HVAC Supervisor

Functions

• Maintain, optimize, and improve indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and occupant thermal comfort.
• Operate and maintain building HVAC and refrigeration systems, including complex refrigeration equipment supporting an extensive biotechnology/life sciences research and health care campus.

Systems Supported

• DX units
• Variable refrigerant flow systems
• Gas heaters
• Environmental chambers
• Walk-in coolers and freezers
• Air dryers
• Ice machines
• Packaged units
• CRAC units
• Dehumidification systems
• Refrigerated scientific equipment
• Ultra-low and cryogenic equipment
• Small chillers
• Specialized equipment

Responsibilities

• Extend the life of building equipment as much as possible, given limited funding for replacements.
• Concurrently, with limited maintenance resources, help direct and optimize those resources to the most critical needs.
• Communicate replacement priorities to management as evidence of impending failure and corresponding occupant impact develops, to avoid unscheduled down time, and when failures do occur minimize time by ensuring availability of parts, equipment, and well-trained professional staff needed to return UNC back safely and quickly to normal operations.
• For projects and construction, participate in defining the scope, reviewing plans, performing inspections, and commissioning.
• Perform hands-on work to land the project on time and schedule when in-house staff are used.
• Consider energy efficiency and water use to meet UNC's sustainability and energy reduction goals.
• Exercise a high level of independent decision making and responsibility for compliance with university, town, state, and federal laws, ordinances, codes, and policies.
• Evaluate opportunities for cross training and career development which enhance the shop's ability to effectively respond to changes in its mission and organizational needs.