Building Controls & Commissioning Technician

Job Details

General Notes

Join the team, a highly responsive and knowledgeable crew providing outstanding service for and to the university community.

Maintenance Operations, a branch of the Facilities Operations and Maintenance Division, provides comprehensive maintenance services in support of the University’s operations.

Our teams provide a comprehensive array of qualified services, backed by our licensed and certified technicians, to this end, we offer opportunities for continuing education, as well as various stipends for additional trade licenses.

Our team of trained trade experts are well-matched for the university’s operational and maintenance needs, whether the facility is a brand new laboratory or our iconic Tower.

Our goal is to self-identify operations and maintenance issues long before our clients realize a repair is needed and take a thoughtful approach to using their resources, structuring processes, and providing the best client service and use of university resources.

This goal comes from our sense of ownership and pride in our work.

With this approach in mind, the team is organized into a zone-based structure and employs flexible work hours, data analysis, and technology to meet operational goals.

Your skills will make a difference.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will contribute to operational excellence and enhance the student experience.

If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin.

UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to :

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 8% employer matching funds
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs : Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities.
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin’s libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
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Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employee without sponsorship.

Security sensitive; Criminal background check conducted on selected applicant. Hiring decision is contingent on applicant clearing check.

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code 51.

215. Applications will be reviewed online by the hiring department.

Purpose

Performs journey level preventative maintenance, inspections, diagnostic testing, and repairs of mechanical systems in campus facilities.

Provide advanced journey level skilled work and project management associated with DDC and pneumatic HVAC instrumentation and controls systems to ensure efficient and effective operation of buildings.

Gather and record significant data used for retro-commissioning and the implementation of energy saving programs.

Responsibilities

Performs commissioning activities on existing building’s HVAC, heating and cooling systems. Develops and performs functional testing and calibration of building automation equipment.

Utilizes specialized test instruments to measure and verify data being transmitted to the building automation system including airflow, temperature, humidity and pressure.

Repairs or replaces mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems as required.

• Works with the other UT maintenance and energy groups to troubleshoot and resolve complex HVAC related building issues.
• Collaborates with energy engineers, BAS analysts and energy managers to optimize building automation system programming and sequences of operation.
• Assists in planning and executing Test Adjusting and Balancing projects including taking air flow measurements with a flow hood and performing pitot tube traverses of ductwork.

Properly records air flow and equipment data and creates accurate reports.

• Interfaces with campus faculty, staff, engineers, vendors, and contractors to resolve building systems problems.
• Uses construction drawings, technical documents and specifications to plan and execute projects and troubleshoot building issues correctly and efficiently.
• Composes, reviews, and processes shop and project paperwork, including, but not limited to daily and final project summaries, time sheets, material requests, and work orders.
• Works with the other UT maintenance and energy groups to troubleshoot and resolve complex HVAC related building issues.

Required Qualifications

High school or GED. Five years of journey-level experience with the installation, repair, maintenance and operation of pneumatic and DDC instrumentation and control systems.

Five years of experience in the maintenance, operation and repair of large commercial HVAC systems.

Preferred Qualifications

More than the required described experience. Experience with computerized service request systems. Demonstrated excellent communication

skills. Demonstrated excellent customer service skills. Proven ability to work with a team of multi-crafted trades people.

Five years of experience with test and balance procedures on air and water systems. Ability to properly use test instruments such as multi-meters, current loop calibrators, thermal imaging cameras, manometers, and ultrasonic flow meters.

Ability to make mechanical repairs such as the replacement of valves, steam traps, and actuators. Ability to replace , repair, calibrate, and configure DDC field devices such as temperature and humidity transmitters, air flow stations ,and differential pressure transmitters.

Ability to perform high level troubleshooting diagnostics on complex HVAC systems. Three years experience installing DDC systems.

International Society of Automation Certified Controls Systems

Technician (ISA CCST) Level 1 certification.

Salary Range

$58,066 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Environmental Demands :

• Uniforms and / or personal protection equipment (furnished)
• May work in all weather conditions
• May work in extreme temperatures
• May work around chemical fumes
• May work around standard office conditions
• May work around biohazards
• May work around chemicals
• May work around electrical and mechanical hazards

Physical Tasks :

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity
• Climbing of stairs
• Climbing of ladders
• Lifting and moving

Additional Working Conditions :

This position and associated job duties have been designated as essential during extraordinary and emergency situations when the university is closed.

Essential personnel must maintain contact with their supervisor and report to work as regularly scheduled unless directed otherwise.

Required to operate an electronic device such as an iPhone, iPad, or laptop / desktop computer to perform and fulfill time reporting and work management requirements.

Work management requirements include receiving work assignments, updating work orders, and other functions as required.

• May be required to work in confined spaces, manholes, tunnels, elevated work, extended shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Considerable walking, standing, squatting, stooping, and moving of heavy materials and equipment in all weather conditions.
• May be required to use of personal protective equipment (PPE) while performing duties.
• May be exposed to loud noise, high dust and allergen levels.
• May be required to lift up to 50lbs. Often required to twist, grasp, push, pull and bend.
• Drive University vehicles. Maintain acceptable driver rating as established in Policy : UTS157 Section 2.5.4.

Work Shift

40 hours a week, five 8-hour days, or possible four 10-hour days with schedule to be determined with supervisor. Some overtime, evening, weekends, and holidays possible

Required Materials

• Resume / CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers : You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications.

Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section;

you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.

Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers : As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs.

If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply.

This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume.

In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.

that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility :

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers.

Staff who are promotion / transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility :

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks :

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.