HVAC Technician, Journeyman

CACI; Waipahu (HI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI is seeking an experienced HVAC Technician, Journeyman to support Indo-Pacific facility infrastructure and environmental control operations. You will install, operate, and maintain HVAC/R systems across logistics facilities, ISBs, JTDCs, SCIFs, and data centers, ensuring reliability for mission-critical environments.

Reporting to the Facilities Operations Manager, you will troubleshoot complex systems, coordinate with electricians and engineers, and uphold safety and DoD standards while

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in HVAC/R installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair or facility mechanical systems.
• Experience supporting DoD, Federal Government, commercial or industrial facilities.
• Experience maintaining commercial HVAC systems, refrigeration equipment, or building automation systems.
• Experience interpreting mechanical drawings, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.
• Active Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Install, operate, inspect, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and upgrade HVAC/R systems for government facilities.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on HVAC/R, chilled water, and environmental control systems.
• Diagnose failures using industry-standard diagnostic equipment.
• Install and maintain HVAC control systems, BAS components, thermostats, sensors, and VFDs.
• Coordinate HVAC support for construction, renovation, and activation projects.
• Maintain maintenance records, work orders, and lifecycle documentation.

Skills

HVAC/R installation

Troubleshooting

Building Automation Systems

Preventive Maintenance

Reading schematics

Coordination with trades

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's Degree in HVAC Technology

EPA Section 608 Certification

Tools

HVAC/R tools

Thermostats, sensors, VFDs

Job description

Job Title: HVAC Technician, Journeyman

Job Category: Engineering and Technical Support

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular-Long Term Assignment

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

The Opportunity

CACI is seeking an experienced HVAC Technician, Journeyman to support facility infrastructure and environmental control operations across the Indo-Pacific. The HVAC Technician, Journeyman serves as CACI's skilled trades professional responsible for installing, operating, maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and inspecting heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC/R) systems supporting logistics facilities, Joint Theater Distribution Centers (JTDCs), Intermediate Staging Bases (ISBs), warehouses, maintenance facilities, administrative buildings, SCIFs, and expeditionary operations. Reporting directly to the Facilities Operations Manager, this position ensures mission-critical environmental control systems remain reliable and operational to support Government personnel, equipment, and sensitive mission systems.

Responsibilities

• Install, operate , inspect, maintain , troubleshoot, repair, and upgrade commercial, industrial, and expeditionary HVAC/R systems supporting Government facilities.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, chilled water, and environmental control systems.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, airflow, controls, and automation system failures using industry-standard diagnostic equipment.
• Install and maintain HVAC control systems, thermostats, sensors, dampers, variable frequency drives (VFDs), and building automation system (BAS) components.
• Support HVAC systems serving warehouses, JTDCs, ISBs, SCIFs, communications rooms, maintenance facilities, data centers, and operational support facilities.
• Monitor system performance, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and equipment reliability while recommending improvements.
• Read and interpret mechanical drawings, wiring diagrams, piping schematics, equipment specifications, and technical manuals.
• Coordinate HVAC support for construction, renovation, modernization, and facility activation projects.
• Maintain maintenance records, inspection reports, work orders, refrigerant logs, and equipment lifecycle documentation.
• Ensure compliance with Department of Defense facility standards, EPA refrigerant regulations, OSHA safety requirements, and applicable building codes.
• Coordinate with electricians, mechanical engineers, civil engineers, and facilities personnel to resolve integrated building system issues.
• Support contingency operations, humanitarian assistance , disaster response, and emergent missions requiring rapid HVAC support.
• Maintain tools, test equipment, refrigerant recovery systems, spare parts inventories, and maintenance documentation.
• Promote preventive maintenance, energy conservation, environmental stewardship, and continuous process improvement.
• Support geographically dispersed and expeditionary operations requiring reliable environmental control systems.

Qualifications

Required

• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting HVAC/R installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, or facility mechanical systems for Government, commercial, industrial, or Department of Defense programs.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense, Federal Government, commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities.
• Experience maintaining commercial HVAC systems, refrigeration equipment, chilled water systems, ventilation systems, or building automation systems.
• Experience performing preventive maintenance, diagnostics, inspections, and corrective maintenance on HVAC/R equipment.
• Experience interpreting mechanical drawings, wiring diagrams, piping schematics, and technical manuals.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex HVAC/R systems while maintaining operational readiness and safety.
• Active Secret Clearance

Desired

• High School Diploma or GED required ; Associate's Degree in HVAC Technology, Mechanical Technology, Industrial Maintenance, Facilities Maintenance, or a related technical discipline is preferred.
• Current EPA Section 608 Universal Refrigerant Certification is required ; Journeyman HVAC License or equivalent state-