Utility Engineer I (Commercial HVAC Tech)

About the role

Looking for a stable career with excellent benefits? CCBC is hiring a Utility Engineer I (HVAC Tech) to help operate, maintain, and repair the vital heating, cooling, and electrical systems on our Essex Campus. In this full-time, first-shift role (Tuesday–Saturday, 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM), you’ll work hands-on with commercial boilers, chillers, HVAC units, and building automation systems to ensure a comfortable and efficient campus environment.

Responsibilities

• Operates and maintains all mechanical and electrical equipment of the college, including chillers and boilers.
• Maintains, repairs, and replaces hot water, condenser, and chilled water systems, including pumps, control valves, heat exchangers, cooling towers, and related controls.
• Maintains, repairs, and replaces air-moving, heating, cooling, humidification, and filtering equipment and systems such as, but not limited to, fans, heat pumps, fan coil units, rooftop air conditioning systems, electronic and pneumatic modulating thermostats, humidistats, duct stats and volume controls.
• Records equipment operating parameters; maintains all necessary operating logs and records; as well as, prepares reports, as required.
• Operates all equipment with college schedules through building automation system.
• Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, adjusts, calibrates and repairs electric, electronic, and pneumatic control system components associated with heating and cooling systems.
• Assigns analog and digital points, start/stop, status, and mode control through computer programming in building automation/energy management system.
• Adjusts, maintains and makes repairs to refrigeration and cooling equipment and all other electrical or electro-mechanical equipment.
• Responds to plumbing and heating/air conditioning issues; as well as, repairs and replaces defective faucets and small pipes, clears clogged drains, and operate various sewer machines to clear sewer and water lines.
• Inspects, tests, maintains, repairs, and replaces electrical equipment, including motors, emergency generators, uninterruptible power supply systems, relays, magnetic starters and variable frequency drives.
• Inspects, tests, maintains, repairs, and replaces wiring circuits, cable, wire, conduit, circuit break panels, fuses, and switches.
• Performs minor electrical repairs to wiring and lighting systems in building interiors and exteriors, including connections, outlets, panels, fixtures, switches, etc., and maintains safe working conditions of the same.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Advanced degree, and CFC Certification preferred.
• Formal specialized training in the operation and maintenance of HVAC, mechanical and electrical systems.
• A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible recent maintenance experience in building mechanical systems, heating and cooling systems, pneumatic and digital controls and energy management, including experience with commercial boilers (minimum of 250 H.P.) and large chillers (minimum of 250 tons).
• Journeyman HVAC License or Second Grade Stationary Engineers License required. First Grade preferred.
• Flexibility and ability to change shift when requested.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record of less than five (5) points on driving record.
• Ability to participate in bloodborne pathogens training within six (6) months of employment.
• Hepatitis B vaccination or a signed waiver.

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Advanced degree, and CFC Certification preferred.
• Formal specialized training in the operation and maintenance of HVAC, mechanical and electrical systems.
• A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible recent maintenance experience in building mechanical systems, heating and cooling systems, pneumatic and digital controls and energy management, including experience with commercial boilers (minimum of 250 H.P.) and large chillers (minimum of 250 tons).
• Journeyman HVAC License or Second Grade Stationary Engineers License required. First Grade preferred.
• Flexibility and ability to change shift when requested.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record of less than five (5) points on driving record.
• Ability to participate in bloodborne pathogens training within six (6) months of employment.
• Hepatitis B vaccination or a signed waiver.

Benefits

At A Glance:

• Health and Medical: CIGNA Open Access Plus (OAP) Cigna Open Access Plus In Network (OAPIN)
• Kaiser Prescription Drug Benefits: Included in Cigna Plan Medical Premiums
• Mental Health: Emotional, drug/alcohol abuse treatment, both inpatient and outpatient, provided when pre-approved. Premium included in medical care plan.
• Dental Benefits: CareFirst Blue Cross/Blue Shield Regional Traditional
• Vision Benefits: NVA
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Benefit Strategies Health Spending Account $2,600
• Dependent Care: $5,000
• Financial: Term Life Insurance: MetLife
• Retirement Plans: Maryland State Teacher’s Pension System (7% contributory), Optional Retirement Plan (non-contributory), Baltimore County Employees’ Retirement System (7% contributory), Supplemental (Retirement Annuities) 403(b) and 457(b) Tax-sheltered annuities – 403(b).
• Roth 403(b): Savings feature that is available when you open a 403(b) account. The Roth 403(b) savings feature is only offered by the following vendors: TIAA-CREF and VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc.
• Deferred Compensation Plan: 457(b) offered through VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc.
• Legal Services: Legal Resources is a pre-paid legal voluntary benefit for advice, consultation and representation for commonly used legal services.
• Credit Union: First Financial Federal Credit Union membership available to employees.
• Tuition Assistance: Waiver or reimbursement programs for eligible full-time employees, spouses and legal dependents up to age 22.
• McDaniel College’s Educator’s Legacy Scholarship Program: Up to $100,000 over four (4) years for children of ANY current full-time benefits-eligible CCBC employee with at least four years of continuous full-time employment.

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time, first-shift role (Tuesday–Saturday, 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM).