Engineering Spec Lead

Prisma Health
Columbia, SC

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Assists with assigning and scheduling daily operations of Facilities Engineering. Responsible for preventive and corrective maintenance of assigned equipment. Coordinates Preventive Maintenance/PM activities for assigned equipment. Assists other sections/areas in troubleshooting complex mechanical problems.

Essential Functions

  • All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

  • Repairs and maintains equipment for the following: plumbing, HVAC, life safety, pumps, exhaust fans, pneumatic tube systems, building automation, Med Gas systems, electrical equipment, and nurse call systems.

  • Maintains all equipment to ensure drawings are current and changes are permanently documented.

  • Provides routine equipment training for all staff.

  • Schedules personnel and assists to keep preventative maintenance system at 100% completion rate. Ensures assigned work is completed on time. Performs and schedules the repair of equipment.

  • Reports to supervisor as to the general condition of facilities and general progress of work underway. Assists supervisor in maintaining written records of mechanical equipment maintenance, PM and periodic inspections as required by appropriate regulatory agencies, i.e. DPH, Joint Commission.

  • Estimates and acquires materials needed to complete jobs. Evaluates on-site stock for critical utility equipment.

  • Develops scopes of work for projects and provides oversight of outside contractors. Organizes shutdowns and major repairs in conjunction with the supervisor. Ensures work is performed with the utmost awareness for safety. Ensures proper Lockout/Tagout procedures are followed.

  • Supplements staff in the completion of work assignments. Provides technical oversight to ensure adequate job completion and technical competence of personnel.

  • Responds to emergency calls and assists technicians and other trained personnel on medical gas, vacuum leaks, fire system, etc. Participates in emergency Call-Back plan.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

  • This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

  • Education - High School diploma or equivalent OR post-high school diploma/highest degree earned

  • Experience - Seven (7) years of maintenance experience preferred. Hospital/Healthcare experience - preferred

In Lieu Of

  • In lieu of the education and experience requirements noted above, an Associate degree (technical/trade) and 5 years of maintenance experience.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

  • One of the following: Journeyman Plumber, Licensed Stationary Engineer, HVAC/NATE certification, Journeyman Electrician, Journeyman Unlimited Air Conditioning - Preferred

  • Environmental Protection Agency/EPA, National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), or Med Gas - Preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Basic computer skills

  • Knowledge of office equipment (fax/copier)

  • Mathematical skills

  • Effective at data conversion

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Parkridge

Facility

1560 Baptist Parkridge Hospital

Department

15608300 Plant Operations

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