Pipe Mechanical Trades II - HVAC Technician

University of Colorado Denver

Department: Facilities Management

Job Title: Pipe Mechanical Trades II - HVAC Technician

Position: #2914 - Requisition: #39234

Job Summary:

Join the Facilities Management Department on the University of Colorado Denver Campus as a PMT-II Facilities Maintenance HVAC Technician (Housing). This is a full-time state classified position. The PMT-II Facilities Maintenance HVAC Technician position: On-call after hours (which includes weekends and holidays to support 24 hours a day, 7 days- a-week operation. Maintain all facilities and operating systems in safe and efficient working order. The Refrigeration Technician position operates, monitors, services and/or repairs a wide array of refrigeration equipment, HVAC systems, and associate hardware for all CU Denver campus buildings. It responds to emergency calls pertaining to HVAC and refrigeration problems, and emergencies throughout the campus, and ensures the safest and most efficient operation and training of personnel for the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) systems at CU Denver. The position handles work requests related work for occupants owned HVAC/R systems. You will record issues and make work reports via email, log your work in CMMS and monitor building systems in BAS and perform various other duties and tasks as required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform corrective and preventive maintenance as assigned.
• Effective Communication with vendors and contractors
• Maintain reports and inventory via electronic records and database.
• Operate university vehicles to transport necessary tools/equipment to work sites.
• Respond to alarms/emergencies and make resolution. Set priorities based on urgency.
• Make necessary changes in BAS to various building systems operating parameters.
• Collaborate with team members to improve team performance.
• Work closely with the supervisor to implement leadership directives.
• Participate in after-hours call-back rotation.

Work Location:

Onsite - this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Denver, Colorado.

Why Join Us:

Apply today to be part of a team, where the focus is supporting the University's mission of educating the next generation. We are looking for someone with a solid maintenance/service background. Someone who works well with others and has the desire to learn more and develop new skills.

You will be set up for success. We will provide you with the training necessary to become proficient in the equipment we maintain. There are also paid external training opportunities for beneficial technical and professional development courses. All of the hand and specialty tools you need will be provided. We offer a robust training program for anyone interested in growing their career options. From hands-on work with journey level technicians and online self-paced technical training, to paid external trades certifications and CU employee tuition assistance, CU can be the place to boost your career trajectory. Come to a place where you can develop a career, not just another job. For more information about the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical campus please visit: www.ucdenver.edu.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offerexceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement Plans: State pension (PERA Defined Benefit) or 401(a) - Employer contributes between 10% and 21.5% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days: Between 12/year and 24/year (maximum accrual between 192 hours and 384 hours) - specific amount depends on length of total State of Colorado service
• Sick Days: 10/year (360 hour maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 15/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Qualifications:

Please make sure to include the following in your resume: job title, duties, months and years employed, and average hours worked per week as minimum experience is calculated on a 40 hour/week basis.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must possess a current CFC Universal Certification, in order to work with CFC's, HCFC's, and HFC's
• Four years of progressively responsible experience in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry, with a minimum of two-year experience working with process chillers

Substitutions:

• Successful completion of a formalized heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration apprenticeship program, or higher level, non- correspondence course work in the same fields from an accredited vocational school or university may substitute for the experience on a year-for-year basis…