Building Automation Technician
Listed on 2026-11-01
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Building Maintenance, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, HVAC Tech / Heating Engineer
Title: Building Automation Technician I
Division Name: Finance and Planning
Department: Building Maintenance
Perform routine technical duties in troubleshooting and repairing building automation systems.
Additional InformationUniversity Benefit Highlights:
- Insurance benefits, including health, dental, vision, and life
- Retirement and supplemental retirement planning options
- Tuition waiver benefits available to staff as well as their eligible dependents
- Paid holiday/administrative closures during Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks
- Paid benefit time
Additional University Benefit information, including information regarding eligibility to participate in the State Universities Retirement System and the State of Illinois Group Insurance program, can be reviewed here: https://hr.illinoisstate.edu/benefits/
Salary Rate / Pay Rate$45.28 per hour
Required Qualifications- course work in building automation systems, electrical engineering, HVAC technology or a closely related field, as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:
- 30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
- Associate’s Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen months (18 months)
- 90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)
- Bachelor’s Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years (36 months)
- work experience involving maintenance of a building automation system.
Monday - Friday; 7:00 a.m.
- 3:30 p.m.
Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:
Must be physically able to gain access to all areas related to Heating Plant work including climbing stairs and ladders, walking through tunnels (which requires stooping, crawling & bending), and gaining access to and working on roofs, mechanical rooms, fan rooms/ventilation shafts, and basements.
December 2026
Required Applicant Documents- Resume
- Transcripts - See Special Instructions section for additional options
- Related Certification (s) or License (s) to the Building Automation trade
- Certification of Retirement Annuity
Sponsorship:
Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work for Illinois State University in the United States. Illinois State University will not sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa for this opportunity. Illinois State University is not a qualifying employer for the STEM OPT benefit: only the 12-month OPT may be used to work at Illinois State University.
This position is represented by Local 399.
Colette Homan
Human Resources
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This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and if applicable, an employment history review, based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and/or an employment history review. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.
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