HVAC Air Side Technician

The University of North Carolina; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is seeking a skilled HVAC technician to support the FM HVAC Shop. The role focuses on maintaining air-side systems, troubleshooting, and ensuring operational readiness for critical facilities on campus.

Responsibilities include mentoring junior staff, responding to after-hours calls, coordinating with contractors, and performing repairs to campus HVAC infrastructure. A high school diploma and hands-on HVAC experience are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required with 2 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Maintain, troubleshoot and repair HVAC air side systems including air supply, return, and exhaust equipment.
• Identify problems with HVAC systems using computerized Building automation systems.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and lead junior technicians in the HVAC shop.
• Respond to after-hours trouble calls for problems relating to critical facilities as required.
• Work with contractors and maintenance personnel to perform repairs and improvements to existing campus HVAC systems.
• Perform work independently or in teams to accomplish daily tasks.
• Lift a minimum of 25 pounds and climb ladders as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor to support the work unit.

Skills

HVAC systems knowledge

Troubleshooting skills

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

Tools

Google Chrome

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Hours per week 40

Months per year

Months per year 12

Position Number

Position Number 009493

NC Salary Grade Equivalency

NC Salary Grade Equivalency NC11

Classification Title

Working Title

Salary Range

Salary Range $64,554 - $71,727

Anticipated Hiring Range

Anticipated Hiring Range $64,554 - $71,727

FLSA Status

FLSA Status Non Exempt

Division

Division Business Affairs

Department

Department Facilities Management (Adm)

Work Unit

Work Unit FM HVAC Shop

Work Schedule 7:00 am – 3:30 pm; Monday – Friday with occasional evening and weekend hours required, as necessary.

Mandatory Position

Primary Purpose of Position

As a result of FM’s reorganization this position became a required business need to serve the facilities at UNC Charlotte. This position will serve to help provide uninterrupted continuous operations. The incumbent will primarily work as a member of the Maintenance Operations Department to be a direct liaison to support Maintenance Operations efforts to serve the research and critical facilities on campus. This position will be responsible for reporting, documenting, following up with, and resolving all concerns of campus research and critical facilities as directed. It will serve to establish maintenance priorities and responsibilities, ensure the operational readiness, and assist with the implementation of maintenance services. It will also schedule and report on the annual operational checks of critical facility redundancy and resiliency of equipment fail overs and fail safes. This includes all infrastructure needs for all Air Side Equipment and IAQ for UNC Charlotte.

Required Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalency and two (2) years of experience related to the area of assignment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Note: Some state job postings state you can qualify by an ‘equivalent combination of education and experience.’ If that language appears above, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both.

• Maintain, troubleshoot and repair HVAC air side systems including air supply, return, and exhaust equipment including fans, blowers, dampers, louvres, motors and variable frequency drives.
• Maintain, troubleshoot and repair refrigerant a/c systems.
• Identify problems with HVAC systems using computerized Building automation systems.
• Install and repair air ducting and hydronic heating components.
• Diagnose and repair pneumatic, and digital control components such as sensors, thermostats and actuators for dampers and control valves.
• Diagnose, repair or replace electrical motors, starters , and variable frequency drives.
• Ability to effectively communicate (reading, writing, interpretation and comprehension) required.
• Ability to use computer or tablet for work order management and email.

Other Work Responsibilities

• Mentor and lead junior technicians in the HVAC shop.
• Respond to after-hours trouble calls for problems relating to critical facilities as required.
• Work with contractors and maintenance personnel to perform repairs, and improvements to existing campus HVAC systems.
• Perform work independently or in teams to accomplish daily tasks.
• Lift a minimum of 25 pounds and climb ladders as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor to support the work unit.

Departmental Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education

• Electrical and or electronics knowledge and experience
• Experience in operation, setup and maintenance of variable frequency drives
• Knowledge and experience working with building automation systems
• Knowledge and skill with Google Chrome, Microsoft Word and Excel, and willingness to learn new programs
• Ability to effectively work/interact with persons from different backgrounds and foster and create an atmosphere of teamwork

Necessary Licenses or Certifications

Valid driver’s license
EPA 601 certification

Work Location

Work Location FM - HVAC Shop

Posting date 10/22/2026

Closing date 11/05/2026

Proposed Hire Date

Proposed Hire Date 11/23/2026

9201 University City BlvdCharlotte, NC 28223