Campus HVAC Technician: Controls & Service Expert

Center for Public Partnerships & Research; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Kansas is seeking an HVAC Technician to perform on-site monitoring, installation, maintenance, and repair of HVAC systems across offices, classrooms, dorms, and labs. The role emphasizes compliance with EPA guidelines, operator of refrigerant handling, and hands-on service of large-scale systems.

75% of duties involve field work in large buildings, with heavy lifting, driving, and multitasking across different HVAC equipment and controls.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalency.
• Two years of refrigeration/air conditioning installation and repair experience (may be substituted by a vocational certificate/ Associate degree).
• EPA CFC Certification required for refrigerants.

Responsibilities

• Installs, monitors, and troubleshoots refrigeration and air conditioning equipment according to design specs and manuals.
• Disassembles, repairs, and reassembles air conditioners, growth chambers, cold rooms, refrigerators and freezers (≤100 tons).
• Installs and maintains electronic and pneumatic controls; calibrates thermostats and tests control actuators.
• Maintains operating logs and records gauge readings; keeps records of machine information.
• Responds to after-hours emergencies and works overtime as needed.

Education

High School diploma or GED equivalency

EPA CFC Certification for refrigerants

Job description

University of Kansas is seeking an HVAC Technician to perform on-site monitoring, installation, maintenance, and repair of HVAC systems across offices, classrooms, dorms, and labs. The role emphasizes compliance with EPA guidelines, operator of refrigerant handling, and hands-on service of large-scale systems.

75% of duties involve field work in large buildings, with heavy lifting, driving, and multitasking across different HVAC equipment and controls.