HVAC Technician

Are you an HVAC technician who enjoys solving problems, working with your hands and keeping Class A commercial buildings running at their best? Highwoods is looking for a skilled HVAC technician to join our team and help maintain the comfort and performance of our portfolio. You'll take the lead on maintaining, repairing and providing support for upgrading HVAC systems across our portfolio-and you won't be doing it alone! You will also coordinate with outside contractors and the internal HVAC team for support. Representing Highwoods with professionalism and a team-first attitude is key-we are all about collaboration and doing great work together.

WHY HIGHWOODS:

At Highwoods, we believe in building more than just great properties-we build great teams, too. You'll get:

• Competitive Hourly Pay
• Consistent 40-hour work weeks
• Benefits with a 401k match
• HVAC vehicle for service work, fuel card, cell phone + uniforms
• Positive, team-focused culture
• A portfolio of Class A buildings with a respected company

Responsibilities:

• Operate, maintain and troubleshoot HVAC systems within our portfolio
• Coordinate and oversee HVAC contractors and subcontractor during repairs, maintenance and system upgrades
• Respond to service requests and emergencies quickly and responsibly
• Support energy management initiatives and help optimize building performance
• Collaborate with your team and communicate with Property Managers, the Maintenance team and vendors with a positive, professional attitude
• Conduct mechanical inspections of all properties, note deficiencies, develop corrective action plan and provide to the HVAC/Building Systems Manager for approval
• Perform minor repairs or replacement of parts or equipment when necessary
• Maintain accurate record keeping and reporting
• Provide guidance and support for new building plans
• Provide guidance as needed to Property Managers and Service Operations with budget support in regard to HVAC projects
• Maintain and update the status of on-going projects and outstanding work orders
• Investigate and monitor repeat tenant HVAC calls, help develop corrective action plans
• Support the Maintenance Technicians, and Property Managers in supporting their Energy Maintenance Systems

Qualifications:

• Current driver's license
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong knowledge of Energy Management Systems
• Availability to be on call ~every 5 weeks in rotation
• Refrigerant Recovery Certification (CFC)

DESIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of 2 years of education from one of the following:
  
  
  
  • Approved/sanctioned Technical Institution and/or
  • Equivalent on the job training in the mechanical field consisting of a minimum of 60 consecutive months.
  
  
  
  
• 5+ years' service experience in one or more of the following areas:
  
  
  
  • Industrial HVAC or Commercial HVAC
  
  
  
  
• Experience with Energy Maintenance System is a plus!

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme outdoor conditions (cold/hot weather, wind, precipitation). The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. Must be comfortable working on the roofs of office buildings and climbing ladders. RFP shirts are required (and supplied) for certain job duties.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demand described here are representative of those required by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; this position is active and requires the employee to stand, walk, balance, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, and climb. The employee must use hands and handle or feel; grasp and reach with hands and arms - must be able to work frequently with arms extended above the head. The employee must occasionally lift, push or pull up to 50-pound items. Specific visual acuity required by the job includes close, distance, color, peripheral vision, and depth perception. The ability to read, understand, and communicate information and ideas clearly in writing and orally is required.