About UsWhen you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.
The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.
At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!
If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!
Position LocationArlington, VA
Job OverviewThe Lead Operating Engineer reports directly to the Chief Engineer and serves as the Chief Engineer's designated acting representative when required. The Lead Operating Engineer is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation, monitoring, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of Central Plant equipment and associated mechanical systems. The position provides senior-level technical oversight of plant operations and supports continuity of facility operations in accordance with applicable safety, operational, and contract requirements.
ResponsibilitiesEssential Job Duties:- Operate, monitor, and maintain Central Plant equipment, including boilers, HVAC systems, pumps, and associated mechanical and electrical systems.
- Perform inspections, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs to ensure reliable and efficient plant operations.
- Monitor operating conditions, temperatures, pressures, and equipment performance and respond to abnormal or emergency conditions.
- Serve as the senior operating engineer during assigned shifts and provide technical guidance and oversight to junior engineering personnel.
- Act in the Chief Engineer's role when assigned and support coordination of engineering operations, maintenance activities, and operational priorities.
- Maintain required operating logs, records, and documentation and report equipment deficiencies or operational concerns.
- Ensure work is performed safely and in accordance with applicable regulations, procedures, and facility requirements.
Key Responsibilities:- Safe and reliable operation of Central Plant equipment.
- Proper operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of plant mechanical systems.
- Timely identification and response to equipment deficiencies and operating conditions.
- Technical guidance and oversight of engineering personnel.
- Continuity of Central Plant operations and support to the Chief Engineer.
Job RequirementsMandatory:- Secret security clearance.
- Third Class Steam and Hot Water Heating Boiler Engineer License (District of Columbia).
- Minimum five (5) years of experience in Engineering Services.
Preferred:- Experience operating and maintaining Central Plant equipment in a large or complex facility.
- Experience with boiler, HVAC, and associated mechanical systems.
- Experience serving in a senior stationary engineering or operating engineer capacity.
- Experience troubleshooting and responding to plant equipment emergencies.
DisclosuresChugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email
Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.
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