HVACR Operational Supervisor

University of Colorado System; Allenspark (CO); On-site; USD 79,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Colorado Boulder is seeking an Operational Supervisor of the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) Shop. The role provides leadership, management, and coordination for a team delivering preventive and reactive maintenance, fabrication, installation, and emergency repairs to support campus projects.

The position is integral to Facilities Management, ensuring safe operation and reliable systems across campus with an emphasis on performance, budgeting, and

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills essential for coordinating with campus customers and trades.
• Experience supervising staff and managing work orders in a facilities environment.
• Relevant HVACR schooling or certifications required or strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead scheduling and planning for the HVACR shop, prioritizing work orders and coordinating with the controls center and other trades.
• Supervise and evaluate staff, set goals, provide feedback, and manage performance evaluations.
• Oversee work order management, timecard accuracy, and resource allocation for labor and materials.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service skills

Education

HVACR schooling and certification

Job description

Job Summary

CU Boulder encourages applications for an Operational Supervisorof the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration(HVACR) Shop ! The position provides leadership, management andcoordination to a team with varied strengths, providing essentialservices, preventive (PM) and reactive maintenance, fabrication,new installation, emergency repair work and support toprojects.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with allapplicable federal, state, and local laws governingnondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect anddignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds toapply, including protected veterans and individuals withdisabilities.

Who We Are

Facilities Management is responsible for the overallphysical development and maintenance of the campus. The mission ofthe department is to provide a safe physical environment thatpromotes the advancement and transfer of knowledge.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

Daily Scheduling & Planning

• Proactively prioritize, plan, schedule, and monitor workorders, service requests and outage notifications. Meet regularlywith peer operational supervisors in the division to discuss andcoordinate active work. Ensure customers are contacted regularlythroughout the lifecycle of the work order, including following upon all associated work orders. Using thoughtful communication,function as the primary contact for the Operations Control Center,other trade shops and campus customers. Manage the timely orderingof materials necessary to complete every job, including PMs,material issuance requests, and purchase requisitions.

Leadership & Supervision

• Supervise, coordinate, direct and evaluate direct reports.Review employee job descriptions and align work assignmentsappropriately. Support the HVACR Facilities Manager to developannual goals and objectives supporting the critical initiatives ofthe department while integrating these into the annual performanceplans of employees. This includes developing processes thateffectively implement identified goals, setting timelines forcompletion, identifying and analyzing key performance indicators,and effectively allocating resources to ensure successfulimplementation. Actively demonstrate good listening skills, askprobing questions and provide honest, direct and timely feedback toboth leadership and direct staff. Use conflict resolutiontechniques and procedures as needed and forward disciplinaryrecommendation to the HVACR Facilities Manager. Approve time offrequests, time cards and complete performance evaluations of theemployees assigned to it. Responsible for supervising all aspectsof the shop, ensuring customer satisfaction, and daily, accuratework order/phase labor entries by shop personnel.

Work Order Management

• Track employee work orders every day and provide updates to theHVACR Facilities Manager. Strive to improve the timely completionof work while minimizing the forwarding or re-scheduling of work.This includes canceling and closing work orders, pulling work ordermanagement reports, monitoring overtime, callbacks and PMs,requesting and planning overtime, adjusting work order statuschanges, suggesting process improvements, and ensuring daily timecard completion for self and shop personnel. Work closely with WorkManagement to make necessary scheduling changes. Accurately closework orders and phases once completed, ensuring tracking for laborand material expenses and proper notations. If no labor ormaterials are present, the work order/phase must be canceled, notclosed.

Budget Development & Management

• Using historical information and current trends supported bydata, assist the development of and justifies annual operatingbudget expenditures for assigned work group, forwardingrecommendations to HVACR Facilities Manager. Ensure the accuracyand appropriateness of costs supported by the operating budget andassociated auxiliary budgets. To support cost beyond the boundariesof the annual operating budget, submit funding requests forapproval. Collaborate with Facilities Management Accounting toreview the monthly budget reports, in addition to developing andreviewing spending trends and monthly charges to auxiliaryDepartments.

Project Support

• This position and its assigned employees may provide supportfor construction projects on campus, which may be related toutility outage notifications, the integration of new projects intoexisting systems/buildings, construction document reviews(drawings, specifications, component submittals, and requests forinformation), field inspections, equipment/system commissioning andstart up, the warranty process, updating UCB Standards, and theselection of Standing Order Contractors. Inspections performed bythis position are not code-based; however, certain aspects of codesmay be referenced during the inspection. Act as the trade-specificliaison with staff engineers, consultants, and project managers toprovide broad knowledge of systems and components in buildings.Rely on the technicians within work unit to perform specific dutiesand be responsible for selecting, assigning and schedulingemployees involved in the project support function.
• On an as needed basis, assist other trades shops with repairs,respond to after hour emergencies, coordinate snow removal, and/orprovide special events support. This position has a $25,000spending approval limit. May be required to work beyond normallyscheduled hours, and transfer in or out of assigned shop to meetdepartmental or campus requirements; this may also include alteringwork schedules and hours. Some examples of additional duties maybe:
  • Special projects assigned by departmental leadership.
  • Conducting campus facilities audits and surveys.
  • Assistance with Planning, Design and Construction projectefforts.
  • Support and staff Operations Control Center coverage.

What You Should Know

This in-person position has an anticipated work schedule of Monday– Friday, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm.

What We Can Offer

• The annual salary for this position is $92,500.
• If you have prior state-classified experience in the same classseries as this position, your pay may be set at a higher amount perthe state Step Pay Program implemented on July 1, 2024

Benefits

At the University of Colorado Boulder , we arecommitted to supporting the holistic health and well-being of ouremployees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical,dental, and retirement plans; generous paid time off; tuitionassistance for you and your dependents; and an ECO Pass for localtransit. As one of Boulder County’s largest employers, CU Boulderoffers an inspiring academic community and access to world-classoutdoor recreation. In fact, CU Boulder has been named one of Forbes' America's BestLarge Employers , ranking #4 among large employers in Coloradoand #28 among universities nationwide. Explore additional perks andprograms through the CU Advantage program.

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Be ambitious. Be curious. Be Boulder.

What We Require

• Must be a Colorado resident to apply.
• Must have a valid Colorado Driver’s License.
• 4 years of increasingly responsible pipe and/or mechanicalexperience related to the work assignment. Successful completion ofa formalized apprenticeship program or higher-level course workfrom an accredited, non-correspondence vocational or trades schoolor university may substitute for the experience on a year-for-yearbasis.

What You Will Need

Demonstrated strong communication, interpersonal, and customerservice skills.

What We Would Like You to Have

• Prior experience supervising State of Colorado classified staffthrough a collective bargaining environment.
• Formal HVACR schooling and certification.
• Extensive experience in public educational facilities, managingmaintenance, and repair of public educational facilities.
• Prior experience forecasting and managing annual budgets.
• Prior experience conducting annual employee performanceevaluations.
• Prior experience with institution HVACR trades related assetmanagement and preventive maintenance procedures.

Essential Services

This position is designated “essential services.” The incumbent isrequired to respond to requests for work during campus emergencies(snow, wind, rain, flood and any other natural or man-made event)and report to work for his / her regularly assigned shift duringemergency campus closures.

Please apply by November 17, 2026 for consideration.

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