Lead Specialist - Building Automation

Position Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Operational

• Participate in maintenance, repair, and installation of building automation systems as well as using mathematical computations
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance of apparatus and peripheral equipment including sensing device, controller, and controlled device
• Service control valves, damper and actuators, temperature and humidity sensors, air flow and carbon dioxide sensors, controller diagnostics, installation, and commissioning
• Handle and/or assign emergency service calls as directed during the day and after hours

• Establish, assign, and adjust work methods and procedures to meet schedules using knowledge of capacities and capabilities of personnel and equipment
• Inspect work in progress to insure its completion within allotted time limits and for acceptable quality standards
• Prepare estimates of proposed job costs to insure the most effective utilization of personnel and equipment as directed by supervisor
• Initiate measures to improve methods, equipment performance, and quality of work
• Plan and layout work, and estimate time and materials needed
• Keep records and prepare detailed reports

• Work with campus building occupants and leadership, contractors, and consultants ensuring high levels of customer service
• Promote, build and maintain good relations with building and campus leadership
• Keep supervisor informed of campus/building needs, system status and actual or potential problems

• Supervise one or more employees at a time
• Coordinate the activities of BAS employees
• Train and instruct employees in new methods or procedures and remains alert for opportunities to effectively decrease costs

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Associate's Degree in HVAC and Refrigeration preferred
• Valid Texas Drivers License required
• Minimum of 5 years Controls/building automation systems experience, which includes one year of lead experience OR four years of controls/building automation systems experience, which includes one year of lead experience AND completion of a related technical training program equivalent to one year
• Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices as well as instrumentation and calibration techniques
• Thorough knowledge of federal, state and local codes and regulations relevant to HVAC systems, and their management and operation
• Highly skilled in the use of personal computers utilizing specialized environmental control systems, as well as common word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications, HVAC related hand tools and calibration/testing equipment
• Strong verbal and written communication and the ability to read, speak and understand English
• Ability to analyze complex control sequences and resulting operations, and to develop innovations that solve difficult technical problems including re-programm