Senior/Principal Facilities Technologist - Mechanical Services, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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Join our dynamic team as a Facilities Technologist and take the lead in operating and maintaining Sandias cutting-edge building automation controls system! In this exciting role, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact every day.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Craft innovative Building Automation System (BAS) programs that drive the operation of our facility systems, with a focus on heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
• Collaborate with engineers to develop groundbreaking control strategies that enhance our systems.
• Team up with HVAC technicians to troubleshoot and resolve challenges within our Facilities Control Systems.
• Engage in the design review process for new buildings and HVAC systems, ensuring our projects meet the highest standards.
• Contribute as a vital team member throughout the design, construction, start-up, commissioning, and troubleshooting phases of new buildings and HVAC systems.
• Monitor and report on progress toward goals and schedules related to facility equipment, keeping our operations running smoothly.
• Uphold Sandia National Laboratories' industry guidelines, ensuring excellence in everything we do.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

$62,400 - $120,400

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• High school diploma plus three (3) or more years of directly related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in one or more of the following:
  • Operation and troubleshooting of HVAC systems and associated equipment.
  • BAS operation for the control and monitoring of HVAC and other facilities systems.
  • Writing BAS programs for the control of HVAC systems and associated equipment such as boilers, chillers, air handlers, or comparable mechanical sub-systems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active DOE Q-level security clearance.

• Knowledge and understanding of commercial and industrial mechanical HVAC components and systems from small single zone air handlers up to and including large campus chilled and heating water generation plants.
• Familiarity with cleanroom and laboratory ventilation systems.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of HVAC DDC control systems, including configuration and setup of controllers, creation of databases and control programming, and troubleshooting/maintenance of system components.
• Experience with management level configuration of DDC front end interfaces and software.
• An excellent understanding of BAS software and hardware, control programming and logic, database management, graphics creation, or relevant experience with comparable equipment such as PLC-based control systems.
• Experience with computer networks, serial- and Ethernet-based communication protocols (especially BACnet), or relevant experience with computers and communication systems.
• Experience with Siemens APOGEE or DESIGO system software and PX and DXR series controllers and components.
• Experience in creating or reviewing BAS or comparable controls designs.
• An understanding of building energy auditing processes, HVAC system commissioning, or monitoring-based commissioning.
• Familiarity with smart building control concepts, advanced demand-based control strategies, and the latest ASHRAE HVAC standards.
• LEED, CEM/PEM/EMP, or CMVP certification, or similar energy- or facilities-related certifications.

Department 4844, Mechanical Services, operates and provides preventive and corrective maintenance for mechanical systems associated with buildings at Sandia-NM. This department also provides heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) control, via the Facility Control System, to select buildings at Sandia-NM and Sandia-CA.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

If offered the position, you may be required to demonstrate your fitness to perform certain physical aspects of the position, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.