HVAC, HVAC Tech ​/ Heating Engineer

HVAC Maintenance Position

Arlington Heights SD25 has an opening for a full time (1.0 FTE) maintenance, HVAC employee. This position requires an individual with strong commercial HVAC/R technical knowledge and the ability to troubleshoot and repair complex mechanical and control systems. The employee operates, maintains, diagnoses, and repairs the district's heating and cooling systems chillers, air handlers, unit ventilators, hydronic distribution (boilers, pumps, two-pipe seasonal-changeover loops), and exhaust systems and monitors, trends, and adjusts these systems through the district's Siemens building automation system (Desigo CC).

The role centers on system operation, fault diagnosis, seasonal startup and shutdown, and the use of building automation to keep all facilities running efficiently and reliably.

Qualifications:

The qualifications of the position require that this employee:
Have strong commercial HVAC/R technical knowledge across chillers, air handlers, unit ventilators, hydronic systems, boilers, pumps, and exhaust fans;
Be able to troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical and control faults interpreting equipment behavior, system trends, and control sequences to isolate and correct problems;
Be able to operate a building automation system (Siemens Desigo CC or comparable): read points and trends, adjust schedules and setpoints, acknowledge and interpret alarms, and understand basic sequences of operation;
Be proficient in seasonal startup, shutdown, and heating/cooling changeover of two-pipe hydronic systems;
Have working knowledge of hydronic/closed-loop water treatment, testing, and chemical balancing;
Be able to work with hand tools and power tools of the trade;
Willingly accept direction to perform a variety of tasks;
Demonstrate good judgment, trustworthiness, dependability, promptness, flexibility, and emotional maturity;
Have a valid driver's license;
Have basic computer skills in e-mail, Windows operation, Word, and Excel;
Hold a current EPA Section 608 Universal refrigerant certification, or be willing to obtain one (the district will assist with certification or renewal);
Preferred: manufacturer or BAS controls training; low-pressure boiler or stationary/operating-engineer experience; refrigeration-trade education or apprenticeship.