Utility Technician - Plant Operations

Utility Technician - Plant Operations Providence St. Joseph Health - Olympia, WA

Posted: 4/29/2026 - Expires: 7/28/2026

Job ID: 293381191

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Join the Facilities team at St. Peter Hospital and play a vital role in keeping a single, wellsupported campus running smoothly. This opportunity is ideal for experienced HVACR Technicians, Stationary or Plant Engineers, Central Utility Plant or Boiler Operators, Electricians, Controls Technicians, and Fire Alarm and/or Fire Sprinkler Technicians who enjoy handson troubleshooting, problemsolving, and ownership of their work. You'll support critical hospital infrastructure in an awardrecognized, environmentally focused facilities department while benefiting from innovative scheduling options, limited outside work, and strong shift incentives. With competitive wages, certification premiums, and union support, this role offers longterm stability for skilled professionals who take pride in figuring things out and keeping essential systems operating at their best.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Providence St. Peter Hospital and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

• Upon hire: National EPA Section 608 Certification - State County City Trade License Authority
• 3 years of experience and working knowledge of commercial ventilation systems, emergency power generation, electrical distribution, chillers, hydronic systems and control/low voltage systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year of experience with Siemens Building System-Apogee.
• 1 year of experience with HVAC air and hydronic balancing.
• 1 year of experience with testing and troubleshooting simplex fire alarm systems.
• 1 year of experience working in a healthcare setting.
• 1 year of experience with operating, testing and troubleshooting of emergency generators and transfer switches.
• 1 year of experience with Siemens Building System-Apogee.
• 1 year of experience with HVAC air and hydronic balancing.
• 1 year of experience with testing and troubleshooting simplex fire alarm systems.
• 1 year of experience working in a healthcare setting.
• 1 year of experience with operating, testing and troubleshooting of emergency generators and transfer switches.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Providence has been serving the Pacific Northwest since 1856 when Mother Joseph and four other Sisters of Providence arrived in Vancouver, Washington Territory. Today, Providence is the largest health care provider in Washington located in communities large and small across the state. In western Washington, Providence provides care throughout the greater Puget Sound from Snohomish County to Lewis County.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care.

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Requsition ID: 427385

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Facilities Management

Job Function: Facilities

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Technical/Skilled Support

Department: 3030 PLANT OPS PSPH MAIN LL SO

Address: WA Olympia 413 Lilly Rd NE

Work Location: Providence St Peter Hospital-Olympia

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $46.47 - $58.34

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

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