HVACR Technician; Office​/On-site

Introduction

Commercial systems, real equipment, and predictable hours.

The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is seeking a full‑time (37.5 hours/week) HVAC Technician (PCN 153645) for the CT Mental Health Center (CMHC) in New Haven.

First shift: 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM.

Full‑time, 37.5 hours per week.

• Comprehensive state employee benefits.
• Access to the State Employee Benefits Overview page to explore available options.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A commitment to supporting a healthy work/life balance.

• Performs highly skilled HVACR work in accordance with trade practices and codes on heating, ventilation, cooling, and refrigeration systems.
• Operates, maintains, installs, and repairs complex HVACR systems, including equipment using Freon, chilled water, and advanced air‑handling components.
• Monitors and troubleshoots computerized control systems, ensuring proper airflow, pressurization, and system performance.
• Independently plans and executes work, including estimating materials, determining cooling requirements, and completing technical tasks with minimal supervision.
• Interprets technical data such as psychrometric charts and performs diagnostic tasks including minor fuel tests, gas leak checks, and water treatment adjustments.
• Completes a comprehensive medical examination, including drug screening, following a conditional offer of employment. All state employees must comply with Connecticut’s Drug‑Free Workplace Policy.

DMHAS is dedicated to promoting the health and wellness of individuals with behavioral health needs through an integrated, holistic network of services that foster dignity, respect, and self‑sufficiency.

CMHC provides comprehensive mental health treatment to individuals with serious behavioral health disorders that often frequent the local hospital emergency rooms, are frequently involved in the court systems and require a variety of clinical services to provide stability, medication management and treatment.

In a state agency, this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of highly skilled duties in the maintenance and repair of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and systems.

• Performs highly skilled tasks in accordance with standard HVACR trade practices and codes on air systems used in heating, ventilating and refrigeration.
• Operates, maintains, repairs, installs, modifies, and assembles air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and systems which may use Freon or chilled water.
• Determines required cooling capacity of units needed for small areas.
• Uses and interprets psychrometric charts.
• Controls and measures airflow, room air changes, and room pressurizing.
• Monitors computerized control systems.
• Performs minor tests for fuel specific gravity and gas leaks.
• Adds water treatment chemicals to boilers.
• Estimates time, personnel, and determines and obtains required materials on assigned tasks.
• Keeps necessary records.
• May perform duties related to similar trade areas as required.
• May install, modify, repair, and assemble electrical or pneumatic controls for this type of equipment.
• May inspect and repair steam traps fed by main system at various locations.
• May remove pipe insulation materials associated with repair of pipes and fittings using OSHA approved methods.
• May act as liaison with other operating units and outside contacts.
• May operate heavy equipment.
• May respond to fire and/or crash emergency situations at state owned airports.
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply standard tools, materials, methods and standard HVACR trade practices.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to prepare estimates and keep shop records.
• Ability to utilize computer software.

Four (4) years of experience in tasks in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration trade.

Two (2) years of the General Experience…