HVAC Technician II

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This position is responsible for the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and installation of commercial building HVAC systems and components. Successful candidate may lead and oversee work performed by HVAC staff, ensuring quality and safety standards are met. This position will report directly to the Chief Building Engineer or Facilities Manager.

• Develops/maintains a current knowledge of local, state and national codes as well as equipment/technologies associated with commercial building HVAC systems.
• Performs advanced diagnostics and repairs on HVAC equipment, including but not limited to chillers, boilers, air handlers, VAV systems, pumps, cooling towers, and hydronic systems.
• Maintains and troubleshoots digital (DDC) and pneumatic control systems, energy management systems, and related software and hardware.
• Coordinates with Energy Management to optimize system performance and efficiency.
• Conducts seasonal startups and shutdowns, resolves comfort and air distribution issues, and ensures systems operate safely and efficiently.
• Maintains detailed records of inspections, repairs, parts usage, and system performance; orders parts as needed and uses a procurement card in accordance with policy.
• Works in occupied facilities, including medical and public areas, requiring adherence to safety, infection control, and PPE protocols.
• Responds promptly to after‑hours calls, assesses the problem, takes immediate steps to address any safety issues, advises supervisor, and suggests actions to remediate the issue and/or restore service, and as directed, proceeds to make repairs.

Note: Incumbent is considered emergency essential. Flexible working schedule is required as well as overtime, call‑back, and on‑call.

• Performs the most complex troubleshooting and repair of industrial and commercial mechanical, air conditioning, heating and ventilating equipment and control systems.
• Serves as lead mechanic, assisting technicians in diagnosing and repairing equipment with unusual or very difficult problems.
• Guides, directs, instructs, inspects, and approves work performed by team members.
• Coordinates with the Energy Management Section regarding the overall operation and efficiency of the HVAC Energy Management Systems.
• Troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains complex computer‑operated direct digital control (DDC), energy management control systems, and related software programs, to include programmable microprocessors, central processing units with multiple analog and digital inputs and outputs, transducers, thermistors, and electric and electronic damper and valve actuators.
• Troubleshoots, repairs, calibrates, and maintains complex pneumatic control systems, to include components such as receiver controllers, signal selectors, pneumatic reversing relays, temperature transmitters, direct and reverse acting pneumatic thermostats, pneumatic electric switches and electric pneumatic switches, pneumatic damper and valve operators, air compressors, and refrigerated air dryers.
• Troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains complex mechanical, air conditioning, heating and ventilating equipment such as chillers (including centrifugal, reciprocating and screw types), air conditioners, heat pumps, oil‑ and gas‑fired hot water and steam boilers, oil and gas furnaces, cooling towers, pumps, air handlers, exhaust air units, make‑up air units, duct air conveyance systems, variable air volume systems, variable/volume temperature systems, multi‑zone units, electrical power and control circuits, time clocks, gas piping, fuel oil supply piping, fossil fuel burning device flue gas systems, condensate pump and drain lines, fan coil units, condensing units, unit heaters, radiant and fan‑forced heaters, and hydronic heating and cooling systems.
• Carries out designated procedures for seasonal start‑ups and shut‑downs.
• Diagnoses and troubleshoots building air comfort and temperature problems; air distribution, air balancing, or stratification problems; and building insulation or vapor barrier deficiencies.
• Ensures mechanical systems are running at peak efficiency by inspecting equipment for…