HVAC Chief

About the role

This position functions as a working supervisor of a team of three or more HVAC Mechanics and has total responsibility for the complete maintenance, proper operation, service and repair of a wide variety of large, complex commercial and industrial heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

Responsibilities

• Organizes, assigns, and coordinates the technical maintenance work and installation services rendered by HVAC Mechanics and other skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled workers.
  • Non-supervisory option: Performs the work as a senior mechanic with a level of expertise higher than that of an HVAC Mechanic III. Performs all the duties of HVAC Mechanic III.
  • Supervises and trains skilled and unskilled workers assigned to projects; assigns specific tasks to workers; evaluates results; participates in performance evaluations and recommends areas for individual training and development.
  • Inspects completed job assignments for adherence to trade standards.
  • Prepares estimates of time, labor and materials to be used on assigned tasks.
  • Compares cost of completed jobs with original cost estimates.
  • Prepares specifications for the requisition of equipment, tools, parts, and supplies.
  • Inspects these items on receipt for adherence to specifications.
  • Prepares a variety of special and recurring reports reflecting daily operations and project status.
  • Operates standard equipment including power and hand tools.
  • Ensures operational readiness and safety of work areas, tools, and equipment; conducts routine inspections; performs routine repairs and maintenance on equipment and tools.
  • Affords assistance in administrative tasks such as scheduling, occupational safety, security, and other workplace standards.

Requirements

A High School Diploma or GED required. Additional related experience and formal education in which one has gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance of the work of the job class may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience.

Qualifications

Except for qualifications established by law, additional related experience and formal education in which one has gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance of the work of the job class may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience.

Skills

Not currently available.

Benefits

Bowie State University offers medical, dental, prescription, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life insurance; paid time for paid sick leave, annual leave, and personal leave; 12 paid holidays per year, tuition remission; employer-funded pension and supplemental retirement accounts.

Conditions of Employment

• Examinations to determine ability to perform the job.
• Valid Maryland Non-commercial Class C or equivalent driver’s license may be required.
• This position is an essential function/employee position.
• Employees in this classification will be required to report to work or remain at work during inclement weather and/or other campus events or emergencies.

Additional Job Information

• Non-Union Position
• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Complies with all pertinent Federal and state laws of nondiscrimination including, but not limited to: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination Act, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Federal Executive Order No. 11375, and Article 49B of the Annotated Code of Maryland.