Environmental Controls Technician

• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: TWU - B&G
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 40
• Standard Work Schedule: Sunday -Thursday, 7:30am to 4:00pm
• Building: ECT Shop
• Salary Range: $40.32 - $50.40

Position Summary

Responsibilities

• Performs operations as required by job work order and/or blueprint or diagram in preventive maintenance and repairs to
  various types of electrical equipment such as motors, control and power circuits (both A.C. and D.C.), switches, generators,
  transformers, relays, motor controllers, rectifier units, electrical devices, systems and apparatus, load distributions, cables, and
  printed circuitry.
• Must be proficient in the use of all tools of the electrical trade and must be skilled in the operations of electrical test equipment such as voltmeters, ammeters, ohmmeters, multi-meters, meggers, tachometers, temperature gauges, watt meters, phase meters, and various recording devices.
• Shall be capable of reading blueprints and schematics to determine circuitry. Shall supervise and direct the work of lower labor grade employees assigned to projects in electrical repair work and installations in accordance with the Electrical Code of the City of New York.
• Shall have a home telephone and be available for emergency calls at night and on days off.
• Shall accept a proportional share of scheduled overtime work.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma and/or equivalent or electrical trade school diploma required. 
• 6 years in the electrical field, 2 years experience as an "A" mechanic, and 1 year experience in electro-magnetic controllers.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.