Senior Building Systems Technician

Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. is seeking a Senior Building Systems Technician to operate, maintain, and optimize building systems across its real estate portfolio.

The role leads technical support for HVAC, BAS, and major mechanical equipment, ensuring reliable operations and tenant satisfaction in office, research, and hospitality environments. The position requires coordinating with contractors, overseeing preventive maintenance programs, handling tenant service requests, and supporting

Responsibilities

• Operate, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain commercial building systems and mechanical equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve heating, cooling, ventilation, humidity, temperature control, and occupant comfort issues.
• Monitor and support building automation systems (BAS) and controls.
• Assist with operation and maintenance of chillers, boilers, cooling towers, heat pumps, air handling units, exhaust systems, and related equipment.
• Monitor building system performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability, energy efficiency, and occupant comfort.
• Identify root causes of recurring mechanical and operational issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Coordinate and oversee service providers, specialty contractors, and equipment vendors.
• Support operation and maintenance of laboratory and research facilities.
• Assist with laboratory environmental systems, including ventilation, exhaust, temperature control, pressurization, and related building systems.
• Coordinate maintenance activities within occupied laboratory environments.
• Support tenant, laboratory, and research requirements while maintaining safe and reliable building operations.
• Conduct routine inspections of building systems and equipment.
• Execute and document preventive maintenance activities.
• Identify equipment deficiencies and recommend repair, replacement, and system improvement strategies.
• Assist with development of maintenance, repair, and capital replacement recommendations.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation.
• Assist in developing maintenance procedures and operational standards.
• Respond to tenant maintenance requests and operational concerns.
• Investigate and resolve facility related complaints.
• Ensure timely completion and documentation of maintenance work orders.
• Assist with tenant move ins, move outs, and space modifications as needed.
• Maintain a high level of customer service and responsiveness.
• Coordinate maintenance contractors and service providers.
• Monitor quality, safety, responsiveness, and performance of vendor work.
• Assist with maintenance related capital improvement projects.
• Provide technical support and field coordination for maintenance related capital projects, tenant improvements, and construction activities.
• Support procurement, contractor selection, and contractor scheduling activities.
• Maintain compliance with applicable codes, regulations, and safety requirements.
• Participate in emergency response activities and severe weather preparedness.
• Support inspections, testing, and regulatory compliance.

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. (VTF) is a nonstock corporation established in 1948 for the sole purpose of managing the endowment and real estate portfolio of Virginia Tech, now valued at $3.4 billion. VTF exists and operates as a separate, independent entity with its own officers and governing board – managing, investing, and distributing private resources to advance Virginia Tech’s mission and its strategic priorities.

Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, Inc. (VTCRC), in all its locations, is where education meets business. VTCRC is a place and a paradigm at work within an ever-changing landscape, wherever Virginia Tech is present. VTCRC is the wholly owned for-profit subsidiary of VTF.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Building & Grounds Superintendent, the Senior Building Systems Technician is responsible for the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and optimization of building systems across the Virginia Tech Foundation real estate platform.

The position serves as the lead technical resource for building systems, HVAC systems, building automation systems, and major mechanical equipment while supporting office, research, laboratory, hospitality, mixed use, and development assets. The role supports preventive maintenance programs, tenant service requests, contractor oversight, facility improvement projects, and operational initiatives to ensure reliable building operations and a high level of tenant satisfaction.

This position is designated as Emergency Personnel and may be required to respond to weather related, building system, or other operational emergencies.

Key Responsibilities

Building Systems & Mechanical Operations

• Operate, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain commercial building systems and mechanical equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve heating, cooling, ventilation, humidity, temperature control, and occupant comfort issues.
• Monitor and support building automation systems (BAS) and controls.
• Assist with operation and maintenance of chillers, boilers, cooling towers, heat pumps, air handling units, exhaust systems, and related equipment.
• Monitor building system performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability, energy efficiency, and occupant comfort.
• Identify root causes of recurring mechanical and operational issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Coordinate and oversee service providers, specialty contractors, and equipment vendors.

Laboratory & Research Facility Support

• Support operation and maintenance of laboratory and research facilities.
• Assist with laboratory environmental systems, including ventilation, exhaust, temperature control, pressurization, and related building systems.
• Coordinate maintenance activities within occupied laboratory environments.
• Support tenant, laboratory, and research requirements while maintaining safe and reliable building operations.

Preventive Maintenance & Inspections

• Conduct routine inspections of building systems and equipment.
• Execute and document preventive maintenance activities.
• Identify equipment deficiencies and recommend repair, replacement, and system improvement strategies.
• Assist with development of maintenance, repair, and capital replacement recommendations.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation.
• Assist in developing maintenance procedures and operational standards.

Tenant Service & Work Order Management

• Respond to tenant maintenance requests and operational concerns.
• Investigate and resolve facility related complaints.
• Ensure timely completion and documentation of maintenance work orders.
• Assist with tenant move ins, move outs, and space modifications as needed.
• Maintain a high level of customer service and responsiveness.

Contractor & Vendor Coordination

• Coordinate maintenance contractors and service providers.
• Monitor quality, safety, responsiveness, and performance of vendor work.
• Assist with maintenance related capital improvement projects.
• Provide technical support and field coordination for maintenance related capital projects, tenant improvements, and construction activities.
• Support procurement, contractor selection, and contractor scheduling activities.

Safety & Compliance

• Maintain compliance with applicable codes, regulations, and safety requirements.
• Participate in emergency response activities and severe weather preparedness.
• Support inspections, testing, and regulatory compliance