Description:
The Department of Facilities Management supports the mission of the University
of Denver's physical resources in order to provide a healthy and safe
educational environment for the campus community through services of the
departments of Capital Projects and Planning, Facilities Management,
Parking & Mobility Services, Auxiliaries & Real Estate, and Business
& Operatio
Position Summary
With minimal or no supervision, this position repairs maintains, and
installs heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment,
including but not limited to boilers, pumps, fans, compressors,
cooling towers, chillers, air compressors, pneumatic and electrical
controls, and heat exchangers.
Essential Functions
In addition to following the University of Denver's policies and
procedures, principal responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Performs daily rounds to check equipment in various mechanical rooms
throughout campus to include, but not limited to:
- checks and maintains alignment of motors with pumps, compressors and
V-belt drive equipment,
- checks and maintains operation of electric controls and starters,
- logs equipment temperatures, pressures and amperage draw,
- monitors all water columns, gauges, meters, thermometers and other
indicating equipment, and
- performs chemical analysis and adds chemicals to equipment as needed.
- Diagnoses repair needs on all heating and cooling equipment and performs
full corrective actions.
- Performs seasonal changeover of heating and cooling systems as well as
seasonal shutdown and start-up of various systems.
- Cleans waterside equipment, cooling towers, condenser tubes and pump
strainers.
- Able to operate steam and hot water boilers, auxiliary equipment,
transmission and distribution systems.
- Reads and sketches control diagrams and schematics.
- Works with high temperature solders, brazing methods, oxyacetylene and
electric arc welding.
- Keeps records and prepares analytical reports. Completes work orders
distributed by the foremen on a daily basis and tracks time and material for
each work order.
- Regulates and adjusts operating controls.
- Responds to call outs for all shops and takes appropriate action.
- This position will be part of an on-call rotation.
Must have adequate computer skills to monitor building automation systems
and to respond to alarms generated by the software.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Must be able to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications
and must be able to effectively communicate with supervisor, co-workers and
other staff and faculty within the community
- Detailed procedures. Daily priorities are established by the employee.
Employee responds to situations requiring immediate attention.
- Expert skills. Competency in electrical fields/functions. Ability to read
and understand service manuals technical specifications, control diagrams,
schematics and blueprints.
- Computer skills necessary.
- Must be knowledgeable of related OSHA and EPA regulations and able to take
appropriate safety precautions.
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot control circuits with and without
printed schematics, using a multi-meter.
Required Qualifications
A high school diploma or G.E.D.
- Journeyman skill level and minimum of five years experience in HVAC field
- EPA Universal Refrigeration Certificate
- Must possess a valid Colorado Driver's License and be insurable under
University guidelines.
- Must be knowledgeable of related OSHA and EPA regulations and be able to
effectively communicate regulations to others.
Pass a pre-employment physical exam, and lift 100 lbs.
Preferred Qualifications
Stationary Engineer Certificate or
- Boiler Operators Class A or B license Supervisor
- Steamfitter Journeyman License or
- Heating and Ventilation Journeyman, Class A or B Supervisor License or
Refrigeration Journeyman, Class A or B Supervisor Lic nse
Working Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed
to extreme heat, risk of electrical shock and vibration.
- The employee frequently moves near moving mechanical parts, in high
precarious places, and in outside weather conditions and is frequently
exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and fumes or airborne particles.
- The noise level in the work environment can be extremely loud.
Unexpected interruptions often occur, and stress level is moderate to high.
Physical Activities
Moderate to strenuous physical effort required.
- This position demands frequent amounts of crouching, walking,
standing, bending, reaching and repetitive motions of the hand-wrist and
elbow-shoulder.
- The employee is occasionally required to climb and balance, talk and hear.
- Tasks involve being in cold and hot, noisy, possibly constricted spaces.
- Workers are required to push, pull, carry and lift objects of up to 100
pounds.