The Operations & Facilities Management Department (OFMD) at WashU Medicine provides essential services that sustain the medical campus’ mission of excellence in patient care, research, and education. Guided by our PRIDE+ Core Values of Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Dedication, Excellence, and Mutual Support, we foster a culture of accountability, service, and collaboration across the medical campus.
Requirements
- Monitor software, computer, and telephone systems, as well as facilities terminology, to support the monitoring of building automation and fire alarm systems on computer workstations.
- Provide emergency response to A/BSL3 laboratories, vivariums, data centers, climate rooms, freezer farms, and other various campus assets.
- Act as the first responder to HVAC events, which may require manually resetting alarms, freeze stats, pressure switches, motor overloads, and performing equipment shutdowns.
- Change temperature, humidity, and airflow set points as needed.
- Assist with triaging service interruptions to responsible technicians to minimize system/equipment downtime by documenting impact and creating verbal and written work orders from internal and external callers.
- Maintain excellent customer service at all times and be able to distinguish impact, protocols, and need for escalation.
- Learn and utilize building automation logic to assist with optimizing 32 chillers across 9 chilled water plants to the most efficient configuration, thereby best supporting cooling demand across 26 central buildings.
- Conduct monthly inspections on elevator equipment rooms and perform Fire Recall testing to ensure proper operation in the event of an emergency.
- Perform inspections on all campus Fire Suppression sprinkler systems to ensure proper alignment in the event of an emergency.
- Provide data entry within multiple databases and systems supporting the Facilities Management department.
- Support continued construction and renovation efforts in facilitating the Hot-Work Permit process by reconfiguring the Fire Alarm Automation systems.
- Execute approved procedures for equipment operating outside of its designed parameters to support sustained operations.
- Assist with creating and distributing service interruption notifications that impact our physical assets and infrastructure to responsible staff and campus partners.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Up to 22 days of vacation
- 10 recognized holidays
- Sick time
- Competitive health insurance packages
- Metro transit U-Pass
- Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan
- Wellness challenges
- Annual health screenings
- Mental health resources
- Mindfulness programs and courses
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Financial resources
- Access to dietitians
