Building Controls & Commissioning Technician

Overview

Job Posting

Title:

Building Controls & Commissioning Technician

Hiring Department:
Facilities Services

Position Open To:
All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

40

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt from FLSA

Earliest

Start Date:

Immediately

Position Duration:
Expected to Continue

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

Job Details:
General Notes

Join the Facilities Operations and Maintenance team, a highly responsive and knowledgeable crew providing outstanding service for Facilities Services and to the university community. Our teams provide a comprehensive array of qualified services, backed by our licensed and certified technicians, to this end, we offer opportunities for continuing education, as well as various stipends for additional trade licenses. Our team of trained trade experts are well-matched for the university’s operational and maintenance needs, whether the facility is a brand new laboratory or our iconic Tower.

Our goal is to self-identify operations and maintenance issues long before our clients realize a repair is needed and take a thoughtful approach to using their resources, structuring processes, and providing the best client service and use of university resources. This goal comes from our sense of ownership and pride in our work. With this approach in mind, the team is organized into a zone-based structure and employs flexible work hours, data analysis, and technology to meet operational goals.

Your skills will make a difference. You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will contribute to operational excellence and enhance the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin.

UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

Salary and benefits details are described in the Benefits section below and on the UT Austin site.

For more information on the Maintenance Operations group, please visit the Facilities Operations and Maintenance Website.

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employee without sponsorship. Security sensitive; criminal background check conducted on selected applicant. Hiring decision is contingent on applicant clearing check. This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code 51.215. Applications will be reviewed online by the hiring department.

This is a 40 hour work week schedule;
Monday-Friday, hours to be discussed with supervisor.

• Performs commissioning activities on existing building’s HVAC, heating and cooling systems. Develops and performs functional testing and calibration of building automation equipment. Utilizes specialized test instruments to measure and verify data being transmitted to the building automation system including airflow, temperature, humidity and pressure. Repairs or replaces mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems as required.
• Assists in planning and executing Test Adjusting and Balancing projects including balancing airflow with a flow hood and performing pitot tube traverses of ductwork. Properly records air flow and equipment data and creates accurate reports.
• Works with the other UT maintenance and energy groups to troubleshoot and resolve complex HVAC related building issues.
• Interfaces with campus faculty, staff, engineers, vendors, and contractors to resolve building systems problems.
• Collaborates with engineers, BAS analysts and energy managers to optimize building automation system programming and sequences of operation.
• Uses construction drawings, technical documents and specifications to plan and execute projects and troubleshoot building issues correctly and efficiently.
• Composes, reviews, and processes shop and project paperwork, including, but not limited to daily and final project summaries, time sheets, material requests, and work orders.
• Works with the other UT maintenance and energy groups to troubleshoot and resolve complex HVAC related building issues.

• Required Qualifications — High…