Senior Maintenance Technician - HVAC / BAS

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center•Houston, TX

15d

About The Position

The Senior Maintenance Technician in the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Facilities Management RAF South Campus department supports safe, reliable, and efficient operations across campus buildings, utility systems, and infrastructure. The role performs routine and preventive maintenance, repairs, inspections, and troubleshooting with minimal technical supervision, applying demonstrated sub-journeyman-level expertise in one or more skilled trades. The technician helps maintain building systems and operational continuity by coordinating technician workflow, serving as a vendor contact, supporting process improvements, and responding to facility issues. The ideal candidate has experience with Building Automation Systems (BAS), including monitoring, troubleshooting, and installing critical alarms; instrumentation and HVAC controls experience are considered a strong plus. The role calls for a customer-focused, safety-conscious professional who can work independently, communicate effectively, document work, and collaborate with vendors and colleagues. The position supports infrastructure for patient care, research, education, and administrative operations. The posted hourly-equivalent salary range is $33.17 minimum, $41.35 midpoint, and $49.52 maximum. The position may require routine reviews and screening to maintain the security and integrity of critical infrastructure; satisfying and maintaining applicable requirements is a condition of hire and continued employment.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Five years of experience in one or more crafts, such as plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, HVAC, or instrumentation.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Building Automation Systems (BAS), including monitoring, troubleshooting, and installing critical alarms.
Instrumentation and HVAC controls experience.

Responsibilities

Inspect, troubleshoot, and perform preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment, buildings, and utility systems under limited supervision.
Apply general craft knowledge and follow established work instructions when completing maintenance activities.
Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on HVAC equipment, including air filters and coil cleaning.
Maintain plumbing equipment such as sinks, toilets, fixtures, ice machines, and water dispensers.
Maintain electrical equipment, including replacing lamps, ballasts, switches, and receptacles, and cleaning or replacing light diffusers.
Maintain mechanical components such as doors, locks, hinges, closers, framework, alignment systems, and strike plates.
Respond to HVAC service requests, including hot/cold calls, odors, and exhaust issues.
Respond to plumbing concerns, including clogged sinks and toilets, fixture shutoffs, and drainage issues, using hand augers or plungers as appropriate.
Respond to issues involving house air, laboratory air, vacuum, medical gas, bulk gas, glass wash, and cage wash systems.
Respond to electrical issues involving lighting, receptacles, and power outages, and mechanical issues involving manual or automatic doors and door closures.
Respond to refrigeration-related client critical alarms and issues involving ultra-low-temperature equipment, incubators, and related systems.
Provide emergency-response support for code red alarms, water leaks, and other facility emergencies.
Communicate with customers and clients about service status, deliverables, and operational needs.
Coordinate and prioritize other technicians’ workflow as needed and direct or instruct staff when necessary.
Coordinate regulatory inspections conducted by external agencies or vendors, inspect contractor work for completeness and compliance, and serve as a vendor point of contact.
Order materials, maintain inventory as needed, investigate outages, identify corrective actions, submit equipment repair requests, and notify management of immediate repair needs.
Maintain records of materials, jobs, labor hours, and other pertinent information; prepare reports and document corrective actions and materials used on work orders.
Communicate issues encountered during work to supervisors in a timely manner.
Participate in process improvement initiatives and recommend improvements to preventive maintenance work orders, task sheets, equipment, systems, or aesthetics.
Assist with AeroScout installations and update related data sheets.
Clean and maintain equipment and work areas; collaborate with other craft shops to resolve utility-system issues and complete repairs or upgrades.
Manage assigned work orders to ensure completion according to established schedules and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Employer-paid medical coverage starting on day one for employees working 30 or more hours per week.
Optional group dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
Accruals for paid time off and an Extended Illness Bank, plus paid holidays and other leave options.
Wellness and childcare benefits.
Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service.
Access to wellness, fitness, and employee resource groups.
Defined-benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System.
Voluntary retirement plans.
Employer-paid life and reduced salary protection programs.
Educational opportunities and individual and team recognition.