Service Technician - Chiller

Ambient; San Francisco (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 Enterprises seeks a field HVAC commercial technician with strong chiller water system experience to service a 100 mile radius in Northern California. The role requires hands-on maintenance of large chillers, cooling towers, and central plant equipment, with on-call duties and on-site problem solving.

The ideal candidate has journeyman level experience, commercial/industrial HVAC know-how, and strong communication skills for customer and vendor coordination.

Qualifications

• 5 years of journeyman level work experience.
• 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 rotation.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair central plant equipment including chillers 100 tons and larger, motors, pumps, valves, controls, cooling towers, fans, and more.
• Overhaul centrifugal chillers a plus.
• Support the office with recommended repairs from delivery to completion.
• Provide end-to-end testing, programming, start-ups, and commissioning.
• Schedule and manage site-wide maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair duties.

Skills

Journeyman experience

Commercial HVAC

Chiller/central plants

Emergency on-call

Communication skills

Education

Technical schooling

Job description

American Chiller Service, Inc. (ACS) was formed in 1988 and is now a subsidiary of Ambient Enterprises. We are a large tonnage commercial air conditioning service company specializing in Turbocor, centrifugal, absorption, screw, and reciprocating chillers. We offer chiller and cooling tower service, maintenance, retrofit, rental, and new equipment installations.

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 is a collective of HVAC design and implementation experts,each entity esteemed in their respective regions, with decadesof experience. Our experts merge craft with care, delivering safety,comfort, and highly efficient, sustainable solutions for spaces thatmatter most: healthcare, commercial, and residential. We have over 1k employees across the US and Canada.