HVAC Network Controls Technician (Network Engineer) - Department of Public Works Job at City of San Jose
HVAC Network Controls Technician (Network Engineer) - Department of Public Works
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2300349
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About the Department
The City of San José, the Capital of Silicon Valley, is one of the nation's best managed cities and one of the top ten cities in which to live, work, and do business. Moreover, San José is the center of cultural, government and economic activity for the region. The employees of the City of San José have embraced the following values: Integrity, Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Respect, and Celebration. The City's Public Works Department is seeking an individual whose values align with the values of the City's employees.
The Department of Public Works is responsible for delivering capital improvement projects for a wide variety of City facilities and infrastructure, maintaining City facilities and fleet assets, facilitating and regulating development activities, and providing animal care and services. The Department is committed to high-quality service, partnering with the community, and providing an excellent environment in which to work.
Positions & Duties
Position and Duties:
Please note that applications are currently
not
accepted through CalOpps or any other third-party job board application system. To apply, applicants must complete an application via the City of San Jose’s website at
www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers
.
The actual salary shall be determined by the final candidate’s qualifications and experience. In addition to the starting salary, employees in the Network Engineer classification shall also receive an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation pay.
The Department is recruiting to fill a vacant Network Engineer-HVAC Control Engineer position within the Facilities Division. The Network Engineer serves a dual function and supporting HVAC Control Systems across various City facilities. The Network Engineer deals with local/wide area networks with multiple servers and network segments and performs system administration and system maintenance.
This position will perform the key duties and responsibilities listed below along with other duties as assigned:
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Setting up and monitoring Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) to isolate the HVAC Server environment from rest of the City and ensure both Consultant and City staff have uninterrupted 24/7 access.
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Evaluate and spec personal computer hardware, upgrade operating systems, and install/configure hardware/software.
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Design control systems and Lon/Bacnet/Modbus networks.
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Monitor system performance for availability, speed, capacity, storage, and security issues. Incorporate system modifications as appropriate to ensure performance and prevent problems. Examples of actions include applying security patches, ensuring security best practices are followed, and restoring lost data.
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Implement a preventive maintenance routine and standard maintenance schedule to address weaknesses and help prevent critical server issues.
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Resolve a variety of problems with servers, such as lack of storage space, communication problems with Ethernet switches, Echelon network problems, and other critical server/network issues. Coordinate resolution of problems.
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Create/review/modify control sequence of operation statements and, in some cases, implement by writing custom algorithm in controllers as needed to accomplish control strategies. Adjust control algorithms, settings and/or replace failed controllers as needed in response to customer complaints.
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Develop and recommend design plan for LON/Bacnet/Modbus/LAN/WAN networks, including research and developments of a capacity plan (number of users, applications needed, logistics, switch connectivity, routers, etc).
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Consult with outside vendors. Establish and maintain vendor purchase orders, evaluating performance and suitability with regard to the technical nature of installed system-wide HVAC BMS system.
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Research suitable replacements for obsolete control equipment to ensure interoperability.
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Demonstrate knowledge of fire alarm systems and how they integrate with the building automation system.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
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Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS, or a closely related field.
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Experience: Three (3) years of experience equivalent to performing technical work of a complex difficulty to provide desktop, data security, system administration, server, or network support to end users.
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Acceptable Substitution: Two (2) years of related experience may be substituted for up to two years of the education requirement.
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Licenses or Certificates: Possession of a current industry certification that demonstrates expertise in:
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LONMARK, Schneider/TAC Tridium Niagara R2 or AX, and Invensys TAC/Schneider I/A Lon controllers, SunBelt O
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Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) certificate for Windows Server Enterprise, Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Network Associate (CCNA) certification, Brocade Professional IP Administrator (BPIPA) certification, OR
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An equivalent professional, industry recognized certification acceptable to the City.
5. Possession of a valid California’s Driver’s License.
Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent, or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.
Competencies
The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history. Desirable competencies for this position include:
Job Expertise: Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations. Experienced working on HVAC controls with HVAC Echelon Network Systems. Possessions of the following licenses are desirable: LONMARK, Schneider/TAC Tridium Niagara R2 or AX, and Invensys TAC/Schneider I/A Lon controllers, Sunbelt Controls.
Innovation: Seeks out opportunities to improve, streamline, reinvent work processes; thinks expansively by combining ideas in unique ways or making connections between disparate ideas; adapts best practices and processes to the work unit.
Team Work & Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates a positive attitude and flexibility along with the ability to develop effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.
Team Work & Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates a positive attitude and flexibility along with the ability to develop effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.
Technical Use/Management: Uses efficient and cost-effective approaches to integrate technology into the workplace and improve program effectiveness. Appropriately applies procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies to related service delivery or regulatory activities; develops program goals, objectives, and strategies that are feasible and desirable in clear recognition of technical policies, issues, and limitations; addresses organizational technical training and development needs.
Project Management: Monitors project progress and evaluates performance; identifies improvement areas and resolves barriers to task completion; sets deadlines in a way that gets commitment from all parties involved.
Planning: Acts to align own unit's goals with the strategic direction of the organization; uses effective techniques to define outcomes and expectations.
Customer Service: Demonstrates the ability to anticipate customer's needs and deliver services effectively and efficiently in a timely, accurate, respectful and friendly manner; demonstrates ownership, attention to detail, and effective/efficient follow-through.
Project Management: Monitors project progress and evaluates performance; identifies improvement areas and resolves barriers to task completion; sets deadlines in a way that gets commitment from all parties involved.
Planning: Acts to align own unit's goals with the strategic direction of the organization; uses effective techniques to define outcomes and expectations.
Customer Service: Demonstrates the ability to anticipate customer's needs and deliver services effectively and efficiently in a timely, accurate, respectful and friendly manner; demonstrates ownership, attention to detail, and effective/efficient follow-through.
Supervision: Sets effective long and short-term goals based on a good understanding of management practices; establishes realistic priorities within available resources
Communication Skills: Communicates and listens effectively and responds in a timely, effective, positive and respectful manner; written reports and correspondence are accurate, complete, current; well-organized, legible, concise, neat, and in proper grammatical form
Selection Process
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to the Job Specific Questions. Only the candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews
, one of which may include a practical/writing exercise.
You will be prompted to answer the following job-specific questions during the online application process. Please note that there is a
4,000-character limit
, including spaces, for each text response.
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Please select the best option that describes your education for the position of Network Engineer:
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Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS, or a closely related field and at least three (3) years of experience in desktop, data security, system administration, server, or network support to end users.
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At least three (3) years of college (90 units) and at least four (4) years of experience in in desktop, data security, system administration, server, or network support to end users.
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Associate Degree (or at least 60 units) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS, or a closely related field and at least five (5) years of experience in desktop, data security, system administration, server, or network support to end users.
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None of the above.
2. Please select the best option that describes your possession of or ability to possess a valid driver’s license.
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I have a valid California driver’s license
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I have a valid driver’s license issued by another state
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I have the ability to obtain a California driver’s license by the time of hire
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I do not possess any of the above
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Please describe your experience in desktop data security, system administrations, server, or network support to end users. Please indicate how many years of experience. Your response should be consistent with your work history.
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Describe your experience working on HVAC controls with Echelon Networks.
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Describe the maximum distance from any module to any other module, with Echelon physical layer networks using free topology FTT10-A.
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Do you possess any one of the current (non-expired) certifications listed below: (Please select ONE OR MORE of the following options). Please attach a scanned copy of the certification(s) you possess in the “File Attachments” part of the application process:
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LONMARK
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Schneider/TAC Tridium Niagara R2 or AX
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Invensys TAC/Schneider I/A Lon
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Sunbelt Controls
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Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
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Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
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Other Certifications
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I do not have any of these certifications
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If you selected “Other Certification” in the previous question, please specify the type of certification you may have, along with the year you obtained it and its expiration date. (You must attach a scanned copy of the certification(s) you possess in the “File Attachments” part of the application process)
You must answer all job-specific questions in order to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration.
If you have questions about the duties of these positions, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Sara Mirra at sara.mirra@sanjoseca.gov.
Additional Information
Additional Information
Benefits page
Department website
The application deadline is 11:59 PM on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023.
Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email CityCareers@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application. Please contact Human Resources at (408) 535-1285, or Human.Resources@sanjoseca.gov if you have any questions
Job
: Information Technology
Schedule
: Full-time
Employee Status
: Regular
Job Type
: Standard
Job Posting
: Mar 10, 2023, 5:53:52 PM
Minimum Salary
: 97,364.80
Maximum Salary
: 118,435.20
Bargaining Unit 1
: Municipal Employees' Federation
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