HVAC Specialist

Job Information

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5607 - HVAC Specialist

Pay Grade: 12

Pay Range: $27.71 - $38.79 Per Hour

Hiring Range: $27.71 - $33.25 Per Hour

Range Explanation: Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will consider your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

The Pima County Facilities Department has an opening for an HVAC Specialist. This position performs journey-level maintenance, repair, diagnosis, troubleshooting, construction, fabrication, and preventive maintenance involving commercial-level air conditioning (HVAC) work. This position is required to work rotating on-call shifts.

First review of applications will be on 02/20/2026.

• Performs skilled analysis and repair of commercial-level HVAC systems
• Leads others in highly skilled fabrication or modifications of existing or proposed equipment, facilities, systems or their components from verbal directions, sketches, plans, engineering drawings or technical references
• Inspects, services and maintains assigned tools, equipment and vehicles
• Performs quality control analysis on equipment or supported systems for proper functioning and remedial actions
• Inspects, approves or certifies work of others (if certified or authorized to do so)
• Maintains comprehensive activity, operations, service and usage records on supported equipment and systems
• Prepares oral and written activity reports
• Prepares estimates for unique or complex operations, maintenance and special projects from rough sketches and engineering plans or drawings, and documents use and expenditure of materials, supplies and equipment
• Prepares sketches and drawings for work proposed or in-progress to communicate needed information to supervisors, subordinates and contractors
• Coordinates own or work-unit activities with other work-units, agencies or contractors to assure optimal use of available resources and minimize disruptions of service or support
• Monitors contractor performance (including contractor-supplied goods and services)
• Conducts on-the-job training for employees in assigned work-unit
• Stores, handles, uses and disposes of hazardous materials required, encountered or generated in work activities
• Maintains security and accountability for all tools, equipment and materials, particularly for work in medical, law enforcement, detention or correctional settings
• Maintains and uses safety and personal protective equipment
• Implements work-site traffic control procedures to ensure safety
• Explains rules, regulations or procedures to the public and other County employees for use of County facilities
• Collects, labels, transports and analyzes samples of fluids, solids, effluents, etc., encountered in work

• Five years of journey-level experience working with HVAC systems. Completion of an industry‑recognized apprenticeship program in the HVAC trade may substitute for four years of the aforementioned experience.
• Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.
• Two years of experience with Pima County as a Trades Maintenance Technician, Facilities Management Specialty Trade Technician or Trades Maintenance Specialist working with HVAC systems. Some positions may require additional specialized training and/or experience.
• Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application.

• Minimum five (5) years experience in diagnostics of refrigerant systems, HVAC, and service work
• Universal certification in proper refrigerant practices. Copy of certification should be uploaded with application
• Experience with/knowledge of chillers, low temp, compressors, industrial, and commercial systems, operation and maintenance

Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that…