Position Summary

The HVAC Technician is responsible in ensuring the functionality and regulatory compliance of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems critical to maintaining the integrity of scientific environments. Your responsibilities will involve installing, inspecting, and repairing HVAC systems adhering to stringent industry standards and safety protocols. With a keen eye for detail and a strong grasp of mechanical systems, you'll collaborate with facility managers and quality systems to optimize environmental conditions. This position also includes working with facility technicians supporting building maintenance functions. In addition, the Senior HVAC Technician will be responsible for developing programs, budgets, and project plans for new construction, relocation, and expansions for a multi-site healthcare company with operations in Dallas, TX, Phoenix, AZ. This position will further be responsible for maintaining optimal functioning of current building HVAC systems.

Job Responsibilities

• Establishing relationships with key departmental leads, developing, and implementing facilities requirements for emerging and expanding business units.

• Installs, maintains, and repairs heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems.

• Monitors HVAC systems and operations and ensures that routine preventive maintenance is performed according to established schedules and standards.

• Responds to hot and cold calls and resolve issues.

• Vendor Management and oversight responsibility.

• Checks, repairs and/or replaces valves, motors, controls, switches, gauges, wiring, fans, pumps, compressors, condensers, and other functional components of an HVAC system.

• Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures.

• Documents all work in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

• Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.

• Applies all applicable OSHA and related local safety requirements to all assigned work.

• Estimates time and material costs on HVAC projects.

• Verify and implement preventive maintenance standards on all HVAC equipment.

• Operate and maintain the building automation system.

• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Ability to work a flexible schedule.

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED

• 5 years of related work experience.

• EPA CFC Universal Certificate.

• Building Management System (BMS) operation and controls.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, Outlook, and general working knowledge of Internet for business use.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a highly regulated environment.

• HVAC in critical environments such as clean rooms and or HVAC within the life sciences industry.

• Building facility maintenance (Drywall, plumbing, and other tasks associated with the upkeep of a facility).

Physical Demands

• Must possess ability to sit, stand, and/or work at a computer for long periods of time.

• May have exposure to blood-borne pathogens, extreme temperatures, high noise levels, fumes and bio-hazardous material/chemical including formalin in the lab environment.

• Must possess ability to perform repetitive motion.

• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds.

Training

• All job specific, safety, and compliance training are assigned based on the job functions associated with this employee.

Other

• This position requires periodic travel and some evenings, weekends and/or holidays.

• Job may require after-hours response to emergency issues.

• Periodically scheduled on-call may require after-hours response for technical emergencies not explicitly related to assigned job responsibilities.

• At times may be required to work weekends/holidays.

Conditions of Employment: Individual must successfully complete pre-employment process, which includes criminal background check, drug screening, credit check ( applicable for certain positions) and reference verification.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Caris Life Sciences is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.