thermography and/or Ultrasound? Yes No 14 Do you have any experience in the different areas/disciplines of machinery troubleshooting and repair? (Such as Mechanical, Electrical, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, or Controls) Yes No 15 Please briefly describe your experience with troubleshooting and repair with Mechanical, Electrical, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, or Controls:If no experience in these areas, please put N/A Required Question