HVAC Technician - Buckley SFB

The Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) has four major operational divisions:
Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Civil Air Patrol, and Veterans Affairs. These divisions utilize state and federal resources to provide our communities, State, and nation with a ready military force for national defense and State emergency response as well as providing assistance to our Colorado Veterans.

DMVA offers a comprehensive benefits program to its classified workforce that includes paid holidays, annual leave, sick leave, medical, dental, life, disability plans, flexible spending accounts, and public retirement options. DMVA also strives to assist employees in achieving a healthy work/life balance by offering compressed work weeks, on-site fitness facilities, free parking, and a variety of training opportunities.

This position works Tuesday through Friday, 6:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. performing preventative maintenance on heating and air conditioning systems and assists a journeyman in the repairs, maintenance, and installation of heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, ventilation, fire protection, building equipment, utility, and other related systems on Buckley Space Force Base.

• Installing, modifying, and repairing low-pressure steam boilers, hot water boilers, pumps, forced air heating units, and ventilating systems.
• New and existing air conditioning units including hermetic, semi-hermetic, absorption, cooling towers, and other open-type equipment.
• New and existing refrigeration equipment including walk-in and reach-in coolers and freezers.

• Heating.
• Air conditioning.
• Refrigeration systems.

• Control circuits.
• Pneumatic control systems.
• Direct digital controls.
• Temperature and humidity controls.

Read and interpret diagrams, schematics, manufacturer’s specifications, and technical orders. Assist other work units such as grounds and pavement, electrical, custodial, etc. Will require occasional travel to the Air National Guard base in Greeley as needed.

• Three years of progressively responsible professional experience in heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC) systems.
• Must have a CFC License (please attach copy to application).
• Must have and maintain a current and valid Colorado Driver's License.
• Must be able to pass a background investigation.
• Must be willing to submit to random drug and alcohol testing.
• Must be able to obtain a security clearance within six months of hire.
• Must be willing to work overtime and/or on‑call as needed.

Successful completion of a formalized plumbing, pipe fitting, steam fitting, or heating, ventilation and air conditioning apprenticeship program, or a higher-level, non‑correspondence course work in the same fields from an accredited vocational school or university may substitute for one year of the experience.

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email dpa_s, postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed ) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at ; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801‑1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director’s Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes.

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