HVAC Technician

Overview

The Department of Facilities Management supports the mission of the University of Denver's physical resources in order to provide a healthy and safe educational environment for campus community through services of the departments of Capital Projects and Planning, Facilities Management, Parking & Mobility Services, Auxiliaries & Real Estate, and Business & Operations.

With minimal or no supervision, this position repairs, maintains, and installs heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment, including but not limited to boilers, pumps, fans, compressors, cooling towers, chillers, air compressors, pneumatic and electrical controls and heat exchangers.

In addition to following the University of Denver’s policies and procedures, principal responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Performs daily rounds to check equipment in various mechanical rooms throughout campus, including: checks and maintains alignment of motors with pumps, compressors and V-belt drive equipment; checks and maintains operation of electric controls and starters; logs equipment temperatures, pressures, and amperage draw; monitors all water columns, gauges, meters, thermometers, and other indicating equipment; and performs chemical analysis and adds chemicals to equipment as needed.
• Diagnoses repair needs on all heating and cooling equipment and performs full corrective actions.
• Performs seasonal changeover of heating and cooling systems as well as seasonal shutdown and start-up of various systems.
• Cleans waterside equipment, cooling towers, condenser tubes, and pump strainers.
• Able to operate steam and hot water boilers, auxiliary equipment, transmission, and distribution systems.
• Reads and sketches control diagrams and schematics.
• Works with high-temperature solders, brazing methods, oxyacetylene, and electric arc welding.
• Keeps records and prepares analytical reports. Completes work orders distributed by the foremen daily and tracks time and material for each work order.
• Regulates and adjusts operating controls.
• Responds to call-outs for all shops and takes appropriate action.
• This position will be part of an on-call rotation.
• Must have adequate computer skills to monitor building automation systems and respond to alarms generated by the software.

• Must be able to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications and communicate effectively with supervisor, co-workers and other staff and faculty within the community.
• Detailed procedures. Daily priorities are established by the employee. Employee responds to situations requiring immediate attention.
• Expert skills. Competency in electrical fields/functions.
• Ability to read and understand service manuals, technical specifications, control diagrams, schematics and blueprints. Computer skills necessary.
• Knowledgeable of related OSHA and EPA regulations and able to take appropriate safety precautions.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot control circuits with and without printed schematics, using a multi-meter.

• A high school diploma or G.E.D.
• Journeyman skill level and minimum of 10 years experience in HVAC field
• EPA Universal Refrigeration Certificate
• Must possess a valid Colorado Driver’s License and be insurable under University guidelines.
• Must be knowledgeable of related OSHA and EPA regulations and be able to effectively communicate regulations to others.
• Pass a pre-employment physical exam, and lift 100 lbs.
• Boiler Operators Class A license Supervisor
• Heating and Ventilation Class A Supervisor License
• Refrigeration Journeyman, Class A Supervisor License

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to extreme heat, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee frequently moves near moving mechanical parts, in high precarious places, and in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the work environment can be extremely loud.
• Unexpected interruptions often occur, and stress level is moderate to high.

• Moderate to…