Operating Engineer Master Building System

Operating Engineer Master Building System

Salary

$3,649.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly

Location

New Orleans, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LSUNO00017932y26/01t

Department

LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans

Opening Date

09/02/2026

Closing Date

10/2/2026 11:59 PM Central

• Description
• Benefits

About this Job

LSU Health New Orleans Division of Facility Services is seeking highly skilled applicants for the position of Operating Engineer Master (Building Systems).

This is shift work monitoring the LSUHSC-NO energy management system, making rounds to visually inspect building systems and making repairs as assigned.

Thank you for your interest in a career at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans. We appreciate your interest in joining our LSU Health New Orleans community. As a campus of Louisiana State University, LSU Health New Orleans offers excellent benefits including health care and retirement plans, and generous sick and vacation leave.

LSU Health New Orleans seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate where students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds have equitable access and success opportunities. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome all to apply without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, protected veteran status, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. LSU Health New Orleans is also designated as a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency and provides assistance to persons needing accommodations or with the accessibility of materials. For those seeking such accommodations or assistance related to this search, we encourage you to contact the Office of Human Resource Management (HRMADA@lsuhsc.edu).

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of experience or training in the operation or maintenance of large stationary engines or mechanical equipment.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

For those positions in which incumbents will be working with and handling refrigerants, possession of an appropriate EPA refrigerant recycling and recovery certification for technicians will be required (as required under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act, 1990).

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

• a) operates, monitors, and controls system wide output; b) serves as sole operator on an assigned shift; c) operates auxiliaries including firing up steam boilers, starting and stopping chillers, pumps, cooling towers, HVAC exchangers, refrigeration, and HVAC equipment
• a) makes hourly readings and enters on log sheets; b} performs chemical & softener tests; f) blows down boilers; d) reads gauges to check water levels, steam pressure, and operation of valves and auxiliary pumps
• maintains, inspects, and repairs mechanical equipment and components including compressors, condensers, expansion valves, service valves, thermostats, coils, and drive assemblies
• maintains, inspects and repair pumps, motors, control systems, piping, and other equipment used in mechanical systems; c) cleans and/or replaces filters on heating/air conditioning units as necessary
• responds to temperature complaints from building occupants
• reports all unsafe situations immediately to supervisor or higher authority as needed to correct the condition as quickly as possible
• takes immediate action to personally stop unsafe acts if delay to inform supervisor may allow accident to occur
• a) serve as lead-worker over subordinate Building Systems employees; b) assists other trades as needed; c) special events work; d) campus maintenance emergencies; e) work orders; f) picking up parts and materials from vendors

Please list all relevant work experience in the Employment History section of your application answering all questions in this section, failing to do so will disqualify your application. Experience not listed will not be considered when determining the offering rate.

Position-Specific Details:

No Civil Service Test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Compensation: Starting rate of pay $21.05 per hour. There is also an additional $1 Longevity pay, $2 Shift pay and $3 Weekend Shift pay for hours worked only. Rate may be increased depending on applicants' qualifications.

Location: LSU Health Science Center Medical Education Building 1901 Perdido St. New Orleans LA 70112

Hours of Operation: Shift

Appointment Type: Probational

Pre-employment Drug testing, Physical, and Criminal Background check are required.

How To Apply:

To apply to this vacancy, click on the following link: http://careers.lsuhsc.edu/cw/en-us/job/497320?

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Timethia Brown HR Specialist

LSU Health Sciences Center

HR Management Department

504.568.4835

Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings: LSUHSC, New Orleans - Benefits

Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage: Additional Benefits

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Years Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veterans Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
• Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Employer State of Louisiana

Address 1201 N 3rd St

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802

Phone (866) 783-5462

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm