Heating and Air Conditioning Technician III - Department of General Services

Baltimore City•Baltimore, MD

About The Position

A Heating and Air Conditioning Technician III diagnoses and resolves system-wide environmental control problems including the maintenance and repair of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and related equipment. Work of this class involves no supervisory duties or responsibilities. Incumbents receive moderate supervision from a technical superior. Employees in this class work on a 24-hour on-call basis. Work is performed in a boiler room or other confined area where there is the potential hazard of boiler explosions and exposure to noise pollution and toxic materials. Work requires moderate physical exertion such as lifting heavy air conditioning units.

Requirements

Have Graduated from an accredited high school or possession of a GED certificate.
Have four years of experience in the maintenance and repair of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment.
Have Six months of additional experience in the maintenance and repair of heating, air conditioning, refrigeration and ventilating equipment may be substituted for each year of the high school or GED requirement.
Completion of one year of the required coursework in an environmental control system (or climate control) curriculum in an accredited high school or vocational school may be substituted for six months of the experience requirement.
Completion of an apprenticeship program approved by the State of Maryland may be substituted for up to two years of the experience requirement.
Have a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved C.F.C. Certificate of Completion as a Technician Type I OR Type II will be required upon hire.
A valid Maryland Class C Non-commercial driver’s license, or an equivalent out-of-state driver’s license acceptable to the Office of Risk Management is required.
Knowledge of hot water and steam plants.
Knowledge of air atomizing and rotary type burners.
Knowledge of absorption, centrifugal and reciprocating chilling plants.
Knowledge of pneumatic temperature control systems.
Knowledge of variable air and constant air volume systems.
Knowledge of safety practices required in the maintenance and repair of heating, air conditioning, refrigerating and ventilating systems.
Knowledge of automated process control system principles and protocols.
Ability to repair, overhaul and calibrate all types of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems.
Ability to read blueprints and engineering specifications.
Ability to operate a computer to override manual heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems.
Ability to lift heavy objects (75-100 lbs.)