Central Plant System Technician I - Trainee

About the role

The Central Plant System Technician I operates, adjusts, services, and performs minor repairs and maintenance of automated heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) and associated systems and equipment. This role also involves monitoring and taking routine or emergency actions upon receipt of alarms, requests for services, or when supported systems instrumentation indicates problems.

Responsibilities

• Operates automated and computer-controlled heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) control systems for County buildings or facilities, to include adjusting temperatures of individual work areas and performing seasonal changeovers of equipment, systems and their operating schedules;
• Operates central plant heating, cooling and related auxiliary equipment and systems;
• Installs, programs, maintains and repairs energy management control system (EMCS) controllers;
• Performs and documents minor operator-level maintenance and repairs of central plant equipment and related systems;
• Sets energy management operating limits and temperature parameters for computerized HVAC control system;
• Notes and records meter, gauge, and indicator readings and adjusts equipment or system operations accordingly;
• Samples, tests, records and adjusts water chemistry in plant equipment water systems;
• Maintains equipment, system, facility and shift operations and maintenance logs.

Requirements

• Four years of experience in the operation or maintenance of central plant heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment and associated systems.
• OR: Associate’s degree from an accredited college or technical school in air-conditioning technology and two years of experience in heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) central plant operations.
• OR: Two years of experience with Pima County performing the work of a Central Plant Operator.

Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year experience in the operation or maintenance of central plant heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment and associated systems.
• Minimum one (1) year experience monitoring the function and operation of building automation systems.
• Experience with/knowledge of basic computer skills (Outlook, Excel, and Word, Delta, and Alerton control systems).
• Experience with/knowledge of maintaining comprehensive records of work performed modifications to equipment or systems and related logs.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position. Salary is 5% less during the trainee period, $22.74 hourly. Starting salary after successful completion of the Trainee period (up to 24 months) is $23.94 hourly.

Schedule

Not specified.