Plant System Technician - Facilities Management

Department - Facilities Management Job Description Job Type: Classified Job Classification: 5637 - Central Plant System Technician I Salary Grade: 9 Pay Range Hiring Range: $24.66 - $29.60 Per Hour Pay Range: $24.66 - $34.53 Per Hour Range Explanation:
Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

The Central Plant System Technician I operates, adjusts, services, and performs minor repairs and maintenance of automated heating, ventilating, air-conditioning (HVAC) and associated systems and equipment. Monitors and takes routine or emergency actions upon receipt of alarms, requests for services, or when supported systems instrumentation indicates problems.

• Operates automated and computer-controlled heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) control systems for County buildings or facilities, to include adjusting temperatures of individual work areas and performing seasonal changeovers of equipment, systems and their operating schedules;
• Operates central plant heating, cooling and related auxiliary equipment and systems;
• Installs, programs, maintains and repairs energy management control system (EMCS) controllers;
• Performs and documents minor operator-level maintenance and repairs of central plant equipment and related systems;
• Sets energy management operating limits and temperature parameters for computerized HVAC control system;
• Notes and records meter, gauge, and indicator readings and adjusts equipment or system operations accordingly;
• Samples, tests, records and adjusts water chemistry in plant equipment water systems;
• Monitors fire alarm systems and reports fires/emergencies to the 911 emergency dispatch system, and shuts down HVAC and related equipment in affected areas and facilities;
• Responds to and resolves inquiries and complaints about heating, cooling and ventilation in County buildings or facilities;
• Monitors and acts upon problems relayed via the County complex maintenance intercommunications network, elevator telephones, equipment room overheat alarms, and similar systems;
• Maintains equipment, system, facility and shift operations and maintenance logs.

• Four years of experience in the operation or maintenance of central plant heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment, and associated systems.
• OR:
  Associate’s degree from an accredited college or technical school in air-conditioning technology AND two years of experience in heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) central plant operations.
• OR:
  One year of experience with Pima County performing the work of a Trades Maintenance Specialist I. (Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

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 one (1) year experience in the operation or maintenance of central plant heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment, and associated systems.
• Minimum one (1) year experience monitoring the function and operation of Building Automation Systems.
• Experience with/knowledge of basic computer skills (Outlook, Excel, and Word, Delta and Alerton control systems).
• Experience with/knowledge of maintaining comprehensive records of work performed, modifications to equipment, or systems and related logs.