Watch Engineers

Watch Engineers

Columbia University is seeking Watch Engineers for our Facilities and Operations team. Come join NYC’s only Ivy League school as we launch our new campus and reimagine what a 21st-century urban university can be! This trade is primarily responsible for the maintenance and repair of the District Energy System, which includes a 6,000-ton refrigeration plant “electric and steam turbine-driven compressors” as well as a dual-fuel-fired water tube boiler plant at 150 psi operating pressure. (The normal electric power service is supplied from Con Edison.) Join our award-winning team, which provides the University with electric power, chilled water, and high-pressure steam across the Manhattanville campus. If you are a motivated professional, passionate about your career, and want to make a difference, Columbia University is the right place for you!

This is a TWU Local 241 union position. 

Responsibilities:

• Maintain, repair, and operate system equipment and auxiliary system; utilize computer-monitoring systems while working independently or under limited supervision and direction in accordance with sound engineering practices

• Work in collaboration with all plant-related trades and management

• Observe electrical switchboard and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and/or BMS system to inform decisions on system operations

Requirements:

• High school graduate or equivalent

• Minimum of one year’s experience in plant operations and maintenance

• Current NYC Stationary Engineer license for high-pressure steam

• Current NYC Refrigeration System Operation certificate of qualification

• All licenses and certifications required by city, state and governing agencies

Columbia University is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran and is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.