HVAC Building Service Engineer (Multiple Positions)

About the role

The Building Service Engineer operates, maintains, repairs and inspects heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment and associated water systems. They test, adjust, and calibrate boiler and air conditioning system mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and electronic controls. They also monitor building automation systems data and make adjustments as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and repair heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment and associated water systems.
• Test, adjust, and calibrate boiler and air conditioning system mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and electronic controls.
• Test and chemically treat boiler, cooling tower, open and closed loop heating and cooling, and swimming pool water systems.
• Maintain, inspect, analyze, and make emergency repairs to steam and heating and cooling water piping distribution systems.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot problems in HVAC systems while optimizing energy usage.
• Monitor building automation systems data and make adjustments as appropriate.
• Perform service calls with a high level of customer satisfaction focus.
• Maintain logs of maintenance and repairs using manual and computerized record-keeping systems.
• Instruct and lead semi-skilled or unskilled assistants.

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of high and low pressure boilers, and heating, pneumatic, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration and other mechanical equipment.
• Thorough knowledge of the methods, tools, and materials used in the operation, maintenance and repair of such equipment.
• General knowledge of ventilation principles, thermal dynamics, and closed water systems.
• Working knowledge of energy management systems including the ability to understand and use system features.
• A general knowledge of the applicable state and federal safety codes and regulations pertaining to mechanical and HVAC systems.

Qualifications

• Two years of journey-level experience in the operation, maintenance and repair of boiler, heating, ventilating, refrigeration and air conditioning equipment and systems or the equivalent combination of formal course work in mechanical technology and hands-on experience.
• EPA approved “Universal” certification in refrigerant usage.

Skills

• Install, operate and repair HVAC equipment and systems.
• Demonstrate a high degree of mechanical skills equivalent to journey-level in one or more related trades such as plumbing, pipe fitting, electrical, or air conditioning.
• Read, interpret and work from blueprints, plans, drawings and specifications.
• Make rough sketches.
• Estimate cost, time and materials of mechanical work.
• Maintain records and retrieve data related to work performed using manual and/or computerized record-keeping systems.
• Prepare standard reports.
• Provide instruction to unskilled and semi-skilled assistants.
• Analyze and respond appropriately to emergency situations.
• Read and write at a level appropriate to the position.
• Perform arithmetic calculations as required by the position.

Benefits

Best-in-class benefits are provided, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more details, click here.

Pay

Salary range: $5,998 per month (Step 1) - $7,168 per month (Step 10)

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 7:30a.m. - 4:00p.m. Possible shift work and weekends. Position works on-site.