Senior HVAC Specialist 2026-01290

HVAC Specialist

The Wyoming Department of Corrections is seeking an HVAC Specialist at the Wyoming Women's Center. This position is responsible for the maintenance and repair of HVAC systems, including heating systems, central air conditioning, refrigeration systems, oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves. The role is essential in ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient climate control throughout the facility.

The Wyoming Department of Corrections is committed to public safety, high correctional standards, and maintaining a safe, supportive working environment for employees. This position contributes directly to that mission by helping ensure facility systems operate safely and effectively.

Established in 1981, the Wyoming Women's Center serves as the primary education and treatment center for female inmates within the WDOC system. The facility provides programming, vocational opportunities, recreational activities, and educational services designed to support the WDOC mission of reducing recidivism through cognitive and behavioral intervention.

Why Choose a Career with the Wyoming Department of Corrections?

• Culture of public service and a commitment to work/life balance
• Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• State Retirement plan and additional savings opportunities
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• For additional information regarding the benefits package, please click here

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Why Lusk?

Located in northeast Wyoming, Lusk offers the charm of small-town living with wide-open spaces and a strong sense of community. With a low cost of living, minimal traffic, and a relaxed pace of life, Lusk provides an excellent work-life balance.

Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy easy access to hunting, fishing, and hiking, as well as nearby destinations like Thunder Basin National Grassland and Guernsey State Park. Lusk is an ideal place for those seeking meaningful work in a safe, welcoming community surrounded by Wyoming's natural beauty.

And remember, Wyoming has no state income tax, meaning more of your paycheck stays with you!

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Essential Functions:

• This position performs all the duties of the HVAC Specialist.
• Installs, adjusts, troubleshoots, and maintains electrical, direct digital controls, and electronic/pneumatic/mechanical temperature control devices on HVAC/R systems.
• Conducts routine maintenance on HVAC/R equipment.
• Provides oversight on HVAC/R projects performed by outside contractors for code compliance, payments, design, and installation.
• Works with professional engineers on project design and construction.
• Designs and conducts cost estimates for the installation of environmental control units and facility support systems that need new systems or replacement systems.
• Manages the procurement and use of ozone-depleting substances.
• Conducts efficiency analysis on HVAC systems and proposes energy-saving modifications.
• Utilizes infrared imaging for predictive maintenance.
• Installs and maintains mechanical equipment, including maintaining car wash, hot water high-pressure washers, cafeteria kitchen appliances, precision lab ovens, lab refrigeration units, lab walk-in drying ovens, humidifiers, precision cooling units for server, radio, microwave, and telecom rooms, dispatch, and operations areas critical to the agency's mission and public safety.
• Performs seasonal startup and shutdown of heating and air-conditioning plants and other related equipment.
• Works around Hazardous and/or toxic materials.
• Other duties as assigned

Preference may be given to those with 3-4 years of progressive work experience in the HVAC field. Knowledge of refrigeration cycle, refrigerants, air conditioning, and related air handling equipment. Knowledge of acceptable practices, methods, and tools used in installing, maintaining, and repairing HVAC-R Equipment.

Minimum Qualifications: Education & Experience Substitution: 3-4 years of progressive work experience (typically in HVAC) with acquired knowledge at the level of an HVAC Specialist. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Agency may require an EPA License. OR Education: Bachelor's Degree Experience: 0-1 year of progressive work experience (typically in HVAC) with acquired knowledge at the level of an HVAC Specialist

Physical Working Conditions:

• This position must pass a background check.
• Climbing on an occasional to regular basis
• Lifting/grasping up to 50 pounds without assistance regularly
• Walking on cement floors regularly
• Balancing on an occasional basis
• Stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching regularly
• Crawling on an occasional basis

Notes:

• FLSA: Non-Exempt
• The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities. No notice of eligibility will be sent to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications.
• The Wyoming Department of Corrections is a Drug-Free Workplace. All staff is subject to drug testing while employed by the WDOC.
• The Wyoming Department of Corrections is a Tobacco-Free Workplace. It prohibits the taking, carrying, possessing, or introducing of smoking materials, smokeless tobacco, or tobacco substitutes on or into WDOC facilities and grounds.
• The Wyoming Department of Corrections complies with the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003. It is the policy and practice of WDOC to protect inmates/offenders from personal abuse, corporal punishment, personal injury, disease, harassment, and the elimination of prison rape.
• Successful Applicants for employment must pass a background/reference check and drug screen upon appointment.
• WDOC has a strict dress code policy to include standards for facial hair, body art, and piercings/gauges. All applicants must meet the standards of this dress code to be considered for employment.
• WDOC offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and life insurance, paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, Wyoming State Retirement and 457 Deferred Compensation Program, longevity pay, and opportunities for advancement.