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The HVAC Technician III performs the duties necessary to properly maintain the University’s HVAC systems, refrigeration systems, boilers, pumps, cooling towers, and related controls in campus housing facilities. In addition, he/she performs general maintenance duties when needed.

Duties/Responsibilities
• Install and repair air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilation equipment and ensure proper operation.
• Make daily operational checks of all refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heating equipment to ensure optimum performance.
• Maintain equipment by performing preventative maintenance (change filters, check coolant levels, lubricate, oil and grease motors, etc.)
• Troubleshoot, order parts, and make repairs as needed.
• Calibrate and repair various types of pneumatic and electronic direct digital control systems that operate valves, variable speed motors, boilers, large centrifugal chillers, cooling towers, air compressors, dampers, and other large industrial and commercial equipment.
• Service all heating and cooling equipment between seasons by cleaning boilers, cleaning cooling towers, changing bearings and seals on water pumps, and making repairs as required during this period.
• Install and repair air pumps and make repairs as required.
• Overhaul compressors, condensers, evaporators, and components.
• Perform general maintenance duties as needed.
• Understand safety circuits and how to check them.
• Remove equipment to be replaced or discarded as directed by the Supervisor.
• Provide direct daily technical assistance, field training, and guidance for refrigeration, heating, and air conditioning problems to housing maintenance technicians.
• Contribute to improvement of the Preventive Maintenance Program.
• Assist in assuring that the scope of electrical work becomes progressively more proactive as opposed to reactive.
• Perform preventive maintenance and other job-related duties as requested.
• Process & complete all job-related documentation in a timely manner on a daily basis.
• Work with computer/tablet devices to interact with daily work orders.
• Estimate repair jobs and recommend needs.
• Interpret plans, specifications, and blueprints.
• Support outside contractors during times of renovation or construction of new facilities.
• Observe closely and adhere to all safety rules and regulations as directed.
• Participate in safety-related training and exercises as directed.
• Prepare the work site by setting up necessary equipment and protecting area from damage that might otherwise result from work activities. Leave the work site clean and orderly upon task completion.
• Ensure that all tools and equipment are clean and in safe working order and all materials are secured.
• Handle complaints by talking with the complaining party and addressing the issue as needed.
• Respond to emergency calls during non-business hours and determine corrective measures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or an equivalent combination of education, training and years of experience.
• Five years of full-time direct work experience in the HVAC trade.
• Must be certified in proper refrigerant practices from a program approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Ability to read and understand specifications, blueprints, and drawings relating to all types of construction and equipment.
• Ability to operate & repair large industrial & commercial centrifugal & reciprocal chilled water systems & ability to operate & repair pneumatic & electronic direct digital control systems.
• Additional knowledge in electrical, plumbing, carpentry, door hardware, roofing, and other facilities maintenance trades.
• Must have a valid driver’s license. This employee will be a regular driver as defined in the UAH Vehicle Safety Management Program, which includes, but is not limited to, possessing a valid driver’s license and maintaining an acceptable MVR in the judgment of the University’s insurance company.

• Technical school graduate is preferred.
• State and local HVAC Technician licensee is strongly preferred.

$65,000-$70,000