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Commercial HVAC Technician

  • req7132
  • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23284
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
Summary

VCU’s Facilities Management Department is seeking to hire a Commercial HVAC Technician for Facilities Operations.

The Commercial HVAC Technician:
  • Utilizes knowledge of the HVAC trade to perform preventive maintenance, repair and installation of building infrastructure ensuring efficient operation of Zone facilities

  • Provides exemplary customer service to all faculty, staff and students supporting University’s mission of teaching, high-impact research and creative expression

  • Identifies and documents system deficiencies using diagnostic tools and advises management of tasks requiring priority attention

  • Provides quality workmanship and service to maximize system availability and minimize unscheduled downtime

Shift/Hours of Work: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Respond Independently to Service Work
  • Independently assign, respond, and complete service work orders requiring diagnosis and repair of air handling units, fan coil units, roof top equipment, heat pumps, cooling towers, chillers, terminal boxes, air compressors, pumps, and other HVAC equipment using specialized knowledge of HVAC theory and practice
  • Independently respond to service requests requiring diagnosis and repair of carpentry, electrical and plumbing systems

Preventive Maintenance
  • Independently assign, perform, and complete regularly scheduled preventive maintenance to pumps, air handling units, roof top units, heat exchangers, motors, fans, cooling towers, chillers, electronic and pneumatic controls, drain piping, radiators and other HVAC equipment

Communication & Maintenance Records
  • Advise supervision and or management by recommending equipment maintenance tasks and identifying equipment needing priority attention
  • Communicate orally and in writing with building occupants and supervision regarding work schedules, system problems, estimated completion times and effects of system problems on occupant safety and comfort
  • Maintain records of equipment service and repairs

Monitor Work of Others
  • Provide work site guidance and direction to other team members, assuring safe and orderly completion of service requests and projects
  • Work with lesser skilled team members in the various techniques of the trades to increase their skill level and ability to work independently
  • Use trade knowledge to monitor work of contractors to assure compliance with specifications, codes and drawings

Other Duties As Assigned
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Work/on-call during inclement weather and emergencies
  • Assume on-call responsibility on a rotating basis
  • Substitutes for the Superintendent, including time card approval and work site management

 

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer

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