Trades ​/ Skilled Labor Technician, HVAC Tech ​/ Heating Engineer

Position Information

Position Information

Hiring Department
:
Facilities Management

Reports To
: HVAC Supervisor

Job Location
:
El Paso, Texas

Posting End Date
:
Open until filled. This posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.

Hours
: 40 hours per week, standard Monday–Friday 7:00am–3:30pm, flexibility is required on evenings and weekends.

FLSA status
:
Non-exempt

Earliest Start Date
:
As soon as possible.

Salary
: $31,805.00 Annually.

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Submitting a cover letter and a list of three references is strongly encouraged.

Inspects, tests, adjusts, and balances heating, ventilating, and cooling systems.

Performs maintenance of HVAC systems, upgrades to buildings, and maintenance and repair to equipment, tools, buildings, and offices.

Performs special projects such as panel installation.

Assures that the institution’s facilities are clean and performs general custodial/maintenance functions daily, such as sweeping, removing discarded debris, and recycling.

Installs, repairs, and replaces HVAC components, electrical apparatuses, and other fixtures.

Installs and maintains pipe systems and does plumbing repairs.

Services equipment, changes motors, pumps, and/or V-belts.

Maintains maintenance records and work orders for repairs, replacements, and installations.

Accountable for time, material, and direct expenses connected with preventive maintenance.

Inspect equipment to detect excessive noise and heat; bearing, motors, filters, seals, pneumatic lines diaphragm, air valves, water pumps, gaskets, boilers, coils, gauges, compressors, and tubing; tighten seals and leaky fittings.

Repacks heating and cooling valves; replaces pipe insulation; welds or solders copper pipes for expansion tanks.

Must be available on an “On Call” basis. Overtime may be required.

Compliance with all State and University policies. Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and Experience:

• Associates Degree in Trade School (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning)
• or HS Diploma or GED with 2 years of relevant experience
• or Equivalent combination of training and experience.

Note: This position requires a valid state-issued driver’s license.

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a comprehensive public research university that is increasing access to excellent higher education. We advance discovery of public value and positively impact the health, culture, education, and economy of the community we serve.

UTEP is America’s leading Hispanic-serving university. Located at the westernmost tip of Texas, where three states and two countries converge along the Rio Grande, 84% of our 26,000 students are Hispanic, and half are the first in their families to go to college. UTEP offers 170 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top-tier research university in America.

This is an especially exciting time to join UTEP as it advances the goals of its 2030 Strategic Plan. Built around the institution’s core strengths—its location, its people, its supportive culture, and its community partnerships—the plan lays out a bold vision for the next decade, aimed at maximizing the University’s regional impact and national stature.

Facilities Management, under the leadership of Assistant Vice President of Facilities Management Stanley Joshua, oversees Facilities Services, Planning and Construction and Space Management. Working together as a team, we strive to fulfill the mission and vision of the University. The UTEP campus services about 200 employees and maintains over 5.21 million square feet of space in 80 structures on 421 acres.

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