HVAC Technician

HVAC Technician

Employer: City of El Paso

Salary: $49,502.54 - $73,263.77 Annually

Location: Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

Job Type: Civil Service

Job Number: 18704-0426

Department: TERMINAL

Opening Date: 04/16/2026

Closing Date: Continuous

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Max Number of Applicants: 75

Requirements

MOS Code: 3E131 (Air Force), 742B (Navy).

Education and Experience: High School Diploma or GED or higher and completion of an accredited HVAC training program, and two (2) years of work experience in HVAC installation, maintenance, and repair.

Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by the time of appointment. State of Texas Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician Certification by time of appointment.

General Purpose

Under general supervision, performs complex, computerized routine, and non-routine HVAC equipment installation, repair and maintenance.

Typical Duties

Install and maintain computerized HVAC equipment. Involves: Repair and troubleshoot computerized heating or cooling system malfunctions to isolate problems or to verify that repairs corrected malfunctions. Repair or replace defective equipment, components, or wiring. Install or repair self-contained ground source heat pumps or hybrid ground or air source heat pumps to minimize carbon-based energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions. Install, connect, or adjust thermostats, humidistats, or timers. Install auxiliary components to HVAC equipment, such as expansion or discharge valves, air ducts, pipes, blowers, dampers, flues, or stokers. Braze or solder parts to repair defective joints and leaks. Adjust system controls to settings recommended by the manufacturer to balance the system. Inspect and test systems to verify system compliance with specifications or to detect and locate malfunctions. Installs and repairs small electric motors used in forced air systems. Fabricates and installs sheet metal ductwork for HVAC systems in City buildings. Installs new equipment according to the provided instructions. Test electrical circuits or components for continuity, using electrical test equipment. Study blueprints, design specifications, or manufacturers' recommendations to ascertain the configuration of heating or cooling equipment components and ensure the proper installation. Lay out and connect electrical wiring between controls and equipment, according to wiring diagrams. Perform mechanical overhauls and refrigerant reclaiming. Install expansion and control valves, using acetylene torches and wrenches. Mount compressors, condensers, and other components. Install dehumidifiers or related equipment for spaces that require cool, dry air to operate efficiently, such as computer rooms.

Performs routine preventive maintenance on HVAC and refrigeration equipment. Involves: Checks drain lines, clears pipes, and makes necessary repairs. Adjust and calibrate temperature control devices. Check and change air filters regularly. Perform scheduled inspections on large HVAC equipment, including chillers and boilers. Recommend, develop, or perform preventive or general maintenance procedures, such as power-washing, or vacuuming equipment, and oiling parts. Evaluate and assess facility issues, problems, and improvements; prepare estimates on small and large projects. Maintain equipment logs for assigned systems, records of work orders, and material requests.

Supervise assigned personnel. Involves: Organize and coordinate workflow. Instruct, review, guide and check work. Appraise employee performance. Provide training and development. Enforce personnel rules, regulations, and work and safety standards. Counsel, motivate, and maintain harmony. Interview applicants, and recommend hires, terminations, transfers, disciplinary action, leave, or other employee status changes.

General Information

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Please note: This is a new advertisement for HVAC Technician. You must apply if you are still interested. Important Note: Required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score. Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions examination. Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions examination, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Benefits

LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available. Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date. An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life's stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle. The City's Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more! Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El Paso's Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment.

ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement. Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee:

For 0 - 5 years of service (12 days): 40 hour per week employees - 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period

For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days): 40 hour per week employees - 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period

For >15 or more years of service (20 days): 40 hour per week employees - 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission.

ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease.

PREGNANCY LEAVE A) Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability. B) An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave) shall be on leave without pay, unless the employee chooses to use any accumulated and unused annual leave. C) An employee going on pregnancy leave shall give written notice to her department head