Technician, Heating Ventilation

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Community College (ACC) seeks a Technician in Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning to maintain and repair HVAC systems campus-wide. The role covers chilling and heating equipment, pumps, valves, and related gear in multiple buildings.

The ideal candidate has at least one year of related experience, a high school diploma or equivalent, and HVAC and EPA certifications (NATE preferred). The department emphasizes safety and ongoing preventative maintenance across ACC campuses.

Qualifications

• One year related work experience.
• High school diploma or educational equivalent.
• HVAC Certification.
• EPA Certification.
• Registered HVAC Certification with the State of Texas.
• NATE Certification.

Responsibilities

• Repairs and maintains existing HVAC systems including chilling and heating systems.
• Installs and replaces pumps, refrigeration equipment, valves, and related gear per prints and diagrams.
• Develops and implements Lock out/Tag out program for all HVAC equipment across buildings.
• Implements preventative maintenance program for HVAC equipment across campuses.
• Performs preventative maintenance checks and diagnoses malfunctions in mechanical and electrical components.
• Complies with health and safety regulations and policies.

Job description

Technician, Heating Ventilation & Air-Conditioning

Job postings are removed from advertising at 12:00 A.M. on the closing date e.g., at midnight on the day before the closing date.

Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. AR 4.0300.01

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied bachelor's degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Technician, Heating Ventilation & Air-Conditioning

Job Description Summary:

To perform repairs and maintenance on heating, ventilation, and airconditioning (HVAC) equipment throughout Austin Community College (ACC).

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

• Repairs and maintains existing HVAC systems including chilling and heating systems, and checks chemical treatments.
• Installs and replaces all types of pumps or refrigeration equipment, pneumatic valves, electric valves, heat transfer equipment, ventilation, and air distribution equipment according to prints, specifications, diagrams, or other instructions.
• Develops and implements Lock out/Tag out program for all HVAC equipment at all buildings and campuses.
• Develops and implements preventative maintenance program for HVAC equipment at all buildings and campuses.
• Performs preventative maintenance checks on all major mechanical equipment; diagnoses equipment malfunctions and operating efficiency of mechanical equipment to include electrical components and voltage readings.
• Complies with all applicable health and safety regulations, policies, and established work practices.

Knowledge

• HVAC tools, materials, and safe work practices.
• HVAC repair, maintenance, and installation techniques.
• Use of digital multimeter.

Skills

• Required to be subject to on-call duties and respond to emergencies after hours, weekends, holidays, and during emergency closures.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
• Operating, installing, maintaining, and repairing HVAC equipment.
• Reading and understanding schematics.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
• Manage the budget within assigned department.
• Other duties assigned.

Technology Skills

• Use basic computer skills such as accessing and sending emails, locating Internet sites, and completing time sheets plus work order systems.

Required Work Experience

• One year related work experience.

Required Education

• High school diploma or educational equivalent.

Preferred Education

• Associate degree.

Special Requirements

• HVAC Certification.
• EPA Certification.

Other Preferred Qualifications

• Registered HVAC Certification with the State of Texas.
• NATE Certification preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in a variety of settings.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling, and at times subject to stooping, crawling and climbing.
• May need to lift heavy objects of up to 50 pounds.
• May be exposed to a variety of temperatures, noise, moving mechanical parts, or chemicals.
• Specific vision abilities may include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to focus.

Safety

• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices. Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.
• Must wear required Personal Protective Equipment including
• Work clothes
• Safety Shoes
• Eye and Face Protection
• Hearing Protection
• Respirator (N95) or more protective

Salary Range (PG 4)

$50,309 - $60,260

Number of Openings:

1

Job Posting Close Date:

August 24, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.

For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr. You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ([e-mail]). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.