Facilities Control Specialist

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Supervising Building Services Engineer, the Facilities Control Specialist is responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of electric, electronic, and pneumatic control systems, including Energy Management and Building Automation Control systems.

• Monitor campus-wide building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment and energy demand to ensure effective and efficient operation while maintaining building occupant comfort.
• Perform maintenance, installation, and repair of campus-wide building automation control system components and all associated HVAC equipment.
• Respond to Facilities Management Customer Service work orders and after-hours emergencies to resolve control system failures and HVAC-related problems.
• Assist energy management consultants in re‑commissioning and modernization of existing building automation system control components to increase the efficiency and reliability of campus HVAC equipment.
• Schedule HVAC equipment operations as required to ensure thermal comfort and ventilation needs for occupied space.

Facilities Management – Beach Building Services (BBS)

1.0 time‑base, 40 hours per week. Regular full‑time position with a one‑year probationary period.

Facilities Control Specialist

Salary placement determined by education, experience, and qualifications, internal equity, and departmental fiscal resources. CSU Classification Salary Range: $6,705 (Step #1) – $9,768 (Step #20) per month.

• Paid Time Off:
  Up to 24 vacation days per year, 14 paid holidays, and 12 sick days annually with unlimited accrual.
• Health Coverage:
  Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Retirement Plans:
  Participation in the CalPERS defined benefit plan and voluntary savings options such as 403(b), 401(k), and 457.
• Educational Benefits:
  Tuition fee waiver programs for eligible employees; dependent eligibility varies by employee group.
• Employee Assistance Program:
  Confidential counseling and support services.
• Additional Benefits:
  Wellness programs, professional development opportunities, insurance options including life, disability, and pet insurance.

• Knowledge and experience with electrical, electronic, and pneumatic controls and Energy Management Systems, including programming experience.
• Familiarity with systems manufactured by Staefa/Talon, Niagara.
• Ability to operate tools and equipment specific to this trade and work hands‑on with the trade requirement.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret written material at a level appropriate to the duties of the position and maintain accurate records and complete work orders.
• Experience working in a university or large institutional setting.
• Ability to communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community and follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines including safety, civility, information security, and non‑discrimination policies.
• Commitment to contributing to a positive university experience for students and advancing the university’s vision of excellence.

• Equivalent to four years of journey‑level experience diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining large, complex, and sophisticated HVAC, refrigeration, and water treatment systems; installing, inspecting, servicing, repairing, replacing, and calibrating building automation and control systems; and using programming features of building automation systems required.
• Solid work record.

• Valid California driver’s license required.

Heavy work – job involves lifting more than 40 pounds. Approximately half the time is spent walking, standing, squatting, kneeling, or climbing.

Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, CSULB provides equal opportunity in employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, or other protected status. CSULB complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy.

All employees are expected to exhibit respectful, professional behavior and to refrain from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation may contact StaffHR‑Accommodations
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