Heating & Refrigeration Mechanic III

Minimum Qualifications
Education and/or Equivalent Experience:

• Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus four 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 year of the required experience.

Licenses or Certifications:

• Texas Driver’s 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 up to 50 lbs., lifting up to 50lbs., 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.

Notes to Applicants

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Employment Application:

• The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Please be sure to detail on the application all current and previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.
• The Employment Record should be complete with job titles, employment dates, and specific job duties, functions, and responsibilities for each position held.
• If you are selected as the top candidate, starting salary will be based on overall relevant experience from your application.
• Résumés will not be accepted and statements such as “see résumé” will not be accepted. You may use “N/A” for fields that are not applicable.
• The responses to the supplemental questions inquiring about experience should be reflected on your application.

Assessments:
Your skill level in some of the competency areas for this job will be assessed through skills testing for proficiency in Heating & Refrigeration.

If you are selected as a top candidate:
Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED , undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution.

Military / Veteran Interview Preference:
Military/Veterans must provide a copy of their DD214 verifying honorable discharge, at the time of initial interview to receive military/veteran interview preference.

Criminal Background Investigation:
This position requires a criminal background investigation.

PLEASE NOTE that this is a full time, forty (40) hour per week position.

Driving Requirement:
This position requires a Texas Driver’s License in good standing or the ability to acquire one by your hire date. External New Hires must meet the City of Austin’s Driver Record Evaluation ( DRE ) requisite . To be considered for a driving position, applicants cannot have more than three moving violations or a total of six Driver Record Evaluation points within a period of thirty-six (36) months.

Fair Labor Standards Act ( FLSA ) Classification:
This position is classified as NON - EXEMPT .

Overtime may be required with or without notice.

Rotational on call and call back is required by the position.

Additional Information:
This position is an essential position. This means that the Top Candidate who, by virtue of their presence, specialized function or necessary skills, are essential to meeting the business or certain operational needs and are therefore required to report to duty. The position with the Building Services Department is considered an essential employee during the COVID -19 pandemic event and as such is required to continue to report to their normal work location and perform the essentials functions of their position during the COVID -19 pandemic event.

Employees, in Good Standing, who are candidates within the department that the position resides in and who meet the Minimum and Preferred Qualifications (if any) of the Position will be included in the initial interview. Department/division employee must remain in Good Standing through the Top Candidate Selection phase at which time the Good Standing status will be re-verified.

Please note that the Department may close the job posting at any time after seven (7) days.
Pay Range
Commensurate
Hours
Monday through Friday; 7:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Evening, weekend, & holiday work may be required to meet business needs.

Rotational on call and call back is required by the position.
Job Close Date 11/18/2024 Type of Posting External Department Building Services Regular/Temporary Regular Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable Category Technical Location 411 Chicon St., Austin, TX, 78702 Preferred Qualifications
Preferred experience:

• Experience performing diagnostics, servicing and troubleshooting residential and/or commercial HVAC equipment to include rooftop package units, variable air volume ( VAV ) systems, boilers, split systems and heat pumps.
• Experience with Energy Management Systems ( EMS ).
• Extensive experience in the diagnostics, troubleshooting and repair of chillers of various capacities.
• Experience drafting scopes of work for minor HVAC construction.
• Experience with City of Austin building codes, compliance regulations, and/or other building permitting processes.

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. Assist with supervisory tasks as required.

Responsibilities - Supervision 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.

Criminal Background Investigation This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation. EEO/ADA
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.

The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS , AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.
Information For City Employees: If you are an employee within the department, are in good standing and meet both the minimum and preferred qualifications, then you will receive an initial interview.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
* This position requires graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus four 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 year of the required experience. Do you meet these minimum qualifications?

• Yes
• No

* Please describe how you meet the minimum qualifications referenced above. Detail how you meet the educational requirements (if applicable), account for the years of related experience (if applicable), and explain any substitutions of experience for education, or vice-versa (if applicable).
(Open Ended Question)
* Do you have an EPA Refrigerant Recovery Certification?

• Yes
• No

* This position requires a Texas Driver’s License in good standing. Do you have a Texas Driver’s License in good standing or if selected for this position, do you have the ability to acquire a Texas Driver’s License in good standing by your hire date?

• Yes
• No

* The City of Austin Driver Eligibility Standards require that External New Hires meet the City’s Driver Record Evaluation (DRE) requisite. To be considered for a driving position, applicants cannot have more than three moving violations or a total of six Driver Record Evaluation points within a period of thirty-six (36) months. Do you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

* The physical requirements of this position include 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 up to 50 lbs., lifting up to 50lbs., 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. Are you able to perform these duties with or without reasonable accommodations?

• Yes
• No

* This position requires that you must obtain an unrestricted Texas Air Conditioning License for City use within 120 calendar days of hire. Can you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

* Are you a registered HVAC Tech with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation or do you have the ability to be registered within 6 months of hire?

• Yes
• No

* Do you have experience with Energy Management Systems (EMS) to include troubleshooting HVAC controls, monitoring and adjusting HVAC schedules for building operating hours, and basic system programming. If so, how many years?

• No experience
• 0 - Less than 1 year
• Between 1 - to less than 2 years
• Between 2 - to less than 4 years
• Between 4 - to less than 6 years
• More than 6 years

* Do you have experience performing diagnostics, servicing and troubleshooting residential and/or commercial HVAC equipment to include rooftop package units, variable air volume (VAV) systems, boilers, split systems and heat pumps.

• I have experience performing diagnostics, servicing and troubleshooting residential/ commericial rooftop package units (RTUs).
• I have experience performing diagnostics, servicing and troubleshooting residential/ commericial vairiable air volumbe (VAV) systems.
• I have experience performing diagnostics, servicing and troubleshooting residential/ commericial boilers.
• I have experience performing diagnostics, servicing and troubleshooting residential/ commericial split-systems.
• I have experience performing diagnostics, servicing and troubleshooting residential/ commericial heat pumps.
• No experience

* Do you have experience troubleshooting, diagnosing and repairing of chillers and if so, how many years?

• No Experience
• 0-1 Year
• 1-3 Years
• 3-7 Years
• More than 7 Years

* Please describe your experience drafting scopes of work for minor HVAC construction, remodels and maintenance/repair? If you do not possess experience, please write N/A.
(Open Ended Question)
* How many years of experience do you have with City of Austin building codes, compliance regulations, and building permits?

• No Experience
• less than 1 year
• 1-2 years
• 3-4 years
• 5 or more years

* This position will require you to accept "on call assignment" on a rotating basis, for the duration of one week every fourth week, to provide 24 hours support for both emergency and non-emergency services. While "on call" you will be required to respond to "call back" assignments. Are you willing and able to fulfill this "on call" assignment?

• Yes
• No

* This position requires a criminal background check. By selecting the following, you are acknowledging that you understand if you are selected as a top candidate for this position, you will need a successful CBI to be hired.

• I acknowledge and understand this position requires a Criminal Background Check.

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