Heating & Refrigeration Mechanic III - Austin Facilities Management

Heating & Refrigeration Mechanic III

Austin Facilities Management is currently seeking a qualified and experienced Heating & Refrigeration Mechanic III to support the maintenance, repair, and optimization of HVAC systems across a variety of municipal buildings and facilities. This position plays a key role in maintaining the comfort, safety, and energy efficiency of essential City operations. More than just a maintenance role, this opportunity allows you to contribute to the reliable delivery of public services while advancing your career in HVAC and mechanical systems.

Purpose:

Under general supervision, this position performs work of a complex nature, including installation, maintenance, and repair of residential, industrial and/or commercial heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems in City facilities.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Operates, maintains, troubleshoots, diagnoses, and repairs chiller controls/safety circuits, and refrigerant circuits on multi-stage chillers, air conditioning systems, ice machines, and other equipment.
• Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, diagnoses, repairs, and performs start-up of building automation system network devices and components.
• Designs and installs heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, and ventilation equipment and systems.
• Calibrates and services thermostats, chillers, and other system controls.
• Performs basic service on HVAC equipment including pumps, air handlers, cooling towers, and other mechanical systems.
• Reads and interprets profiles and blue prints.
• Maintains appropriate records.
• Assists with supervisory tasks as required.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

• May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training and guidance to others.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, and repair of residential, commercial and industrial heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and applicable safety rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of tools, materials and methods used in maintenance and repair of ventilation, refrigeration and air conditioning.
• Knowledge of applicable building codes.
• Skill in presenting oral and written instructions.
• Skill in reading plans and specifications and in laying out work.
• Skill in performing emergency and routine repairs and maintenance as required.
• Skill in understanding oral and written instructions.
• Skill in estimating time, materials and costs.
• Skill in performing heavy manual work.
• Skill in tracing and analyzing causes of HVAC troubles and in making repairs.
• Skill in conducting routine inspections for the purpose of determining conformity to ASHRAE, building code and safety standards.
• Skill in organizing and prioritizing work.
• Ability to analyze complex control sequences and resulting operations and to develop innovations to solve difficult technical problems.
• Ability to acquire, through training and on-the-job experience, specialized knowledge in rapidly changing technology and applications.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus four (4) years experience in repair and maintenance of commercial/industrial heating, ventilation, air conditioning or refrigeration systems, including chillers.
• Completion of accredited training in air conditioning and refrigeration systems may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Texas Driver License in good standing.
• EPA Refrigerant Recovery Certification.
• Must obtain unrestricted Texas Air Conditioning License for City use within 120 calendar days of hire.

Physical Requirements:

• Continuous outdoor activity, frequent sitting, standing, walking, squatting, bending, twisting upper body, climbing, exposure to extreme heat, cold, noise, mechanical hazards, fume/odor hazards.
• Occasional kneeling, crawling, carrying and lifting up to 50 lbs., client/customer contact, indoor activity, exposure to electrical hazards, explosive hazards, biological hazards, dust/mites hazards.
• May require employee to be medically cleared to wear respirator.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive hands-on experience in maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing commercial HVAC systems, including chillers, boilers, air handlers, VAV systems, and cooling towers and refrigeration equipment.
• Proven experience in managing HVAC projects, including coordination, scheduling, and resource management.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills, including the ability to mentor junior technicians and coordinate maintenance activities effectively.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external vendors.
• Currently have valid Unrestricted Texas Air Conditioning License for City use or HVAC certification and additional relevant technical certifications or the ability to obtain within 120 calendars of hire.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and the capacity to work independently with minimal supervision