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TITLE: UPS Technician III (Travel)

LOCATION: Ashburn, VA

POSITION SUMMARY:

A UPS Technician III is responsible for startups, certifications, preventative maintenance, and scheduled maintenance for systems related to Uninterruptable Power Supply systems, including Battery Systems.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Experienced and able to perform UPS replacements and new installations.
• Experienced and able to perform preventative maintenance, trouble diagnosis, routine, and emergency repairs of all types of systems without supervision and with minimal disruption to customer.
• Install, trouble diagnose, repair, start-up, and commission, all types of UPS systems.
• Ability to lead jobs with multiple crew members of various skill levels.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with general contractors, subcontractors, partners, and clients to complete projects on schedule and within budget.
• Without supervision properly operate all equipment including but not limited to: a. UPS systems, Battery systems, PDU’s, ATS, and AC/DC rectifiers.
• Have excellent written and oral communication skills with co-workers, sales teams, engineering partners, management teams, and clients.
• Be able to accurately assess human power requirements for maintenance and installation services.
• Be able to estimate consumables and connectivity parts for project completion.
• Be able to recognize when crew productivity and safety are jeopardized due to duration of efforts or extreme conditions service crew members are being exposed to.
• Exercise leadership and good judgement resulting in healthy, harmonious, productive, and happy team performance.
• Exhibit characteristics that foster great team moral, and spirit of co-operation on job sites and operations center.
• Show ability to balance multiple needs and challenges from a multitude of directions.
• Be able to teach learned skills, techniques, strategies, and methods to the next generation. Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential job function.
• Other duties as assigned by Services Management.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma & a minimum of 3 to 5 years UPS service experience.
• Must have electrical/mechanical experience relating to UPS systems, DC systems and knowledge of OEM’s such as: Eaton, Mitsubishi, Schneider, APC, GE, Emerson, etc.)
• Clean driving records a must
• Safe operation of department equipment
• Knowledge of or ability to learn basic AC/DC theory, electronic components, and electronic circuitry.
• Complete training on:
  • 1. Use of Digital multimeter for AC and DC diagnostic measurements
  • 2. Use of Amp Clamp and flexible CT in DC and AC measures
  • 3. Use of Phase Rotation Meter, Power Quality Analyzer, IR camera, and Oscilloscope.
  • 4. Show understanding of proper use of:
    • a. Isolation devices to control available voltage potentials.
    • b. Necessary use of Arc-Flash suit and PPE.
• Show competency in the connections of series, parallel, and series parallel.
• Understand torque values, torque-mark application, and visual inspection of completed installations.
• Understand and operate Phase Rotation meters, Power Quality
• Authorized to work in the US

Computer Skills:

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel.

Certificates and Licenses:

• OSHA 30-hour certification
• NFPA-70E Safety Training
• Thermography, level 2 or higher