HVAC SYSTEMS TECH (DOE)

Job Description

Job Description

Location: DOE Forrestal Building, Washington, DC (on-site, full-time)

**Security requirement: Building Access Only**

Reports to: Chief of Operations

Compensation: $48.51 per hour (FLSA non-exempt, eligible for overtime)

Union affiliation: International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 99. Wages, benefits and working conditions are subject to the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Position Summary

The HVAC Systems Technician becomes thoroughly familiar with the Forrestal Building's HVAC systems, equipment, operating procedures and maintenance requirements during the transition period. The Technician gains hands-on knowledge of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, refrigeration, steam, chilled-water and Building Automation/Energy Management Control Systems (BAS/EMCS), so that HVAC operations continue without interruption when GCR assumes full responsibility for the building.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the incumbent contractor and DOE Facilities Management personnel on the operation, monitoring, troubleshooting and maintenance of HVAC systems.
• Participate in equipment walkthroughs, operational demonstrations, system training and knowledge-transfer activities.
• Review equipment inventories, preventive maintenance schedules, operating manuals, system drawings, historical maintenance records and outstanding deficiencies.
• Identify critical equipment, operational risks and emergency-response procedures.
• Document findings and recommend corrective actions.
• Assist in developing HVAC operating procedures and maintenance schedules.
• Assist with evaluation of the PWS, building systems, operational complexity and transition requirements.
• Support the chiller plant familiarization with NORESCO and the Mechanical Room and Building Systems Assessment.

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on experience operating, troubleshooting and maintaining commercial HVAC, refrigeration, steam and chilled-water systems.
• Working experience with Building Automation/Energy Management Control Systems.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, operating manuals and maintenance records.
• Ability to obtain Forrestal Building access.

Preferred Qualifications

• EPA Section 608 Universal certification.
• Experience in large commercial or federal buildings with central plant equipment.
• Familiarity with CMMS-based preventive maintenance and work order systems.

Government Contracting Resources, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law. Protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

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Employment is contingent upon successful completion of required pre-employment screening, including a drug screening and background investigation.