Hybrid Building Automation Controls Engineer and Field Service Technician

HTS Engineering Ltd.•Houston, TX

11d•$35 - $55•Hybrid

About The Position

HTS Engineering Ltd. is the largest independent commercial HVAC manufacturers’ rep in North America, with 20 locations in the US and Canada. HTS has a vibrant look and brand promise -- one that reflects our company-wide commitment to ensure the individual success of all those involved in a project’s HVAC system selection, design, purchase, installation and maintenance including our employees, suppliers, customers and end users.

Requirements

Hybrid work environment
Technical service support of BAS
After-hours support including weekends and holidays
On-call service periods
Daily review and monitoring of BAS
Identify service needs and opportunities
Alert leadership of service issues
Documentation of service needs
Complete work order requests
Professional and workmanlike interaction
Maintenance and repairs to BAS
Sensor calibrations
Device and program troubleshooting
Installation of BAS components
Review of BAS programming for operation and system integrity
Plan/system review and comments
Data monitoring, collection, and interpretation
Trends and projections for all points and alarms
Programming verifications
BAS programming and graphics changes
Utilize trades and automation skills
Utilize diagnostic tools
Independently respond to assigned work requests
Quality workmanship
Provide notes log documentation of all work performed
Update phase statuses utilizing established CMMS Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Complete, accurate, and in the field on the job entered notes for TIMECARD notes
Enter departmental use notes as INFO ONLY notes
Provide related documents using CMMS by uploading pictures from the job site
Monitor overall BAS efficiency through daily system checks
Document daily system checks through CMMS
Follow CMMS note log requirements
Daily review of the Operations Center Log for any BAS entries
Perform BAS component repairs, maintenance, and replacements
Reactive and preventive work orders

Nice To Haves

Experience with multiple BAS platforms (JCI, Siemens, Tridium, etc.)

Responsibilities

Provide technical service support of BAS for internal and external customers during regular and after-hours timeframes to include weekends, holidays, and on-call service periods
Perform daily review and monitoring of BAS to ensure assets are operating as designed and identify service needs and opportunities identified through the BAS
Alert leadership of service issues beyond your capability of repair for corrective action to include documentation of needs
Complete work order requests per policy and procedure while interacting in a professional and workmanlike manner following the VCU Code of Conduct
Perform maintenance and repairs to BAS to include, but not limited to, sensor calibrations, device and program troubleshooting, installation of BAS components, review of BAS programming for operation and system integrity, plan/system review and comments, data monitoring, collection, and interpretation to include trends and projections for all points and alarms
Perform programming verifications to ensure systems are operating per design or intent across multiple BAS platforms (JCI, Siemens, Tridium, etc.)
Perform BAS programming and graphics changes as needed and to VCU standards across multiple BAS platforms (JCI, Siemens, Tridium, etc.)
Utilize trades and automation skills and diagnostic tools to independently respond to assigned work requests based on priority, ensuring quality workmanship
Provide notes log documentation of all work performed and update phase statuses utilizing established CMMS Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to include complete, accurate, and in the field on the job entered notes for TIMECARD notes that customers have access to.
Additionally, departmental use notes are to be entered appropriately as INFO ONLY notes
When applicable, provide related documents using CMMS by uploading pictures from the job site that may prove beneficial for further troubleshooting or diagnosis
Monitor overall BAS efficiency through daily system checks, documenting these checks through CMMS following CMMS note log requirements to include daily review of the Operations Center Log for any BAS entries
Perform BAS component repairs, maintenance, and replacements for both reactive and preventive work orders.