Maintenance Engineer

  • BART
  • Oakland, California
  • Jun 08, 2024
Full Time Building Maintenance Engineering
  • Salary: $106,187.00 - $160,874.00 Annually USD

Job Description

Marketing Statement

Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both: 1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and 2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.

Job Summary

Pay Rate
Non-Represented Pay Band-E06
Annual Salary: $106,187.00 - $160,874.00
Note: The negotiable salary offer will be between $ 106,187.00 /annually - $136,020.63/annually (commensurate with experience and education)

Note
This job announcement will be used to establish a list of eligible candidates for vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months.

Reports To
Manager of Maintenance Administration or designee

Current Assignment
The incumbent selected for this position will be responsible for performing a variety of duties in the development and administration of the Maintenance and Engineering's, Preventative/Predictive Maintenance program, including assisting in the overall process of maintaining materials and equipment by improving and sustaining the overall equipment reliability of the District; provides data collection, analysis, and reports to document system and equipment performance and reliability testing; determines the impact and effectiveness of operational procedures and methods; Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system development, and performs related duties as assigned.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
  • Principles, practices, methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in reliability centered maintenance.
  • Principles and practices of concepts related to reliability engineering.
  • Operational characteristics of fixed rail systems and associated equipment.
  • Methods and techniques of data collection, analysis, and reporting.
  • Root Cause Analysis processes and problem-solving techniques.
  • Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) System Development.

* This is a capital position and is subject to time and funding limitations.
Selection Process
Applications will be screened to assure that minimum qualifications are met. Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will then be referred to the hiring department for the completion of further selection processes.

The selection process for this position may include a skills/performance demonstration, a written examination, and a panel and/or individual interview.

The successful candidate must have an employment history demonstrating reliability and dependability; provide copies of certificates, diplomas or other documents as required by law, including those establishing his/her right to work in the U. S; pass a pre-employment medical examination which may include a drug and alcohol screen, and which is specific to the essential job functions and requirements. Pre-employment processing will also include a background check. (Does not apply to current full-time District employees unless specific job requires additional evaluations).

Application Process
External applicants may only apply online, at www.bart.gov/jobs. Applicants needing assistance with the online application process may receive additional information by calling (510) 464-6112.

Current employees are strongly encouraged to apply online, either at www.bart.gov/jobs, or on WebBART. Current employees may also apply using a BART paper application by delivering the completed form to the Human Resources Department, or by mailing it to P. O. Box 12688, Oakland, CA 94604-2688.

All applicants are asked to complete the application in full, indicating dates of employment, all positions held, hours worked, and a full description of duties. Online applicants are invited to electronically attach a resume to the application form to provide supplemental information but should not consider the resume a substitute for the application form itself.

Applications must be complete by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement.

Examples of Duties

Performs a variety of professional maintenance engineering duties including oversight of Preventive/Predictive Maintenance (PM) and Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) procedures by developing engineering type solutions to repetitive equipment failures and other maintenance related problems; implements methods to reduce the need for maintenance and ultimately eliminating the occurrence of failures and assisting in the development of processes and equipment specifications enabling a comprehensive overall lifecycle cost and reliability perspective.

Develops partnerships and works closely with key stakeholders in and outside the organization such as Maintenance & Engineering, Rolling Stock & Shops, Operations, Material Management and Reliability Engineering on process to ensure that materials and equipment are reliable and in a state of good repair.

Develops and administers the Preventive/Predictive Maintenance Program by specifying and developing standard repair techniques of major repetitive tasks such as component replacements; Ensures that responsible personnel are trained in the Preventive/Predictive Maintenance Program.

Analyzes asset histories to identify specific repetitive failures, and create a plan to address these failures.

Reviews assigned asset failures to determine what preventive maintenance actions may have prevented the failure, and to identify means to reduce the likelihood of repeat occurrences.

Develops standardized processes to influence new construction and equipment purchases including materials, equipment and spare parts.

Identifies potential cost reductions through extended parts life, reducing labor costs, and other parts related improvement techniques.

Maintains and updates a library of all assets and standard job tasks for future reference and implementation; conducts periodic audits of job plans to verify effectiveness using results to apply value analysis toward the maintenance division.

Troubleshoots Enterprise Asset Management software system.

Participates in the review phase of design of capital additions, asset purchases, and changes in plant layout to ensure full maintainability of all assets, utilities, and facilities; carries out quality inspections on jobs.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:
Possession of a bachelor's degree in Engineering or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.

Experience:
The equivalent of two (2) years of full-time professional verifiable experience in preventative maintenance system, equipment operational performance and reliability, or a closely related experience.

Substitution:
Additional professional experience as outlined above may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis.

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge of:
  • Principles, practices, methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in reliability centered maintenance
  • Principles and practices of concepts related to reliability engineering
  • Operational characteristics of fixed rail systems and associated equipment
  • Methods and techniques of data collection and analysis
  • Root Cause Analysis processes and problem-solving techniques
  • Concepts related to statistical, mathematical and comparative analysis
  • Principles and practices of statistical record keeping and reporting
  • Methods and techniques of data collection and analysis
  • Principles of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system development
  • Principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation
  • Current office equipment including computers and supporting word processing and spreadsheet applications
  • Related Federal, State and local codes, laws and regulations.

Skill/ Ability in:
  • Performing a variety of reliability engineering and analysis duties
  • Collecting, compiling and analyzing data
  • Conducting reliability testing on Transit System Maintenance Equipment and Facilities
  • Performing statistical, mathematical and comparative analysis on equipment reliability and performance
  • Analyzing problems, identifying solutions, projecting likely outcomes from proposed maintenance actions, and implementing recommendations in support of a state of good repair for all assets
  • Implementation of reliability-based maintenance program with emphasis on planning and scheduling, asset management, and strategic maintenance planning
  • Preparing a variety of technical and analytical reports
  • Reading and interpreting engineering reports and documents
  • Understanding and following oral and written instructions
  • Communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
  • Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the
  • course of work


Equal Employment Opportunity GroupBox1

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and above), religion, national origin (including language use restrictions), disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS), ancestry, marital status, military status, veteran status, medical condition (cancer/genetic characteristics and information), or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

The BART Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities or for religious reasons. Please advise the Human Resources Department of any special needs in advance of the examination by emailing at least 5 days before your examination date at employment@bart.gov .

Qualified veterans may be eligible to obtain additional veteran's credit in the selection process for this recruitment (effective Jan. 1, 2013). To obtain the credit, veterans must attach to the application a DD214 discharge document or proof of disability and complete/submit the Veteran's Preference Application no later than the closing date of the posting. For more information about this credit please go to the Veteran's Preference Policy and Application link at www.bart.gov/jobs .

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) prides itself in offering best in class benefits packages to employees of the District. Currently, the following benefits may be available to employees in this job classification.

Highlights
  • Medical Coverage (or $350/month if opted out)
  • Dental Coverage
  • Vision Insurance (Basic and Enhanced Plans Available)
  • Retirement Plan through the CA Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
    • 2% @ 55 (Classic Members)
    • 2% @ 62 (PEPRA Members)
    • 3% at 50 (Safety Members - Classic)
    • 2.7% @ 57 (Safety Members - PEPRA)
    • Reciprocity available for existing members of many other public retirement systems (see BART website and/or CalPERS website for details)
Money Purchase Pension Plan (in-lieu of participating in Social Security tax)
  • 6.65% employer contribution up to annual maximum of $1,868.65
Deferred Compensation & Roth 457 Sick Leave Accruals (12 days per year) Vacation Accruals (3-6 weeks based on time worked w/ the District) Holidays: 9 observed holidays and 5 floating holidays Life Insurance w/ ability to obtain additional coverage Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance Survivor Benefits through BART Short-Term Disability Insurance Long-Term Disability Insurance Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and Dependent Care Commuter Benefits Free BART Passes for BART employees and eligible family members.

Closing Date/Time: 6/28/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

Base Pay

106,187

Job Address

Oakland, California United States View Map