HVAC Technician - Washington, DC

HVAC Technician - MedStar Washington Hospital Center - 1st Shift

Salary: $40.00 to $45.00 per hour

Crothall Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, provides specialized, high-quality, innovative, and responsive support services exclusively to the healthcare industry.

Job Summary

The HVAC Maintenance Mechanic performs a variety of skilled maintenance duties related to the facilities engineering and maintenance departments. This is a first shift 6am to 2:30pm M-F schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Updates work statuses and documents tasks completed in the CMMS using a mobile device.
• Helps direct building team staff and vendors, material needs, and timelines for jobs and projects.
• Cleans, lubricates, services, repairs, and diagnoses malfunctions of HVAC equipment, electrical and mechanical building systems.
• Must have working knowledge of commercial HVAC cooling and heating systems, larger than 25 tons for cooling.
• Must have working knowledge of pneumatic controls, DDC controls, PE switches, damper controls, large fan arrays, low voltage safety circuits, VAV maintenance, large exhaust fans, fan coil units, DX split units, operations of humidifiers, exhaust fans, hydronic pumps of various sizes, air balancing, metal duct work and fire/smoke dampers.
• Must have working knowledge of chillers, cooling towers, hot water boilers, steam boilers, steam traps, heat exchangers and condensate return stations.
• Assists in making decisions on all repairs and reports major problems to the Manager as appropriate.
• Constructs, finishes, installs, maintains, and repairs electrical and mechanical systems, or the facilities of any related systems, using power & hand tools and other vital equipment.
• Reviews outside vendor projects and makes punch lists.
• Analyzes and corrects sophisticated building system problems and electro/mechanical problems related to utilities.
• Supports project management activity as needed.
• Responds to emergency problems in the facility and makes emergency repairs as needed.
• Maintains logs, performs rounds, and completes P.M. work orders, tests, and inspections of HVAC equipment.
• Makes recommendations for modification or improvement of preventive maintenance systems.
• Maintains shops and mechanical areas in a clean and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 5 years' experience as a Maintenance Mechanic in an institutional setting in an engineering or maintenance subject area
• HVAC certification or license highly preferred
• Experience working with blueprints and schematics
• A general understanding of electro-mechanical equipment
• Rudimentary ability to apply hand-operated construction equipment
• Ability to repeatedly lift 50 pounds and kneel/bend/stoop and perform strenuous labor for extended periods of time

Associates at Crothall are offered many fantastic benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance/AD, disability insurance, retirement plan, flexible time off, holiday time off (varies by site/state), associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, commuter benefits, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), paid parental leave, and personal leave.

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all applicants and associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.