💰 Avg $48.36k–$77.06kFull-Time
Colgate University
HVAC/Preventative Maintenance Technician
HVAC/Preventative Maintenance Technician
Requisition Number: 2026S072Posting
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Division: Finance and Administration
Department: Facilities - Trades
Wage/Salary Range: $36.88
Department Statement:
It is the mission of the Facilities Department at Colgate University to create the safest, cleanest, and most comfortable environment that further distinguishes Colgate University as a world-class educational institution. We work hard as part of a unified team, to make everyone who arrives on campus feel welcomed.
“One team, one mission”
The Facilities Department provides the physical environment, utilities, and facilities support services necessary to promote the educational and research activities of the university. To ensure quality service to our community, we provide strong coordination and communications between multi-functional groups and our customers, with a customer-oriented approach. Training and development of self-directed teams promotes a work environment that encourages employee initiative, engagement and development.
“One team, one mission”
The Facilities Department provides the physical environment, utilities, and facilities support services necessary to promote the educational and research activities of the university. To ensure quality service to our community, we provide strong coordination and communications between multi-functional groups and our customers, with a customer-oriented approach. Training and development of self-directed teams promotes a work environment that encourages employee initiative, engagement and development.
Accountabilities:
- Maintains and repairs all heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC/R) and refrigeration components on campus as required.
- Conducts layouts for assigned jobs, reads, interprets, provides material labor estimates, orders materials, and translates prints into a finished product.
- Maintains accurate records of materials used and time spent on assignments.
- Maintains a working knowledge and stays current on operations of new systems such as HVAC/R, fire alarms, electrical motors, chemical treatment and filtration of swimming pools, chillers, water softening equipment, and refrigeration systems.
- Must use and strengthen knowledge in Building Automation systems for use in daily monitoring and troubleshooting. Attends training related to such systems.
- Work independently, as well as collegially and effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students, visitors and contractors on a daily basis.
- Coordinate work with other trade shops and departments.
- Proficient use of personal computers for work order entries (material & labor needs) and campus energy management system to monitor building conditions.
- Maintains accurate records of materials used and time spent on assignments.
- Provide service, repairs, and preventive maintenance procedures to HVAC/R control systems including controllers, networks and peripheral devices.
- Review and understand project plans and specifications to accomplish project goals and objectives.
- Conducts layouts for assigned jobs, reads, interprets, provides material labor estimates, orders materials, and translates prints into a finished product.
- Maintain sensors, thermostats, controllers, valves, actuators, and other HVAC/R control related equipment.
- Maintains a working knowledge of HVAC systems such as electrical motors, chillers, and refrigeration systems.
Professional Experience/Qualifications
At least one of the following is required:
- Certificate from an accredited apprentice program in the field of HVAC/R
- Graduation from certified trade school plus one-year work experience as HVAC/R technician.
- Proof of five consecutive years as a Journeyperson working in the field of HVAC\R.
Ability to diagnose complex system issues without guidance required.
Ability to work independently and with a team, and outside contractors required.
Must be available to work evenings, nights and weekend hours as required.
Preferred Qualifications- A combination of additional education and/or experience related to instrumentation and control systems.
- Working proficiency specifically in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure and BACnet.
- Experience working with system sequence of operations, system graphics and configuring & mapping system points.
- A demonstrated knowledge of control theory, automatic temperature controls, building automation systems and other building subsystems.
Education
A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent is required, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable skills are attained.
Other Information
Work Schedule:
Sunday through Thursday 11:00p – 7:00a.
Job Open Date: 10/22/2026
Job Close Date:
Open Until Filled No
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