Life Safety Equipment Tech II

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Operate, maintain, adjust, troubleshoot, and repair life safety equipment including but not limited to fire alarms, suppression systems, electronic equipment, instrumentation, emergency generators, transformers (Low & High Voltage), SF6 Switches, and Substation, as necessary with intermediate level skills or above. Coordinate scheduling to utilize contract resources. In a multi-craft environment, the position must be able to direct Life Safety Equipment work to maintenance workers or other craftsperson or be directed by other craftsperson to assist in their related crafts. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: Utilities and Plants Operation Staff, Area Maintenance Staff, Building contact person(s), vendors/suppliers, contractors/subcontractors, and environmental health and safety departmentsThis position will typically advise and counsel: Maintenance Worker I, Electricians I & II, and other life safety equipment techniciansThis position will supervise: NA

Job Duty 1 -
Complete all tasks or functions required for operation, maintenance, and code compliance of existing life safety equipment systems and start-up of new systems. Maintain all aspects of code compliance program for all existing wet and dry water-based sprinkler systems.

Job Duty 2 -
Provide technical support for a broad range of electronic equipment used for measuring, testing, and operation of facility type systems. Support will include, but not limited to: setting up, adjusting, calibrating, testing, repairing, etc.

Job Duty 3 -
Provide technical support for the selection, installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of electronic instrumentation.

Job Duty 4 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
High school diploma, GED Certificate or Vocational School Diploma

Other Required Qualifications
National Athletic Trainers Association certification

Required Experience
Five to seven years of job related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
State of Georgia Low Voltage contractor License, NICET I, and any life safety electrical related license, formal verifiable training programs (ie-Union License) in a related field May require the ability to obtain a state-issued purchasing card (P-Card) to procure materials and account for purchases using state purchasing card guidelines

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Technical Diploma, Associate's Degree or two years college course work

SKILLS
Intermediate-level knowledge and skills are required to operate, clean, inspect, adjust, maintain, repair, replace, calibrate, test, and troubleshoot fire alarm and electrical/electronic circuits. Position requires basic planning and verbal communications skills. In addition, journeyman-level knowledge and skills working with computers, controls, electrical systems, and utility services, ability to read drawings, and understanding specifications are required. Intermediate-level working knowledge and skills are required in general construction, maintenance, repair, troubleshooting is required. The job may require operating and maintaining building systems, machine tools, maintenance equipment, motor vehicles, hand/power tools, electrical/electronic instrumentation and light equipment.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Job Grade:C8
Pay Range: $23.78/hr - $32.34/hr
Location: Atlanta, GA

This position may be scheduled for 2nd or 3rd shift. Shift preference and availability will be discussed during the interview process.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening