Senior HVAC and Controls Technician

Jushi • Manassas, VA

14d • $120,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Jushi Holdings Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior HVAC and Controls Technician to support its cannabis growing and processing facility in Manassas, Virginia. The technician serves as the facility’s primary expert in HVAC, mechanical systems, and environmental controls, maintaining critical infrastructure that supports cultivation, manufacturing, processing, and CMMS operations. This is a hands-on technical role focused on advanced troubleshooting, preventive and predictive maintenance, uptime, reliability, and reducing contractor dependency. The technician works with site operations, cultivation, manufacturing, engineering, vendors, and the National Facilities Team. The role also supports facility expansion projects and system upgrades and requires routine travel between Virginia and Pennsylvania facilities, approximately 25–35%.

Requirements

• Associate degree in HVAC Technology, Mechanical Systems, Controls Technology, Industrial Maintenance, or a related field; trade school or technical school HVAC certification; or equivalent military technical training.
• EPA Universal Refrigeration Certification (required).
• At least 8 years of commercial or industrial HVAC experience.
• At least 5 years troubleshooting complex HVAC systems.
• At least 3 years of BAS/DDC controls experience.
• Experience supporting mission-critical operations.
• Experience managing outside contractors and vendors.
• Expert diagnostic and troubleshooting abilities.
• Advanced refrigeration knowledge and strong understanding of HVAC controls theory.
• Ability to read mechanical, electrical, and controls drawings.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Highly self-directed, with minimal supervision.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and climb ladders and work on rooftops.
• Ability to work in cultivation, manufacturing, and warehouse environments.
• Ability to occasionally work weekends, evenings, and emergency call-outs.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel independently to multiple operational sites as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

• Virginia HVAC Journeyman License (strongly preferred).
• HVAC Master License (preferred).
• Controls Manufacturer Certifications.
• OSHA 30.
• Industrial Electrical Training.
• Experience with cannabis cultivation facilities, pharmaceutical facilities, food manufacturing, clean rooms, data centers, or other environmentally controlled facilities is strongly preferred.
• Experience with commercial HVAC, industrial HVAC, refrigeration systems, BAS, DDC, VFDs, chilled water systems, hydronic systems, dehumidification systems, environmental control systems, electrical troubleshooting up to 480V, mechanical equipment commissioning, preventive maintenance programs, root-cause analysis, and CMMS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and optimize commercial and industrial HVAC systems.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, and controls failures.
• Maintain cultivation environmental conditions, including temperature, humidity, differential pressure, and airflow.
• Support operation of air handling units, rooftop units, chillers, dry coolers, cooling towers, dehumidification systems, exhaust and makeup air systems, fan coil units, split systems, and refrigeration equipment.
• Monitor and optimize energy usage while maintaining environmental targets.
• Perform commissioning and recommissioning of HVAC equipment.
• Troubleshoot and maintain building automation systems; diagnose sensor, controller, VFD, network, and communication issues.
• Calibrate environmental sensors and instrumentation and support modifications to HVAC sequences of operation.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual environmental control processes and work with vendors to improve equipment performance and controls integration.
• Develop and execute preventive maintenance programs; maintain accurate records in the CMMS platform.
• Analyze recurring failures, implement root-cause corrective actions, and assist with reliability-centered maintenance initiatives.
• Coordinate shutdowns and equipment replacements and maintain critical spare-parts inventory for HVAC and refrigeration systems.
• Serve as site technical lead for HVAC vendors and contractors; review contractor proposals and validate scope and pricing; oversee work for compliance with site safety and quality standards.
• Participate in project planning and capital improvements.
• Support compressed air, plumbing, water systems, and auxiliary mechanical systems as needed.
• Respond to emergency facility events, equipment downtime, and environmental excursions; participate in on-call rotation and after-hours support as required.
• Support facility expansion projects and system upgrades.
• Ensure proper documentation of repairs and inventory of parts.
• Travel routinely between Virginia and Pennsylvania facilities as business needs require.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability coverage may be included in benefit packages.
• Flexible Spending Accounts may be included in benefit packages.
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays may be included in benefit packages.
• 401(k) may be included in benefit packages.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree