Building Controls & Commissioning Technician

University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 49,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid vacation & holidays

Tuition assistance

Training via LinkedIn Learning

Professional conference opportunities

Employee discounts

Job summary

University of Texas at Austin, Facilities Services, seeks a Building Controls & Commissioning Technician for a 40-hour week in Austin, TX. You will perform commissioning on HVAC systems, calibrate building automation equipment, and support energy programs.

You will gather data for retro-commissioning and help optimize sequences of operation across campus facilities. The role requires five years of journey-level experience with pneumatic and DDC systems and large commercial HVAC maintenance,

Qualifications

• Five years of journey-level experience with pneumatic and DDC instrumentation and control systems.
• Five years of experience in the maintenance, operation and repair of large commercial HVAC systems.

Responsibilities

• Performs commissioning activities on existing building HVAC, heating and cooling systems and calibrates building automation equipment.
• Plans and executes Test Adjusting and Balancing projects and records air flow and equipment data.
• Troubleshoots and resolves complex HVAC issues with UT maintenance and energy groups.
• Interfaces with faculty, staff, engineers, vendors, and contractors to resolve building systems problems.
• Optimizes BAS programming and sequences of operation with engineers and energy managers.
• Uses drawings and specifications to plan projects and drafts reports and work orders.

Job description

Job Posting Title:

Building Controls & Commissioning Technician

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Hiring Department:

Facilities Services

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt from FLSA

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

Join the Facilities Operations and Maintenance team, a highly responsive and knowledgeable crew providing outstanding service for Facilities Services and to the university community.

Our teams provide a comprehensive array of qualified services, backed by our licensed and certified technicians, to this end, we offer opportunities for continuing education, as well as various stipends for additional trade licenses. Our team of trained trade experts are well-matched for the university’s operational and maintenance needs, whether the facility is a brand new laboratory or our iconic Tower.

Our goal is to self-identify operations and maintenance issues long before our clients realize a repair is needed and take a thoughtful approach to using their resources, structuring processes, and providing the best client service and use of university resources. This goal comes from our sense of ownership and pride in our work.

With this approach in mind, the team is organized into a zone-based structure and employs flexible work hours, data analysis, and technology to meet operational goals.

Your skills will make a difference.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will contribute to operational excellence and enhance the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities.
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin’s libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
• For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards.

For more information on the Maintenance Operations group, please visit: Visit the Facilities Operations and Maintenance Website

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employee without sponsorship.

Security sensitive; Criminal background check conducted on selected applicant. Hiring decision is contingent on applicant clearing check. This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code §51.215. Applications will be reviewed online by the hiring department. This is a 40 hour work week schedule; Monday-Friday, hours to be discussed with supervisor.

Purpose

Provide advanced journey level skilled work and project management associated with DDC and pneumatic HVAC instrumentation and controls systems to ensure efficient and effective operation of buildings. Gather and record significant data used for retro-commissioning and the implementation of energy saving programs.

Responsibilities

• Performs commissioning activities on existing building’s HVAC, heating and cooling systems. Develops and performs functional testing and calibration of building automation equipment. Utilizes specialized test instruments to measure and verify data being transmitted to the building automation system including airflow, temperature, humidity and pressure. Repairs or replaces mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems as required.
• Assists in planning and executing Test Adjusting and Balancing projects including balancing airflow with a flow hood and performing pitot tube traverses of ductwork. Properly records air flow and equipment data and creates accurate reports.
• Works with the other UT maintenance and energy groups to troubleshoot and resolve complex HVAC related building issues.
• Interfaces with campus faculty, staff, engineers, vendors, and contractors to resolve building systems problems.
• Collaborates with engineers, BAS analysts and energy managers to optimize building automation system programming and sequences of operation.
• Uses construction drawings, technical documents and specifications to plan and execute projects and troubleshoot building issues correctly and efficiently.
• Composes, reviews, and processes shop and project paperwork, including, but not limited to daily and final project summaries, time sheets, material requests, and work orders.
• Works with the other UT maintenance and energy groups to troubleshoot and resolve complex HVAC related building issues.

Required Qualifications

High school or GED. Five years of journey-level experience with the installation, repair, maintenance and operation of pneumatic and DDC instrumentation and control systems. Five years of experience in the maintenance, operation and repair of large commercial HVAC systems.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

More than the required described experience. Experience with computerized service request systems. Demonstrated excellent communication skills. Demonstrated excellent customer service skills. Proven ability to work with a team of multi-crafted trades people. Five years of experience with test and balance procedures on air and water systems. Ability to properly use test instruments such as multi-meters, current loop calibrators, thermal imaging cameras, manometers, and ultrasonic flow meters. Ability to make mechanical repairs such as the replacement of valves, steam traps, and actuators. Ability to replace , repair, calibrate, and configure DDC field devices such as temperature and humidity transmitters, air flow stations ,and differential pressure transmitters. Ability to perform high level troubleshooting diagnostics on complex HVAC systems. Three years experience installing DDC systems. International Society of Automation Certified Controls Systems Technician (ISA CCST) Level 1 certification.

Salary Range

$58,066 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Environmental Demands:

• Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished)
• May work in all weather conditions
• May work in extreme temperatures
• May work around chemical fumes
• May work around standard office conditions
• May work around biohazards
• May work around chemicals
• May work around electrical and mechanical hazards

Physical Tasks:

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity
• Climbing of stairs
• Climbing of ladders
• Lifting and moving

Additional Working Conditions:

• This position and associated job duties have been designated as essential during extraordinary and emergency situations when the university is closed. Essential personnel must maintain contact with their supervisor and report to work as regularly scheduled unless directed otherwise.
• Required to operate an electronic device such as an iPhone, iPad, or laptop/desktop computer to perform and fulfill time reporting and work management requirements. Work management requirements include receiving work assignments, updating work orders, and other functions as required.
• May be required to work in confined spaces, manholes, tunnels, elevated work, extended shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Considerable walking, standing, squatting, stooping, and moving of heavy materials and equipment in all weather conditions.
• May be required to use of personal protective equipment (PPE) while performing duties.
• May be required to pass a physical examination.
• May be exposed to loud noise, high dust and allergen levels.
• May be required to lift up to 50lbs. Often required to twist, grasp, push, pull and bend.
• May be required to operate forklifts, personnel lifts and cranes. Operate job related equipment.
• May be required to perform elevated work. Occasional work from ladders and/or scaffolds.
• May require tuberculosis screening and occasional use of a respirator.
• May drive University vehicles. If driving University vehicles, must maintain acceptable driver rating as established in Policy: UTS157 Section 2.5.4.

Work Shift

• 40 hours a week, five 8-hour days, with schedule to be determined with supervisor. Some overtime, evening, weekends, and holidays possible.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.