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Utilities Distribution Technician

North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC

  1. Salary Not stated by the employer
  2. Employer North Carolina State University at Raleigh
  3. Location Raleigh, NC
  4. Workplace On site
  5. Role Staff
  6. Posted Sep 4, 2026
  7. Reference pa-234699
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Utilities Distribution Technician at North Carolina State University at Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
Join NC State University’s Utilities and Engineering team as a Utilities Distribution Technician and play a hands-on role in maintaining the essential infrastructure that keeps our campus operating safely and reliably. This position supports NC State’s Main, Centennial, and CBC campuses, performing skilled mechanical and piping work, diagnostics, maintenance, and repairs on critical utility systems, including steam tunnels, pump stations, heat exchangers, pressure-reducing valves (PRVs), and grease traps.

You’ll have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, from routine maintenance and repairs to new construction, renovations, and welding projects, while helping ensure reliable utility services for research, academic, and animal hospital facilities. If you enjoy troubleshooting, hands-on work, and solving mechanical challenges that make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply and become part of the NC State Facilities team!
Key responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:
  • Diagnose and repair equipment such as fans, pumps, receivers, steam lines, condensate lines, and pressure-reducing stations.
  • Inspect, maintain, and repair steam and hot water systems, including components like traps, strainers, expansion joints, and piping.
  • Utilize welding technologies for torch work, including welding, brazing, soldering, and cutting, and fabricate parts from blueprints, sketches, and verbal instructions.
  • Install, operate, maintain, and rebuild mechanical pumps, PRVs, and associated piping and equipment.
  • Cut, thread, solder, and assemble piping; connect valves and test gas, water, sanitary, and storm lines; eliminate leaks and replace faulty fittings.
  • Test and certify backflow preventers, conduct fire hydrant flow tests, and perform inspections of wastewater collection systems, including grease traps and SSOs.
  • Conduct annual inspections of wastewater distribution systems and report findings to the Environmental Engineer and shop supervisor.
  • Align motors and pumps, set frames, and install related equipment such as fans, PRVs, and turbines for steam generation and control.
  • Serve as backup ORC for wastewater collection system compliance, ensuring adherence to permit requirements.
  • Anticipate, identify, and address customer service needs by balancing multiple priorities, ensuring repairs or solutions meet expectations, and fostering positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including vendors and subcontractors, while proactively developing options, implementing solutions, and verifying customer satisfaction.
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