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CONTROLS TECHNICIAN
Job Title: CONTROLS TECHNICIAN
Job Code: 0981
FLSA: N
Job Level: 08
Revised Date: 10/01/2011
Job Family: JF 22
Occupational Summary
Assist in the calibration, troubleshooting, monitoring, analysis, maintenance and repair of a variety of electric and electronic control equipment to achieve better Utility Plant and Building system effectiveness and efficiency.
Work Performed
Inspect, test, troubleshoot a variety of electric and electronic equipment including such hardware as sensors, control panels, input/output panels, flow meters, steam meters, and relays panels as related to utility and building HVAC control systems.
Calibrate a variety of control and metering devices located in the utility plants and/or used in the control, monitoring, or metering of the utility systems on campus.
Carry out approved maintenance and repair duties in accordance with instructions and maintenance schedules on all main control panels on campus. Panels include, but are not limited to, Siemens - MBC, MEC, PXC, PXCM, FLNCNTRLs; Trane - Summit; Honeywel-HC900, ION-Circuit Monitors.
Panel maintenance to also include all devices necessary to enable these panels to communicate with each other and the host server.
Monitor building (Siemens Apogee) and utility plants(Siemens Apogee, Honeywell HC900. ION Enterprise) control systems to achieve better operation and energy efficiency.
Assist utility and building maintenance personnel in the survey of areas necessary to update control graphics.
Provide data necessary to the design and development of system modifications and to facilitate the preparation and maintenance of accurate control diagrams for building and utility plant systems.
Respond to after-hours emergencies Assist in the accumulation of data necessary to improve operation of the HVAC and utility systems for effective Energy Management.
Assist Energy Management Personnel on the troubleshooting of system communication issues.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
Work requires an educational background normally acquired through a high school education plus formal technical training in electricity or electronics.
Experience
Work requires a working knowledge of electronic control systems normally acquired through 3 years of experience in the operation, inspection, testing and repair of electronic control systems. Experience with Siemens Apogee Building Control System and Honeywell HC900 system a plus.
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Skills
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
