Senior Facilities Technician

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including Vets and Disabled
Your role in helping us shape the future:
As Senior Facility Technician you will be responsible for the facility maintenance activities at an Intelsat teleport. You'll ensure operational procedures and the performance of the Intelsat station meet the high standard of service for our customers and users. The role also requires you to routinely resolve engineering issues in coordination with the Facility Engineer and the Teleport Operations group.
Are you up to the challenge?

• Perform Facility Maintenance activities, generally requiring little supervision on daily work and only general instructions on new assignments
• Lead the repair of more difficult problems with station facility equipment as requested, with a goal of ensuring equipment availability for operational requirements. This includes but is not limited to skilled experienced Electrician, HVAC -Mechanical, Plumbing, etc. Grounds Keeping, Security Systems, and Fire Detection Systems equipment.
• Lead scheduled Preventative Maintenance inspections and reporting any anomalies to Facilities Management or to a Facilities Engineer
• Report any deviations to service availability caused by safety, security, equipment degradation, ground system failure, potential loss of facility system support, or other local conditions (describing the potential loss of revenues or increased risk to company operations if possible)
• Vendor Management role. To be heavily involved with working closely with vendors to make purchasing decisions and grow and maintain vendor relationships. This responsibility includes in researching, obtaining quotes, quality of work, negotiating contracts, managing relationships, accessing jobs, monitoring and evaluating Vendor/Contractor performance, and participate in the invoice approval process to ensuring payments are made to Vendors/Contractors. Establish all Vendors/Contractors PMI schedules and coordinate site visits
• Administer and maintain vendor documents and service records, in the Facility CMMS
• Coordinate and support vendor bids and estimates, creating Statement of Work (SOW) documents in alignment with Intelsat procurement process andcontract terms
• Assist with the development of operational and maintenance procedures
• Support investigation of system enhancements to improve reliability, increase efficiency, simplify operation, or reduce overall operating cost
• Support implementation of new services, such activities include rack installation, install power wiring

You should definitely have:

• Two (2) years of college, technical, vocational school or equivalent
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in a teleport maintenance or engineering role
• Understanding of general maintenance practices for HVAC, UPS, power station, fire prevention, security systems
• Basic understanding of commercial teleport electronic equipment and systems
• Basic understanding of OSHA regulation, and safety practices for technical environment
• Ability to work independently, successfully, responsibly and without much oversight
• Ability to read blue-prints, schematics, layouts, wiring diagrams and equipment specifications
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken

What it's like to work with us:
Intelsat is connecting the world and transforming the satellite and inflight connectivity landscape by reaching beyond the traditional satellite industry. We are defining new products that will open new, profitable markets. We connect the aviation industry and air travelers with innovative technology and applications, and we do it all in a high-energy environment that welcomes the next challenge. To help us reach this goal, you should be a bold thinker who will perform a key role in shaping Intelsat innovation for years to come.

• We emphasize personal and professional growth
• Awesome benefits including PTO, medical, tuition reimbursement, and training
• Flexible work arrangements
• Fun, diverse, and inclusive culture

Other Job Info

• These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.

• Job requires ability to lift up to 50 lbs