Service Technician

Ambient; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Ambient, a California-based HVAC design and service leader, is seeking a field HVAC commercial technician with strong chiller water system experience to service a 100 mile radius. You will maintain and repair central plant equipment, including large chillers, cooling towers, and related systems.

Required: 5 years journeyman-level experience, commercial/industrial AC expertise, EPA Universal Technician Certification, and ability to respond to emergency calls on a rotating on-call schedule.

Qualifications

• 5 years of journeyman-level work experience with technical schooling.
• Commercial/industrial air conditioning experience required.
• Knowledge of chiller, HVAC, and central plants.
• HVAC large tonnage field knowledge is required.
• Must be available for emergency service calls on-call through normal rotation.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair central plant equipment, including large chillers (100+ tons), motors, pumps, valves, controls, cooling towers.
• Overhaul of centrifugal chillers is a plus.
• Familiar with all aspects of rigging.
• Support the office with recommended repairs from delivery to completion.
• Availability for emergency service calls on-call through normal rotation.
• Responsible for end-to-end testing, programming, start-ups, and commissioning.
• Schedule and manage site-wide maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair duties for chillers, cooling towers, and central plant equipment.
• Perform daily and monthly preventative maintenance on all associated equipment of chillers, cooling towers, and central plant equipment.
• Ensure completion of maintenance within the scheduled month and allocated time.
• Maintaining positive relationships with customers, vendors, and co-workers.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of all on-site equipment.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies and procedures.

Skills

Journeyman experience

Commercial/Industrial air conditioning

HVAC large tonnage knowledge

Effective oral and written comms

Education

Technical schooling

Job description

About Us

We are a collective of HVAC design and implementation experts. As recognized industry leaders, we combine our craft with care for spaces that matter most: healthcare, commercial, institutional, and mission critical. Our nationwide reach gives you flexible solutions for any market or project—delivering the expertise and resources to support your work at every scale. We believe in working with the best products, partners and people and hope you’ll join us!

About Us

We are a collective of HVAC design and implementation experts. As recognized industry leaders, we combine our craft with care for spaces that matter most: healthcare, commercial, institutional, and mission critical. Our nationwide reach gives you flexible solutions for any market or project—delivering the expertise and resources to support your work at every scale. We believe in working with the best products, partners and people and hope you’ll join us!

Job Description

We’re hiring a field HVAC commercial technician with strong chiller water system experience to service a 100 mile radius.

Essential Duties & Responibilities

• Maintain and repair central plant equipment, including chillers 100 tons and larger, motors, pumps, valves, controls, cooling towers, vane axial fans, and other auxiliary equipment.
• Overhaul of centrifugal chillers a plus.
• Familiar with all aspects of rigging.
• Support the office with recommended repairs from delivery to completion.
• Availability for emergency service calls “on-call” through normal rotation.
• Responsible for end-to-end testing, programming, start-ups, and commissioning.
• Schedule and manage site-wide maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair duties for chillers, cooling towers, and central plant equipment.
• Perform daily and monthly preventative maintenance on all associated equipment of chillers, cooling towers, and central plant equipment.
• Ensure completion of maintenance within the scheduled month and allocated time.
• Maintaining positive relationships with customers, vendors, and co-workers
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of all on-site equipment.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• 5 years of work experience at the journeyman level and technical schooling.
• Commercial/Industrial air conditioning experience required.
• Knowledge of Chiller, HVAC, and Central Plants.
• HVAC large tonnage field knowledge is required.
• Must be available for emergency service calls “on call” through normal rotation.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Licenses And Other Requirements

• Valid California License
• Active EPA Universal Technician Certification

Compensation

$50-$90 /hr DOE , We offer excellent health benefits, a 401(k) Plan, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays and flexible scheduling.

Five branches located in Northern California and Nevada: Rancho Cordova, San Leandro, Petaluma, Modesto, and Reno.

Ambient Enterprises provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.