Master HVAC Facilities Tech

Job ID: 13479

Location: Newport News, VA

Category: Misc./Trades

Division: Facilities & Logistics Mgt

Position Type: Regular

Education: High School Diploma

Experience Required: 9 years

Relocation Provided:

Position Description

Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter.

Posting Date: 11/21/2024

Salary Range: $65,400 - $103,200 (Tech-III)

Work Location Type: Dedicated On-site (working 100% on-site)

What Your Job Will Be Like

As an experienced Master HVAC Technician, you will be responsible for complex troubleshooting to determine job requirements and repair strategies, identifying required materials, coordinating repair tasks, and performing repairs or providing guidance to those performing the work on the mechanical systems that support the lab's mission. You will coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance operations associated with Jefferson Lab's real property assets and provide "Quality Assurance Evaluations" of both JLab junior staff Mechanical Technicians and subcontracted services on work assigned and ensure that the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) Maximo is used for managing, recording and communicating service and work request efforts under this position's responsibilities.

In This Role, You Will

• Respond independently and resolve simple to complex tasks associated with Lab’s Preventative and Corrective Maintenance of the following mechanical equipment: chillers, boilers, cooling towers, pumps, air compressors, heat exchangers, heat pumps, air conditioning equipment, vacuum pumps, filtration, gaseous distribution systems, control devices, etc. as well as electrical systems at the lab,
• Develop fair and reasonable cost estimates based on job requirements, industry rates and market value,
• Develop clear instructions for reporting to those reporting to his/her lead,
• Receive, review and record work orders using a computerized work maintenance management system work (Maximo), and
• Resolve issues at lowest level with associates, subcontractors, lab personnel and other Facilities Management and Logistics personnel.
  
  

Qualifications We Require

• High School Diploma
• 9 years of experience in HVAC systems (Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience)
• HVAC Masters license upon hire
• EPA Certified Refrigerant Handler – Universal Upon Hire
• Computer skills with Microsoft Office and CMMS
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Demonstrated expert level of knowledge and experience in industrial/commercial mechanical and HVAC operation, maintenance, and construction.
• Ability to troubleshoot (knowledge of theory, design, and techniques used at the component and systems level), develop repair strategies, communicate to management and affected room and building owners the schedules and impacts associated with the preventive and corrective maintenance tasks.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the International Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fuel Gas Codes. Must be able to implement this knowledge into daily work tasks with limited general direction.
• Current valid driver’s license.
  
  

About Jefferson Lab

Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community. A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of “big science” and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab

Benefits

At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (vacation, holidays, sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
• Flexible Work Arrangements (Hybrid & Alternate Work Schedules available)
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast
  
  

Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). JSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. As part of the JSA’s equal employment opportunity policy, we also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.

JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting @ jlab.org or call (757) 269-7100 to provide the nature of your request. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Employment with JSA is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional.