Facility HVAC Technician

GTA • Tamuning, GU

12d • Onsite

About The Position

GTA Data Centers is seeking a Facility HVAC Technician to help operate and maintain the cooling systems that protect our data center environments. This role focuses on CRAC/CRAH systems, airflow, temperature, humidity, filters, alarms, preventive maintenance, vendor support, and field observations. This role is suited for a hands-on technician who wants to build real expertise in a fast-growing critical-infrastructure industry—where the work you do directly keeps critical systems running and customers protected.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• HVAC trade school, military technical training, apprenticeship, or equivalent work experience is strongly preferred.
• 2 or more years of HVAC, refrigeration, facilities maintenance, mechanical maintenance, or related field experience preferred.
• Data center experience is helpful but not required.
• Experience with CRAC/CRAH units, commercial HVAC, chilled water systems, condensate systems, pumps, controls, or BMS interfaces is preferred.
• EPA refrigerant certification, HVAC certification, OSHA, TESDA, or vendor equipment training preferred or ability to obtain if required for assigned work.
• Must perform only work authorized by law, license, training, and GTA policy; candidates willing to obtain additional credentials are encouraged.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel between various locations
• Must be able to pass required background checks and follow data center security, safety, and access-control policies.
• Hands-on HVAC troubleshooting mindset with willingness to learn data center cooling operations and critical-environment expectations.
• Ability to read basic equipment displays, gauges, labels, work orders, checklists, and maintenance instructions.
• Understanding of temperature, humidity, airflow, filters, condensate, refrigerant safety, and mechanical-room housekeeping is helpful.
• Ability to work safely around energized equipment, mechanical equipment, water, and restricted-access environments.
• Clear communication and documentation habits for alarms, readings, completed work, and abnormal conditions.

Nice To Haves

• Data center experience is helpful but not required.
• Data center experience is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled rounds for cooling equipment, airflow, temperature, humidity, leaks, alarms, and environmental conditions.
• Inspect CRAC/CRAH units, chillers, pumps, cooling loops, condensate systems, dampers, filters, and related HVAC components as applicable.
• Monitor BMS/EPMS or local equipment displays for HVAC status when assigned and report alarm-quality or telemetry issues.
• Respond to cooling, leaking, humidity, and environmental alarms escalated by GTA NOC or internal monitoring.
• Support HVAC preventive maintenance tasks according to approved procedures, qualification limits, and site safety rules.
• Replace or coordinate replacement of filters, belts, consumables, and other serviceable HVAC components when qualified and authorized.
• Identify airflow problems, hot spots, blocked returns, containment issues, cooling-capacity constraints, and abnormal equipment behavior.
• Assist HVAC vendors during maintenance, repairs, inspections, troubleshooting, and emergency response.
• Verify vendor work areas are restored and that service evidence is captured after work is complete.
• Support MOP/EOP execution for HVAC maintenance, emergency cooling actions, commissioning, testing, and expansion work.
• Record HVAC readings, abnormalities, alarms, work performed, parts used, and follow-up needs.
• Escalate abnormal conditions to the Facility Engineer and Director of Technical Operations based on severity.
• Perform weekly data hall inspections and provide findings to the Director of Operations and Facility Engineer.
• Performs other related duties and special projects assigned to support evolving business priorities

Benefits

• The job description mentions GTA Val-You's which are company values, not specific benefits.
• Equal Opportunity Employer status implies adherence to employment laws which may include benefits like FMLA and USERRA.
• The company works to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED