Commercial HVAC

Unit:
Facilities Operations Admin

Benefits:
All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.

VCU’s Facilities Management Department is seeking to hire Commercial HVAC Technicians for Facilities Operations.

The Commercial HVAC Technician:

• Utilizes knowledge of the HVAC trade to perform preventive maintenance, repair, and installation of building infrastructure ensuring efficient operation of Zone facilities
• Provides exemplary customer service to all faculty, staff and students supporting University’s missionof teaching, high-impact research and creative expression
• Identifies and documents system deficiencies using diagnostic tools and advises management of tasks requiring priority attention
• Provides quality workmanship and service to maximize system availability and minimize unscheduled downtime

• Independently respond to service requests requiring diagnosis and repair of various building infrastructure, such as air handling units, fan coil units, roof top equipment, heat pumps, cooling towers, chillers, terminal boxes, refrigeration systems, air compressors, pumps and other HVAC equipment using specialized knowledge of HVAC theory and practice
• Independently respond to service requests requiring diagnosis and repair of plumbing, and mechanical systems

• Independently perform and complete regularly scheduled preventive maintenance to various mechanical building infrastructure, such as pumps, air handling units, roof top units, heat exchangers, vacuum systems, motors, fans, cooling towers, chillers, electronic and pneumatic controls, radiators and other HVAC equipment

• Works in a collaborative and collegial manner throughout the department, division and University
• Interact with others to collectively resolve problems, accomplish mutual goals, and foster an atmosphere of trust
• Share information and ideas to improve customer service and promote Facilities Management’s goals
• Listens to and anticipates customer needs; provides clear explanations; responds quickly; takes initiative to assist internal and external customers
• Communicates respectfully to internal and external customers; appreciates diversity and respects differences

• Advise supervision and or management by recommending equipment maintenance tasks and identifying equipment needing priority attention
• Communicate orally and in writing regarding work schedules, system problems, estimated completion times and effects of system problems on occupant safety and comfort
• Work with lesser skilled team members in the various techniques of the trades to increase their skill level and ability to work independently
• Use trade knowledge to monitor work of contractors to assure compliance with specifications, codes and drawings

• Other duties as assigned
• Work/on-call during inclement weather and emergencies
• Assume on-call responsibility on a rotating basis

• Utilize computer skills to access email and research parts/information as required
• Demonstrate working knowledge of AiM and AiM GO ensuring prompt completion of work requests and time card entry following all established work flow processes including notes logs for all work requests over 30 days

• Clean and organize…