Technician, Senior, Heating Ventilation & Air-Conditioning

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Technician, Senior, Heating Ventilation & Air-Conditioning

Job Description Summary:

To perform complex repairs and maintenance on heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment throughout Austin Community College.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

• Diagnoses, repairs, and maintains existing HVAC systems including chilling and heating systems and checks chemical treatments.

• Installs and replaces all types of pumps or refrigeration equipment, pneumatic valves, electric valves, heat transfer equipment, ventilation, and air distribution equipment according to prints, specifications, diagrams, or other instructions.

• Examines properties for load conditions and duct design.

• Troubleshoots fire alarm systems; maintains and repairs computer automated controls systems.

• Coordinates projects with outside contractors.

• Orders and secures materials for jobs as needed.

• Performs preventative maintenance checks on all major mechanical equipment; diagnoses equipment malfunctions and operating efficiency of mechanical equipment.

• Complies with all applicable health and safety regulations, policies, and established work practices.

Knowledge

• HVAC tools, materials, and safe work practices.

• HVAC repair, maintenance, and installation techniques.

• Diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques and procedures.

• Water source heat pumps, hydronic pumps, cooling towers, and low pressure boilers.

Skills

• Accountable for inventory/property management.

• Maintaining an established work schedule.

• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills.

• Reading and understanding schematics.

• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.

• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships

• Effectively using organizational and planning skills.

• Operating, installing, maintaining, and repairing HVAC equipment.

• Required to be subject to on-call duties and respond to emergencies after hours, weekends, holidays, and during emergency closures.

• Other duties assigned.

Required Work Experience

• Use basic computer skills such as accessing and sending emails, locating Internet sites, and completing time sheets plus work order systems.

Required Work Experience

• Two years related work experience.