HVAC Technician (Pipe Mech Trades II)

Join the Facilities Management team at Colorado State University Pueblo and play a vital role in maintaining the mechanical systems that keep our campus running. As a Pipe/Mechanical Trades II – HVAC Technician, you'll troubleshoot, repair, install, and maintain a wide variety of commercial HVAC, refrigeration, and building automation systems across campus. From chillers and cooling towers to heat pumps, air handlers, and direct digital controls, you'll work on diverse and technically challenging equipment while helping provide a safe, comfortable, and reliable environment for our students, faculty, staff, and visitors. This position also collaborates with other skilled trades on campus improvement projects, emergency response, and seasonal operations, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day. Colorado State University Pueblo's Facilities Department exists to maintain all campus facilities and support systems, assure that the facilities and support systems are maintained according to all applicable regulatory standards’, provides a safe sanitary environment for faculty, staff, students, guests and community members at large. Meet the facilities needs of the Colorado State University Pueblo customers. Manage available resources to provide a physical environment at the highest quality possible. Total Facilities are approximately 1.5 million sq. ft. at multiple sites. This position is a part of the Pipe/Mechanical Trades series, the full series description can be found here . Primary Duties Maintain, troubleshoot, repair & install HVAC equipment/refrigeration equipment Maintain, troubleshoot, repair and install all HVAC equipment in all campus buildings in compliance with manufacturers recommendations, local codes, Health department and all all applicable standards. Maintain, troubleshoot, repair and install refrigeration equipment in all campus buildings in compliance with manufacturers recommendations, local codes, Health Department, and ASHRAE standards. This includes refrigerant handling, recovery and charging in accordance with State and Federal regulations. Specify and evaluate all types of commercial air conditioning and refrigeration equipment including but not limited to: cooling towers, chillers, air handlers, RTU's, heat pumps, mini split systems, VFD's,VAV's, ductwork and other related equipment for customers, to include calculating of loads, estimates of material list and ordering of parts required for installation of equipment. Ensure equipment meets all regulatory requirements. Determine if infrastructure will support equipment being evaluated. Verify that equipment meets customers’ needs. Researching regulatory requirements. Maintain and repair pumps and valves Utilize working knowledge of pumps and valves to conduct maintenance and repair of various pumps and control valves. This includes refrigerant recovery and charging in according with State and Federal regulations, electrical and pneumatic control repair and replacement, piping, cooling towers, absorption chillers, water cooled chillers, and direct expansion units. BAS - Building automation systems Monitor, Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair building automation controls and systems to ensure the proper operation of air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment. These controls include, but not limited to, electric, pneumatic, and DDC. Use building automation system to determine if out of tolerance conditions exist in the system. Ancillary Duties Additional duties other than those normally required by this position. Duties may be assisting other facilities staff departments and trades and may be performed at different sites requiring driving of State vehicles from site to site. Work in team setting related to campus inclement weather and snow operations. Perform snow removal functions using vehicle equipment snow plows, snow blowers, snow shovels and UTV's with plows Minimum Qualifications Three (3) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position OR Education and Experience: A combination of related education, formalized apprenticeship program, and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to three (3) years Preferred Qualifications Journeyman's License (HVAC) OR 4 years of commercial/industrial HVAC service experience Employment-Based Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this position. This position is only open to Colorado residents.</em