Engineer 1 at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Department: General Services

Role Overview: Reporting to the Chief Engineer and the Director, Engineering Operations & Facilities, this position will be responsible for maintaining various aspects of the HVAC, plumbing and sprinkler operations for the Lincoln Center 16-acre campus which is comprised of a variety of multi-use buildings, performance spaces, public areas, and the Central Mechanical Plant (CMP).    

Lincoln Center is a 24x7 operation. The Engineer role is a full-time (40 hours per week) union-represented position (Local 30) with the potential of additional overtime work. Employees are required to join the Local 30 union within 30 days of employment, if they are not already members. 

Qualifications:   

• A current refrigeration license is required for this position. Qualifications include a minimum of 5 years of practical, hands-on work experience (not including time as an apprentice) maintaining and/or working with the following: Pneumatic, electric, electronic and direct digital controls  
• Electric and steam centrifugal chillers 
• Steam and condensate systems  
• Refrigeration equipment  
• Domestic hot water heating systems  
• Plumbing and electrical work  
• Hydronic pumping systems  
• Fire alarm, sprinkler systems and standpipes  
• Soldering/brazing  
• Hands-on mechanical work experience including motor replacements  

Additional Qualifications: 

• Preferred candidates will have experience working in a variety of complex facilities (including commercial space, power plants), systems, and equipment of all ages.   
• Preferred candidates will also have significant knowledge of various HVAC systems and types and building management controls (BMC) experience.   
• EAP/FSD certification is helpful, although not required.  

Physical Requirements: 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use the following: 
  1. hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms 
  2. occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl for extended periods of time  
  3. climb ladders to conduct inspections, maintenance, and repairs
  4. must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus  

Available Shift:

• Wednesday & Thursdays are days off
• Friday through Tuesday from 10:30pm-6:30am (overnight)

What is Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts? Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (LCPA) is a cultural and civic cornerstone of New York City.  We believe the arts play an important role in our lives: they nourish our hearts and minds, teach us valuable lessons and critical skills, and help us create community. We are resolved not to lose sight of what connects us, and we hope you will consider joining our talented, diverse team.   

We are:  

1. The manager of the 16-acre Lincoln Center campus 

-We are one of eleven amazing resident arts organizations  

2. A leading Arts Presenter.   

-We curate numerous programs and performances, showcasing music, dance, and mor

3. An Education Hub. 

-We have reached 20 million students, educators, principals, and community members   

Who are our people?  

LCPA is a team of dreamers, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who use unique platforms in the heart of New York City and beyond to advocate for the transformative impact of artistic experiences.   

Lincoln Center People imagine and create in concert with this mission by founding President John D. Rockefeller III - "The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many. Their place is not on the periphery of daily life, but at its center."   

We welcome applicants from all sectors who agilely solve problems, show up as they are, and can't stop innovating.  

What’s the news?

Recent and Upcoming Programming

• Sensory-Friendly 'Big Umbrella Festival' Returns To Lincoln Center
• Tony Winner Shaina Taub to Perform at Lincoln Center in American Songbook
• De La Soul playing "choose-what-you-pay" show at Lincoln Center
• Lincoln Center to Present Groundbreaking Acts at globalFEST 2025

Campus Happenings

• Lincoln Center Taps Education Leader as Next President
• Clint Ramos Named as Lincoln Center’s Artist-in-Residence
• The ‘Converse Conductor’ Fighting Elitism in Classical Music
• For Lincoln Center’s West Side, A New Story  

Legacies of San Juan Hill

• Before Lincoln Center, San Juan Hill Was a Vibrant Black Community
• Lincoln Center Launches San Juan Hill Project Digital Hub To Remember the Lost Urban Neighborhood

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