HVAC and Building Automation Systems Specialist (All Levels)

Albireo Energy•San Antonio, TX

13d•$25 - $55

About The Position

The HVAC and Building Automation Systems Specialist conducts preventive maintenance, repair, installation, commissioning, and general servicing of HVAC building automation systems. Under minimal supervision, the specialist verifies installations through point-to-point checks, completes system commissioning and device verification, troubleshoots HVAC mechanical, electrical, and controls issues, and ensures project and service documentation is completed accurately. As a member of the Albireo team, the specialist executes small to medium-sized new or retrofit HVAC building automation projects. Work includes system startup, testing, diagnostics, commissioning, preventive and predictive maintenance, control-system programming and graphics, and troubleshooting complex controls and network integrations. The role involves frequent direct customer interaction, including keeping customers informed about service work and outstanding issues, providing system-operation training, recommending enhancements or upgrades, and supporting add-on work. The specialist coordinates with service managers, project managers, subcontractors, sales, and engineering; documents field changes and discrepancies; and may assist with job layout and technical recommendations for proposals. The role also requires ongoing self-study and completion of company-required certifications. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. Offers are contingent on applicable pre-employment screenings, which may include background and drug screenings; positions requiring driving also require a satisfactory motor vehicle record.

Requirements

Graduate of a four-year vocational school program or an associate degree in electronics, mechanical systems, computer technology, air conditioning, or a similar field; this education requirement may be offset by two years of experience servicing electronic and/or mechanical systems.
Two to four years of increasingly responsible experience servicing electronic controls and HVAC equipment.
Ability to coordinate the work of others on multiple job sites.
Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to represent the company to customers and outside contacts ethically and professionally.
Experience writing and a demonstrated understanding of computer programs and software applications related to the HVAC industry.
Valid driver's license and clean driving record.
Authorization to work in the United States.
Successful completion of applicable pre-employment screenings; a satisfactory motor vehicle record is required when driving is an essential job function.

Responsibilities

Perform preventive maintenance, repair, installation, commissioning, and general servicing of HVAC building automation systems.
Conduct point-to-point checks to verify proper installation of control systems.
Complete assigned system commissioning and device verification.
Start up, check, test, diagnose, and commission systems from system-level controllers to end devices on small to medium-sized new or retrofit projects.
Perform preventive and predictive maintenance to support optimal system performance.
Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, or replace control components and systems, as well as related mechanical, HVAC, and electrical issues.
Diagnose and troubleshoot complex control systems, including networking and integration.
Write, create, load, test, and commission programming software and graphics using applicable programming languages and software.
Load and update software on network controllers, field controllers, computers, and servers.
Perform assigned work efficiently and professionally.
Communicate with customers upon arrival and before leaving worksites; meet with customers to understand operating problems and keep them informed about service, outstanding issues, and recommended enhancements, upgrades, or replacements.
Promote add-on work and train customers in control-system operations, including completing training forms and providing training certificates.
Complete and submit project and service documentation, including commissioning documentation, punch lists, timesheets, expense reports, and onsite documentation.
Mark up controls submittals to document field changes and discrepancies for engineering to use in creating as-built documentation.
Coordinate activities with service managers, service project managers, and subcontractors; promptly report problems or changes to management.
Provide technical recommendations for sales leads and retrofit, upgrade, or enhancement proposals; assist with job layout as needed.
Conduct self-study to maintain and improve technical proficiency in company product lines and complete company-required certifications.