LEAD HVAC BAS CONTROLS TECHNICIAN

University of Denver • Denver, CO

116d • $41 - $45

About The Position

The HVAC Lead Controls Technician position is a non-exempt (hourly) role that performs complex tasks in the installation, repair, adjustment, and modification of electrical controls and electronic and pneumatic instrumentation for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration systems, boiler systems, and energy management systems in a physical plant and individual buildings. This position requires the individual to maintain a working relationship with other service departments, primarily the HVAC shop staff. The employee will periodically work on-call and after-hours for campus utility emergencies and outages.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or G.E.D
• 5 Years of experience in building automation systems or equivalent
• Knowledge of HVAC and mechanical systems, electronic instrumentation, and an understanding of direct digital control systems.
• Familiarity with specific software such as Johnson Controls (Metasys), Trane (Tracer Summit), and Long (Niagara).

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree or equivalent with a technology emphasis in HVAC and/or Building Automation Systems
• Niagara (N4) certification

Responsibilities

• Manage building automation systems, both operations and maintenance, leveraging BAS alarm notifications and diagnostics analytics to proactively identify, address and optimize system operations.
• Provide ongoing troubleshooting and operation assessment of HVAC mechanical equipment, working in conjunction with HVAC shop personnel.
• Support strategic implementation of energy conservation and facility improvement measures for campus buildings.
• Support campus HVAC system operations with monitoring of building automation systems during utility emergencies, outages, and special events.
• Manage consultants and contractors to install system upgrades, perform additional programming and program management to meet facility requirements.
• Conduct complex building automation system analysis and design studies and prepare concept and design specifications and management reports.
• Study, evaluate, and recommend building automation architectures, protocols, standards hardware, software and devices to optimize and modernize campus systems.
• Keep current on building automation controls maintenance and operational standards with participation in ongoing training and development.
• Provide on-call support for the HVAC shop as required.
• Instruct and lead HVAC controls technicians.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Retirement
• Paid time off
• Tuition benefit
• ECO pass

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: High school or GED