Critical Facility Plant Operator (24/7/365 Operations)

Core Government Services company is looking for a Critical Facility Plant Operator to join our 24/7/365 operational watch team at the VA Capital Region Readiness Center (CRRC) in Martinsburg, WV.

Plant Operators are the frontline guardians of the facility, ensuring continuous onsite monitoring (minimum 2-person watch team physically present around the clock) of electrical, mechanical, environmental, fuel, and life safety systems to safeguard the VA's critical readiness mission.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct continuous 24/7/365 onsite physical watchstanding and computer-based monitoring of facility infrastructure, environmental parameters, and building automation systems (BMS/SCADA).
• Perform scheduled physical security, equipment, and plant rounds; inspect operating temperatures, pressures, fluid levels, electrical loads, and alarm panels.
• Serve as first-look responder to critical alarms and system anomalies; evaluate problem severity, initiate standard response procedures, and escalate to management/technical leads as necessary.
• Prepare, manage, and dispatch work orders through the CMMS, logging all service calls, maintenance events, and equipment anomalies.
• Maintain accurate electronic shift logs and deliver formal shift-turnover briefings to relieving operators.
• Support preventive maintenance activities, routine filter changes, minor repairs, and operational checks on plant equipment.
• Perform escort duties for Government personnel, vendors, OEM field service technicians, and specialty contractors accessing secure areas.
• Maintain compliance with CGS fatigue management standards (shifts limited to a maximum of 10 consecutive hours within any 24-hour window, with mandatory 10-hour rest intervals).

Required Education and Experience:

• Minimum three (3) years of experience supporting mission-critical facilities, data centers, industrial plants, healthcare infrastructure, commercial HVAC operations, or central utility plants.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Building Management Systems (BMS), SCADA software, and computerized alarm monitoring.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and CMMS work order software.
• High school diploma or GED; strong mechanical/electrical aptitude.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to remain calm and methodical under emergency alarm conditions.
• Ability to pass a federal background investigation (e-QIP / SF-85P) and obtain a VA PIV badge.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Associate Degree or technical certificate in Facility Engineering, Stationary Engineering, HVAC, or Electrical Technology.
• Stationary Engineer License or Power Plant Operating Certificate.
• OSHA 10-Hour Safety Training and NFPA 70E Electrical Safety awareness.
• Prior military watchstanding experience (e.g., US Navy Nuclear/Engineering watchstander or DoD facility operator).

Working Conditions: Inside Government 24/7/365 mission-critical data center and utility plant facilities in Martinsburg, WV.

Work Schedule: 24/7/365 rotating shift work (including days, nights, weekends, and holidays) inside the CRRC central plant and control operations room in Martinsburg, WV.

Required Travel: None

Job Type: Full-Time, Non-Exempt (SCA-aligned / Prevailing Wage Determination applicable)

Contract Length: 5-Year Multi-Year BPA / Base Period Option Years

Benefits and unique perks offered, but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance options
• Flex Spending Account options
• Disability insurance coverage options
• 401(k) Traditional and Roth account options
• Company paid time off on (11) Federal Holidays
• Company paid time off (PTO)
• Premium financial advisory services
• Over 2,000 free education courses for our employees