HVAC Technician

University of Kansas•Lawrence, KS

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The HVAC Technician provides on-site monitoring and service for refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment in large buildings housing offices, classrooms, dorms, and laboratories. The role installs, monitors, troubleshoots, services, repairs, and performs preventive maintenance on refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, including pneumatic and electronic controls. System sizes are typically 100 tons and below. The technician operates refrigeration recovery equipment in accordance with EPA guidelines for refrigerants and operates work-issued vehicles. The position works within Facilities Services, which supports the University of Kansas’s teaching, learning, and research missions by maintaining a safe and inviting campus environment. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with overtime and after-hours emergency response as needed. Work may involve heights, confined spaces, extreme temperatures, and physical handling of loads. The successful candidate must be eligible to work in the U.S. by the appointment’s effective date.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalency.
Two years of experience in refrigeration/air-conditioning installation and repair; a vocational-school completion certificate or an associate degree in this trade area may substitute for one year of required experience.
EPA CFC Certification for refrigerants.
Valid driver's license by the time of hire and maintained throughout employment.
Eligible to work in the United States by the effective date of the appointment.
Ability to reach, grasp, lift, carry, and place moderately heavy loads frequently and heavy loads occasionally (up to 50 pounds), with or without accommodation.
Ability to work above normal heights, in confined spaces, and in extreme hot and cold temperatures, indoors and outdoors.

Nice To Haves

Three or more years of experience with refrigeration equipment, residential and commercial DX air-conditioning units, and installation and repair of small chiller systems of 100 tons or less.
Experience in a college or university setting.
Experience with HVAC systems in large, multistory institutional or residential buildings.
Electrical experience, including working knowledge of the National Electric Code.
Work experience demonstrating ability to read and understand blueprints.
Experience in a customer-service role.

Responsibilities

Install, monitor, troubleshoot, service, repair, and perform preventive maintenance on refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment in accordance with building specifications, blueprints, schematics, and equipment manuals.
Disassemble, repair, and reassemble air conditioners, growth chambers, cold rooms, refrigerators, freezers, and related equipment.
Cut, bend, and weld tubing and refrigerant lines; lay out piping systems; and check equipment resistance, amperage, and voltage.
Install and maintain electronic and pneumatic controls; monitor building systems; maintain operating logs and records; repair or replace parts; calibrate thermostats; adjust pneumatic transistors; and test pneumatic-controlled valve actuators.
Maintain machine information and operating files, and track inventory of items used in repair and maintenance work.
Operate refrigeration recovery equipment in compliance with EPA guidelines and handle CFC, HCFC, and A2L refrigerants.
Work with HVAC and related equipment, including centrifugal and air-cooled chillers, VRF systems, gas-fired heating and DX cooling makeup-air units, water-source heat pumps, hydronic and geothermal systems, fan-coil units, and pneumatic and digital controls.
Answer and respond to repair requests involving HVAC equipment, including leaks, defects, condensers, and compressors.
Treat condensing water with appropriate chemicals as needed and operate applicable testing equipment.
Occasionally act as a lead worker on projects, complete project time-accounting paperwork, and inform the supervisor of work status and completion.
Transport materials, tools, and supplies to work sites; clean tools and work sites; and perform other related work as assigned.
Operate work-issued vehicles and digitally enter work-order information and other required electronic communications.
Work overtime, respond to after-hours emergencies, and report during declared periods of inclement weather as required.