HVACR Specialist - Facilities Maintenance Services Department

Overview

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) is recruiting for an HVACR Specialist 1 for the Facilities Maintenance Services Department.

• Respond to work orders assigned by the supervisor to university buildings for temperature problems, leaks, smells, and repairs.
• Troubleshoot and repair chillers, cooling towers, air conditioning units, fan coils, valves, associated pumps and related cooling equipment, boilers, heat exchangers, hot water pumps, pneumatic and DDC controls, valves and related heated equipment, and perform water treatment services on associated heating and cooling systems and pools.
• Utilize building management software system to analyze, diagnose, and troubleshoot HVAC equipment and systems.
• Perform backup duties for the Central Heat Plant Operator when required.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Completion of a recognized HVACR apprenticeship program or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Persons offered employment must submit to a pre‑employment screening for controlled substances (Pursuant to NRS 284.4066).
• Valid Class “C” driver’s license or higher operator’s license at the time of appointment and as a condition of ongoing employment.
• Environmental Protection Agency Refrigerant Certification.
• OSHA 10 certification required within one year of employment.

• Walking or standing to a significant degree and pushing and/or pulling.
• Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Working with and around hazardous building materials containing asbestos and solvents; frequent lifting, climbing, and moving of heavy objects in awkward or high locations.
• Exposure to extreme heat, cold, noise, vibration, and electrical hazards; exposure to hot and cold temperatures when working outside.
• Ability to see, hear, and communicate through speech.

• Typical schedule:
  
  Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm.
• May elect an alternative work schedule.
• Designated as Essential Personnel; may be required to report to work without phone/cell notification for emergencies.
• After one year of service, rotation through regular standby duty requiring ability to respond to campus emergencies 24 hours per day, seven days per week.

Grade 32. Salary is in grade and step; step determined by the Nevada Administrative Code. Salary placement above a Step
01 at initial appointment is determined by recruitment, candidate qualifications, internal equity, and budgets. Additional details provided at the classified compensation schedules on the university website.

• PERS retirement plan enrollment.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Life insurance, annual and sick leave.
• Fitness Center membership options.
• Mountain Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counseling services.
• Training and educational grant‑in‑aid opportunities.
• Family Opportunity Program for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents.

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a workplace and learning environment free of discrimination on the basis of age (40 or older), disability (including service‑connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or obligation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion.

The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any education program or activity it operates, in accordance with TitleIX of the Education Amendments of 1972.