Controls Technician

HTS Engineering Ltd.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

HTS Engineering Ltd. is seeking a Control Technician to join the on-site controls team in San Antonio, TX. The role supports DDC/BAS or PLC project work, handling installation verification, database uploads, checkout, startup support, and field documentation under supervision.

You will startup and commission systems, troubleshoot mid-level issues, verify installations against drawings, and contribute to turnkey project delivery for unitary systems, small AHUs/CRAHs, and basic CW/HW.

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of controls installer experience or 1-2 years in HVAC controls industry.
• Working knowledge of HVAC systems and basic controls strategies.
• Understanding of low-voltage control circuits, wiring, relays, multimeter use, LOTO/safety requirements.
• Familiarity with DDC/BAS or PLC platforms such as Tridium Niagara, Delta enteliWEB, Destech, Siemens, JCI Metasys, Schneider, Rockwell, TIA Portal, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Start up, commission, and re-commission systems with DDC/PLC technology.
• Troubleshoot mid-level system problems and coordinate with subcontractors and other trades.
• Verify field installation against drawings, schedules, point lists, network architecture, addressing tables, and project documentation; flag discrepancies.
• Deliver turnkey project execution on specific site systems.
• Work on unitary systems (VAV/FPB/FCU), small AHUs/CRAHs, and basic CW/HW systems.

Skills

HVAC controls knowledge

Point-to-point checkout

Troubleshooting skills

Electrical safety

Tools

Multimeter

Testing equipment

Job description

The Control Technician is the hands-on foundation of the controls field team and will support DDC/BAS or PLC project work based on business need, project assignment, and developing skillset. This role executes installation verification, database uploads, point-to-point checkout, startup support, field documentation, and issue escalation under the direction of Senior and Lead Technicians.

Key Responsibilities:

• Start up, commission, re-commission customer systems that utilize DDC or PLC technology
• Provides solutions to mid-level systems problems either troubleshooting the system or assists others on how to resolve problems. Works with subcontractors and other trades to ensure proper operation.
• Verify field installation against drawings, schedules, point lists, network architecture, addressing tables, and project documentation; flag discrepancies to Supervisor or the Senior or Lead Technician.
• Be able to provide turnkey project delivery on specific site systems
• • Unitary systems (VAV/FPB/FCU)
  • Small AHUs/CRAHs
  • Basic CW/HW Systems

Qualifications:

• 0-3 years of controls installer experience or 1-2 years working in the HVAC controls industry; equivalent electrical, HVAC, construction, automation, or technical training may be considered.
• Working knowledge of HVAC systems and basic controls strategies, including the ability to use the sequence of operations as a field reference during point-to-point checkout and startup.
• Understanding of low-voltage control circuits, control wiring, dry contacts, relay logic, multimeter use, wire labeling, color coding, and LOTO/jobsite safety requirements.
• Operator-level familiarity with one or more DDC/BAS or PLC platforms such as Tridium Niagara, Delta enteliWEB, Distech, Siemens Desigo, JCI Metasys, Schneider EcoStruxure, Rockwell Studio 5000, Siemens TIA Portal, or similar.