Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Technician

About This Role

This HVAC technician role involves operating, maintaining, diagnosing, and repairing the district's heating and cooling systems, including chillers, air handlers, unit ventilators, hydronic distribution, and exhaust systems. The technician will also monitor and adjust these systems using the district's Siemens building automation system. The position focuses on system operation, fault diagnosis, seasonal startup and shutdown, and using building automation to ensure efficient and reliable facility operation.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, repair, and improve the district’s mechanical heating, cooling, and ventilation systems
• Perform related technical and mechanical building repairs
• Maintain physical school facilities in a condition of operating excellence and safety
• Respond to requests from building administrators

Requirements

• Strong commercial HVAC/R technical knowledge across chillers, air handlers, unit ventilators, hydronic systems, boilers, pumps, and exhaust fans
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical and control faults, interpreting equipment behavior, system trends, and control sequences to isolate and correct problems
• Ability to operate a building automation system (Siemens Desigo CC or comparable): read points and trends, adjust schedules and setpoints, acknowledge and interpret alarms, and understand basic sequences of operation
• Proficient in seasonal startup, shutdown, and heating/cooling changeover of two-pipe hydronic systems
• Working knowledge of hydronic/closed-loop water treatment, testing, and chemical balancing
• Ability to work with hand tools and power tools of the trade
• Willingly accept direction to perform a variety of tasks
• Demonstrate good judgment, trustworthiness, dependability, promptness, flexibility, and emotional maturity
• Valid driver’s license
• Basic computer skills in e-mail, Windows operation, Word, and Excel
• Current EPA Section 608 Universal refrigerant certification, or willingness to obtain one (the district will assist with certification or renewal)
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 85 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus
• Required to view and read a computer monitor screen
• Physical dexterity to climb ladders and access rooftop and mechanical-room equipment

Nice to have:

• Manufacturer or BAS controls training
• Low-pressure boiler or stationary/operating-engineer experience
• Refrigeration-trade education or apprenticeship

Benefits

• Dental insurance