HVAC Controls Technician - Pueblo.

Department Information

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Division of Facilities Management - Southern Division

The Division of Facilities Management is a customer-driven support organization responsible for providing facilities management services to all CDHS agencies and offices. These services include the maintenance of building and grounds, custodial, capital construction (budgeting and contract management), utilities management, vehicle fleet management, building space leasing allocation, and facilities planning services. This is accomplished through a centralized statewide team that is divided into three districts and a central office. By combining our expert professional extensive facilities knowledge and strong commitment to reliable, responsive service, we enable our clients to achieve consistently high performance facilities, and long-term value. Our goal is to be an organization that meets customer expectations 100% of the time. The facilities managed by the Division of Facilities Management (DFM) include 1,400 acres of land and 349 buildings comprising 3.8 million square feet.

Facilities served: Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP), Pueblo Regional Center (PRC), Department of Corrections (DOC), Division of Youth Services (Zeb Pike, Spring Creek and Pueblo Youth Services Center) and the Veteran’s Community Living Centers in the Southern District.

Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!

Description Of Job

This position installs, maintains, and repairs the systems that control heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR). They may also program the systems that run HVAC in buildings. The HVAC Controls Technician supports troubleshooting and programming temperature control systems based on building specifications, as well as provides insights and recommendations that contribute to task completion. Using expertise in the commercial HVAC industry, this position performs installation, and emergency procedures.

Additionally, this position serves as the work lead over the Pipe/Mech Trades II HVAC staff in Southern District DFM. The HVAC Controls Technician leads and is partially accountable for the Pipe/Mech Trades II in DFM’s Southern District. This position supports, provides guidance to, and professionally develops the Pipe/Mech Trades II, as well as supports and takes the lead in training new staff. This position assigns tasks, monitor progress and workflows, check the product, schedule work, and establish work standards. As a work leader, this position provides input into supervisory decisions made at higher levels.

General Duties

• Install and configure programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
• Install panels, wiring, thermostats, and sensors
• Troubleshoot and repair HVAC systems
• Respond to HVAC system complaints
• Read and interpret control logic diagrams and wiring schematics
• Maintain sensors, thermostats, controllers, valves, and actuators
• Complete and close out work orders
• Track work and time
• Provides department support by processing work orders in a timely manner.
• Determining obsolete replacement parts
• Determining if program sequence is correct for building automation.
• Researching IP and MAC addresses to resolve communication issues.
• Communicating with end users to determine cause and corrective actions.
  
  

Troubleshooting, Repairs and Adjustments Duties:

• Conduct necessary tests, including standard industry approved trouble shooting methods to determine malfunctions and or causes of breakdowns of all assigned equipment; remove, repair or replace faulty parts, subassemblies and major components; retest equipment with repaired or replaced components and make required adjustments and or corrections to restore complete proper operation.
• Communicate effectively with customers, regardless of their level of technical knowledge.
• Use proper tools and instruments while troubleshooting.
• Promptly and accurately complete all required paperwork.
• Keep supervisor and manager informed of new developments, changes, or customer complaints.
• Determines how to prioritize work orders on an ongoing basis.
• Determine malfunctions and or causes of breakdowns of all assigned equipment
• Determines proper use of appropriate PPE (personal protective equipment) based on work orders.
• Determines if equipment meets all regulatory requirements.
• Determine if infrastructure will support equipment being evaluated.
  
  

Retro-commissioning Duties

• Optimizing existing building systems and equipment to improve performance, reduce energy consumption, and enhance occupant comfort. Conduct thorough evaluations, identify inefficiencies, and implement strategies for improvement.
• System Analysis and Evaluation: Reviewing design documentation, as-built drawings, and operational procedures. Conducting on-site inspections to understand the systems and equipment in operation. Gathering data on building performance, including energy consumption, utility bills, and system operation.
• Identifying and Addressing Issues: Conducting tests to ensure systems are operating as designed and meeting performance standards. Analyzing collected data to identify areas of improvement and inefficiencies. Determining the root causes of performance issues and recommending solutions.
• Developing and Implementing Solutions: Suggesting strategies to optimize energy use, such as adjusting operating schedules, optimizing equipment operation, and implementing new technologies. Working with facility managers to implement recommended solutions. Adjusting control settings, troubleshooting equipment issues, and ensuring systems are operating at their optimal specifications.
• Documentation and Reporting: Documenting the RCx process, findings, and recommendations in comprehensive reports. Providing training to facility personnel on proper operation and maintenance procedures. Ensuring that project documents are updated to reflect changes and improvements.
• Additional Responsibilities: Collaborating with building owners, facility managers, and other relevant parties. Offering guidance and assistance to facility personnel on system operation and maintenance. Tracking the effectiveness of implemented solutions and ensuring continued performance improvement.
  
  

Preventative Maintenance Duties

• Maintain and perform basic troubleshooting of electrical and mechanical aspects of HVACR equipment.
• Adjust, reset, repair, or replace adjustable components such as belts, pressure switches, low ambient controls, and wearing components such as bearings, wheels, rollers, pulleys.
• Maintain and troubleshoot motors, relays, motor starters, variable frequency drives, variable air volume units, actuators, Hydronic / Steam valves and dampers.
• Clean, and lubricate equipment.
• Perform basic electrical maintenance and simple repair/replace of various electrical circuits and related electronic equipment, using tools such as multi-meters and infrared thermometers.
• Read and understand basic electrical and electronic schematics.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships across all levels of the organization.
  
  

Work Lead Duties

• Direct other mechanics/trades persons in all aspects of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and air compressors, and related duties.
• Recommend and/or order necessary parts and supplies for installation, service, repair and maintenance of all assigned equipment.
• Report, organize and maintain all necessary records of materials purchased/work performed to service, repair, maintain and operate all equipment, including applicable records/paperwork associated with EPA mandates and refrigerant transition/recovery.
• When tasked, oversee preparation of daily tasks in the absence of the supervisor.
  
  

Additional Duties

• Snow Removal
• As assigned
  
  

Experience Only

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Applicant must have at least three (3) years of Siemens building automation experience to include programming and retro-commissioning.

OR

Education And Experience

A combination of related education and/or relevant experience, as described above, equal to three (3) years.

Special Qualification

Must currently possess and maintain throughout employment in this position, an active current and valid Universal CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) Certificate.

Preferred Qualification

Experience working with Siemen's Desigo.

Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hours per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.

Conditions Of Employment

• A full pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process as this position is deemed to have direct contact with vulnerable persons. Felony convictions, conviction of crimes of moral turpitude, or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the CDHS Background Unit with an official disposition of any charges.
• Must be willing to submit and pass a full background check.
• Must currently possess and maintain throughout employment in this position, an active Universal CFC Certificate.
• Must possess and maintain a valid non-restricted Colorado driver’s license.
• Travel – This position will be required to drive State Vehicles as part of daily work assignment from site to site equipped with tools to perform daily duties. Travel to training and meetings. On occasion, this position travels to other districts.
• Must be willing to receive an annual influenza vaccination or provide a document for a medical exemption or a letter for religious exemption.
• Must successfully pass a Tuberculosis (TB) test.
• Must be available for call back to perform essential and/or emergency services without delay and/or without interruption.
• Must be available for shift work. Will be required to work various hours for coverage, weather related issues and essential/emergency services outside of normal business hours.
• Use, Handling, or Exposure to hazardous materials – Explain: Proximity to moving, mechanical parts, Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals., Exposure to electrical shock, and or working in high exposed places.
  
  

Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:

• Disclose that information on the application.
• Provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position.
• Provide the employee number from the applicant’s prior State employment.
• Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.
  
  

This is a full-time, in-person, essential position that is required to respond in person after hours to perform essential and/or emergency services of the agency in a timely manner.

Essential Positions. Positions that perform essential law enforcement, highway maintenance, and other support services directly necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of patients, residents, and inmates of state institutions or state facilities. Employees in essential positions can be only FLSA non-exempt and can be required to work unexpected or unusual work hours to perform the essential and/or emergency services of the department without delay and/or without interruption.

Call Back applies when an eligible employee is required to report to work before the start or after the end of a scheduled shift. If there is no release from work between the call back hours and regular shift, it is considered a continuation of the shift and call back does not apply. When call back applies, a minimum of two (2) hours of the employee’s regular base pay is guaranteed. Eligible employees are those who are eligible for overtime, and any call back time is counted as work time.

Appeal Rights

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

You will find the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it on the State Personnel Board website. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form (Adobe PDF), signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email [email protected] , postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

Contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, within the Rules webpage.

Supplemental Information

Benefit Information

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center
• Employee Wellness program
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
  
  

Supplemental Information

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The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact Michele [email protected]

Our Values

We believe in a people-first approach: We prioritize the needs, well-being, and dignity of the individuals, families and communities we serve. We commit to respect, fairness and access in every decision, policy and interaction. We engage client voices and experiences in the development and implementation of the services we provide.

Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

The State of Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

ADA Accommodations

CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at [email protected] or call 1-800-929-0791.

Additional Support For Your Application

If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV technical support at 855-524-5627 Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). Helpful hints: if you are having difficulty uploading or attaching documents to your application first, ensure your documents are PDF or Microsoft Word files, and second, close the document before you attempt to upload (attach) it.