Hvac Controls Specialist

• To perform work in the installation, maintenance, and repair of Direct Digital Control (DDC), pneumatic, and electrical control systems.
• Assist with re-commissioning efforts that partner our team with utility providers and our campus peers to optimize building equipment function.
• Partner with Office of Campus Sustainability and Innovation (OCSI) energy team to ensure alignment on initiatives as well as to explore project funding options.
• Report out areas of opportunity to conserve energy and successes with the Michigan Medicine Facilities Team.
• Articulate the University of Michigan Health mission and goals in the area of energy management and the University of Michigan goal of carbon neutrality by the year 2040 for global communication.

• To perform work in the installation, maintenance, and repair of Direct Digital Control (DDC), pneumatic, and electrical control systems.
• Assist with re-commissioning efforts that partner our team with utility providers and our campus peers to optimize building equipment function.
• Partner with Office of Campus Sustainability and Innovation (OCSI) energy team to ensure alignment on initiatives as well as to explore project funding options.
• Report out areas of opportunity to conserve energy and successes with the Michigan Medicine Facilities Team.
• Articulate the University of Michigan Health mission and goals in the area of energy management and the University of Michigan goal of carbon neutrality by the year 2040 for global communication.

• Install, repair, and maintain DDC equipment related to HVAC systems.
• Use a workstation or portable terminal to command points, evaluate programs, back up databases, and update changes or additions to the databases.
• Interpret, modify and write software to control HVAC systems and equipment.
• Evaluate sequences of operation and assess the probability of the sequences functioning properly with DDC, pneumatic and electric control systems when applied to HVAC equipment.
• Read and interpret blueprints and schematic diagrams related to HVAC control systems. Diagnose HVAC system problems, including verifying operations of dampers, valves, actuators, coils, fans, pumps, heat exchangers, VAV boxes, airflow devices, water flow devices, thermostats, and other HVAC components.
• Prepare reports indicating findings after troubleshooting HVAC and DDC control systems.

• Install, repair, and maintain pneumatic controls, including receiver controllers, relays, switches and other pneumatic devices used for control of HVAC systems.
• Install, repair and maintain electric controls, including freezestats, relays, electric pneumatic and pressure electric switches.
• Access motor control centers and motor starters to wire control and status circuits.
• Install control cabinets, mount control equipment, and cut, bind, and route conduit lines for control wire and pneumatic tubing.
• Install, repair and maintain other field devices including sensors, airflow stations, water flow stations, freezestats, and other field devices to make a complete control system.
• Inspect, test and analyze malfunctions of equipment, using an ammeter, voltmeter, ohmmeter, flowmeter, oscilloscope and computers.
• Make cables for computers.
• Dismantle and repair equipment, replacing defective electronic and pneumatic components. Perform preventive maintenance activities on DDC and other related control equipment.

• Graduation from high school and specialized training in HVAC systems and DDC technology is necessary.
• Considerable knowledge of the tools, equipment, methods and materials related to HVAC and DDC systems is necessary.
• Considerable knowledge and experience installing, repairing and maintaining HVAC and DDC equipment is necessary.
• Considerable knowledge and experience servicing DDC equipment at the component level is necessary.
• Some experience writing software for DDC systems related to HVAC systems is necessary.

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