Posting number: 2026-02964
Department: Dept. of Social and Health Services
Division: FTAA
Job classification: STATIONARY ENGINEER 2
Posting type: Open & Promotional
Categories: Building Maintenance, Maintenance
Keeping a boiler plant running safely takes experience.
Join the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), Facilities, Technology, and Analytics Administration (FTAA), Maintenance and Operations Division as an on-call Stationary Engineer 2 supporting Eastern State Hospital and Lakeland Village in Medical Lake.
This is specialized boiler work—not general facility maintenance.
You'll operate, monitor, and maintain high- and low-pressure steam boilers, hydronic water heating boilers, and the equipment that supports them. The plants include six high-pressure steam boilers, two low-pressure steam boilers, two hydronic water heating boilers, and combustion control systems including Weishaupt, Siemens, Patterson-Kelley NURO, SCADA, and Metasys.
We encourage you to apply if you already understand the fundamentals of safely operating high-pressure boilers. This work requires trained judgment, knowledge of combustion, and experience with boiler and auxiliary equipment. You should be comfortable recognizing when something isn't operating correctly and knowing what action to take.
You'll also need hands-on operating ability.
That includes lighting off high-pressure boilers and multiple burners using manually operated equipment, bringing boilers online without relying on automatic control devices, paralleling them, transferring operation to loop controls, and placing the boiler into service.
The schedule starts differently than it continues.
You'll begin with approximately 1.5 to 2 months of full-time, paid training at 40 hours per week. After training, you'll move to an on-call schedule, filling in for permanent staff as needed. Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. All interviews for this position are conducted in person.
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Questions? Email kris.george@dshs.wa.gov and reference job number 2026-02964.
The Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency’s vision that you bring a fairness, access, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to support all Washingtonians, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.
Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.
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