DoD Skillbridge - Critical Facilities Technician

POSITION PURPOSE

 

This Critical Facilities Technician Skillbridge program aims to provide transitioning active-duty service members with specialized training and experiences in Critical Facilities management.  In this 6-month program, you will learn all our critical infrastructure facilities' maintenance, operation, and optimization, ensuring their reliability and performance and preparing you for a civilian career in fields such as data center, telecommunications, power generation, and other industries that rely on mission-critical infrastructure. 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Facility Management: Perform routine maintenance, inspections, and repairs on critical facility equipment, including HVAC systems, electrical distribution systems, and backup power systems.

 

Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Monitor critical facility systems and respond promptly to alarms or issues. Troubleshoot and resolve technical problems to ensure uninterrupted operation.

 

Preventative Maintenance: Implement and manage preventive maintenance programs to minimize downtime and extend the life of critical systems. Conduct regular inspections and assessments.

 

Documentation: Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, equipment logs, and facility

documentation. Provide detailed reports as necessary.

 

Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineers, facility managers, and external vendors, to ensure seamless operation and address facility-related challenges.

 

Emergency Response: Act as a first responder during critical situations. Follow established protocols for emergency response and coordinate efforts to minimize downtime and impact.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

 

           Must be a transitioning active-duty U.S. military service member.

           Experience in facility maintenance, engineering, or a related field.

           Familiarity with critical facility systems such as HVAC, electrical distribution, and backup power systems.

           Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to perform well under pressure

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND COMPETENCIES

 

           Demonstrate effective relationship-building within the team and throughout the Company.  

           Keep team members informed and active in decision-making. 

           Identifies needs and addresses them.  

           Identifies and acts on ways to add value. 

           Is flexible and changes quickly based on the company's changing needs. 

           Attention to detail. 

           Self-starter 

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. 

 

           Ability to stand, walk, sit, climb, and balance 

           Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl using both arms and legs 

           Ability to reach, grasp, push, pull, handle, feel, and type with both hands and arms  

           Ability to smell, talk and hear 

           Ability to see at close and distance ranges and the ability to see and correctly distinguish color 

           Ability to work at a computer desk for the entirety of the working day