Facilities Control Specialist

Job Summary

Reporting to the Associate Director, Building Infrastructure Trades, The Facilities Control Specialist is responsible for the installation, maintenance, adjustment and repair of electric, electronic, pneumatic and digitally controlled building automation systems, which manage the most complex HVAC and refrigeration systems.

The Maintenance & Operations unit of Facilities Development & Operations provides services to a university campus spread across five sites comprised of +167 acres, 85 buildings, and more than six million gross square feet. The HVAC shop is one of seven skilled trades shops within Maintenance & Operations and is comprised of a Facilities Project Supervisor-Mechanical, Lead Building Service Engineer, six Building Service Engineers, four Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Mechanics, two Facilities Maintenance Mechanics, and three Facilities Controls Specialists who provides supervision, oversight, and guidance.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, troubleshoot, design, modify, calibrate and program system features and respond to technical and mechanical problems, either remotely or onsite
• Install, modify and adjust computer-based heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment and systems
• Fabricate and implement programs or building control strategies for digitally controlled or global supervisory controlled systems
• Troubleshoot, design and modify programs for building automation systems
• Repair and maintain individual hardware and software components of applicable systems
• Perform major-to-minor overhauls which include disassembling and inspecting of all parts, replacing worn and defective parts, reassembling of all equipment and controls, and testing to ensure proper function
• Perform major-to-minor repairs of microprocessor-based automation system that monitors and controls building environments
• Respond to requests for service, diagnose and troubleshoot system problems and correct as necessary
• May serve as the department specialist on building automation systems, and train others on the troubleshooting, overhaul, repair, calibration, and testing of controls to facilitate the maintenance of systems
• Inspect completed work to ensure compliance with manufacturer’s recommendations, standard trade practices, and applicable codes and regulations

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate with constituents in a professional and respectful manner
• Thoroughly conversant in the software operation of the applicable building automation system and have journey-level skills and experience to allow them to diagnose, repair and maintain complex HVAC systems and their components. The Facilities Control Specialist is distinguished from the Building Service Engineer and Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Mechanic in that the primary focus of this classification is on the monitoring and maintenance of building automation systems
• Thorough knowledge of electric, electronic, pneumatic and digitally controlled building automation systems, including a thorough knowledge of assigned building automation systems
• Thorough knowledge of high and low pressure boilers, and heating, pneumatic, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration and other mechanical equipment
• Thorough knowledge of the methods, tools and materials used in the operation, maintenance and repair of such equipment
• Working knowledge of energy management systems including the ability to understand and use system features
• Ability to install, operate and repair HVAC equipment and systems
• Ability to diagnose and repair major malfunctions in the complex multi-zone air conditioning systems
• Ability to use the building automation system’s programming features to design, modify and implement programs to achieve facilities management’s goals, as well as to perform remote and hands-on troubleshooting, intervention and repair, as needed
• Ability to analyze and respond appropriately to emergency situations

Required Qualifications

• Two years of journey level experience in the operation, maintenance and repair of boiler, heating, ventilating, refrigeration and air conditioning equipment and systems or the equivalent combination of formal course work in mechanical technology and hands-on experience
• Journey level experience acquired through the completion of a refrigeration or air conditioning mechanic’s apprenticeship program
• Journey level experience with Pneumatic and Digital Controls
• Progressively responsible skilled journey-level experience diagnosing, repairing and maintaining large, complex and sophisticated heating, ventilation, refrigeration and air conditioning and water treatment systems
• Experience installing, inspecting, servicing, repairing, replacing and calibrating building automation and contort systems
• Experience using programming features of building automation systems
  
  

License

A valid driver's license is required for this position. Out of state candidates selected for the position must obtain a State of California driver's license within 10 days of hire in accordance with the California Department of Motor Vehicles regulations.

Once hired the employee must successfully complete the Defensive Driver Training Program provided by the State of California for California State University campuses.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and energy management software for scheduling, documentation, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Tridium Work Bench

Compensation

Classification: Facilities Control Specialist
Anticipated Hiring Range: $8,504/month - $9,025/month (Step 13 – Step 16)
CSU Salary Range: $6,705/month - $9,768/month (Step 1 – Step 20)


San José State University offers employees a comprehensive benefits package typically worth 30-35% of your base salary. For more information on programs available, please see the .

Application Procedure

Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents:

• Resume
• Letter of Interest

This position is open until filled.

Work Schedule

Selected candidates will be placed in one of the following shifts based on operational needs.

Monday - Friday, 7:30 . to 4:00 .

Contact Information

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