HVAC Technician - Washington, DC

Overview

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company’s capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and employs more than 7,000 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems;

and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Why join M.C. Dean?Our people are inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.

Clearance Requirement:Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information;
ability to obtain & maintain HSPD & Secret, preferred HSPD-12 & Secret Active.

License & Certification Requirements

• Hold a current Journeyman License from a U.S. state or territory OR
• Possess a VMET certification with equivalent experience OR
• Have equivalent training and certifications, along with a verifiable minimum of 5 years of experience in a commercial or industrial environment where a license was not required (e.g., a Department of Defense base or federally owned facility).

Shift Availability:

• 1st shift- 6:00am-2:30pm, Monday-Friday
• 2nd shift-12:30pm-11:00pm, Monday-Thursday
• 3rd shift-10:00pm-8:30am, Monday-Thursday
• 4th shift-7:00am-7:30pm, Friday-Sunday
• 5th shift-7:00pm-7:30am, Friday-Sunday

Candidate shift preferences will be considered based on current staffing needs and availability.

• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair HVAC and mechanical systems supporting commercial, industrial, secure, and mission-critical facilities.
• Troubleshoot complex mechanical equipment including chillers, boilers, cooling towers, pumps, air-handling units, fan coil units, CRAC units, VAV systems, hydronic systems, piping, and associated HVAC equipment.
• Diagnose equipment and system failures using a systematic troubleshooting approach rather than relying solely on component replacement.
• Understand and evaluate the interaction between mechanical equipment, electrical systems, BAS/DDC controls, sensors, actuators, safety, sequences of operation, and automation systems.
• Operate and monitor Building Automation Systems (BAS) to evaluate alarms, equipment status, temperatures, pressures, setpoints, trends, sequences, and system performance.
• Troubleshoot BAS-controlled HVAC equipment and determine whether deficiencies originate from mechanical equipment, controls, instrumentation, electrical components, programming, or operating conditions.
• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance while identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability and prevent recurring failures.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, operate, and maintain central utility and mechanical plant equipment, including chilled water, heating-water, steam, condenser-water, and associated pumping systems.
• Operate and maintain gas-fired steam boilers and support equipment as applicable.
• Support water-treatment activities associated with boilers, cooling towers, chilled-water systems, heating-water systems, and other hydronic equipment.
• Perform equipment and system testing using appropriate diagnostic instruments and test equipment; analyze results and determine necessary corrective actions.
• Support commissioning, recommissioning, functional performance testing,…