Why Uncommon New York City Charter Schools
FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedOperates urban public charter schools that prepare low-income students for college.
- Uncommon New York City Charter Schools operates outstanding urban public Schools that close the opportunity gap and prepare students from low-income communities to graduate from college.$154.7M spent in FY2024
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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenUncommon Schools is seeking a HVAC Operating Engineer to join the charter network’s New Jersey Facilities team. This position provides an opportunity for an experienced HVAC Operating Engineer with at least seven (7) years' relevant experience to work with a dedicated facilities group, deepen his/her technical skills, and help ensure that Uncommon provides well-maintained, comfortable, and safe educational facilities for our students and staff. Uncommon’s portfolio in New Jersey comprises buildings constructed from the very early 1900s through the early 2020s, operating HVAC systems dating from 1966 to the recent past few years.
As ambient comfort is essential to a productive learning and teaching environment, the impact of this individual’s attentiveness will be felt and deeply appreciated across the region. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Facilities Management Team, the HVAC Operating Engineer will perform all technical work necessary to inspect, maintain, repair, and modify HVAC system in our buildings. With expertise in HVAC – and to a lesser extent in construction and plumbing – in multi-family, schools, and commercial buildings, the successful candidate will be responsible for conducting minor HVAC projects and managing larger ones and ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
The HVAC Operating Engineer will partner with senior Facilities team members and outside consultants on the planning, coordination, and supervision of mechanical construction and repair activities implemented by outside vendors, will ensure project timelines are met and ensure quality control standards are followed, mentor junior staff, and handle all HVAC-related communication with stakeholders. Uncommon values candidates who have the drive and ability to work hard, are highly self-motivated, are eager to take on and implement assignments and projects, and have a strong commitment to customer service and satisfaction.
Safe, efficient, healthy, clean, comfortable, and reliable buildings are essential to Uncommon’s mission to deliver an excellent education to our students and a comfortable working environment to our dedicated staff.
As a member of the NJ Facilities Team, the HVAC Operating Engineer will: maintain current knowledge of the National Standard HVAC Code and other applicable building codes and perform all facets of the HVAC trade in accordance with those codes and in a safe and effective manner diagnose problems with HVAC systems, evaluate solutions to remedy issues, and provide sound recommendations to supervisors in emergency situations take immediate steps to contain the problem and restore the system to sound working condition in emergency situations maintain clear and consistent communication with stakeholders to apprise them of steps being taken to address the issue troubleshoot and repair all HVAC type systems currently available in the market maintain records of corrective and preventive work assignments received through an automated…
About Uncommon New York City Charter Schools
From its Form 990- Budget $170.4M · Education
- Staff 1,469 · founded 2007
- Pays its leaders $144K–$190K (11 reported)
- Open jobs 102 · Jobs at Uncommon New York City Charter Schools · Full 990 report