HVAC Technician
Jones Lang LaSalle
- Austin, TX
- $81,600-118,300 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Maintaining and developing operation logs and files, where appropriate, to include, but not limited to; chemical consumption logs, other equipment, and operation inspection logs specific to the property
- Analyze existing systems and operation and develop preventative maintenance strategies
- Identifying potential problems areas and notifying the stakeholders in a timely manner
- Monitoring processes, workers, methods, and develops plans for increased efficiency
- Conducting and developing best practices
- Coordinating with Manager, Engineers, and Apprentice Engineers to ensure quality services are completed on schedule
- Performing quality control on all projects, writing reports, and making recommendations for improvement
- Coordinate with cross functional teams
- Create and implement system specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
- Generate and assist in execution of Method of Procedure (MOP)
- Assist with critical system shutdown and start-up
- Provide prompt and courteous response to tenant requests within the guidelines set forth by JLL
- Maintain ethical, professional, and courteous relations with contractors and tenants
- Demonstrate full competency in all current JLL and property emergency procedures including but not limited to:
- Assist with directing building occupants with evacuations
- Assist with bomb searches
- Assist with life safety system alarms
- Assist emergency authorities and response teams
- Utilize fire alarm and life safety systems at assigned property and make adjustments and changes as needed
- Adhere to all JLL and property policies and procedures and perform all duties in a safe manner and help ensure compliance with city, state and federal safety and environmental laws, codes, standards, and regulations.
- Actively participate in required training activities and seminars
- Apply knowledge of how each of the components in the building systems relates operationally to one another and modify and/or install new system(s) as needed
- Identify potential causes for failure of a system(s) and prioritize repair process
- Ability to efficiently handle and coordinate multiple tasks and project assignments
- Interact with employees, visitors, and contractors with poise and diplomacy
- Maintain calm demeanor in emergency situations
- Ability to support the Engineering team during planning, design, development, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting processes
- Perform general repairs, maintenance, and replacement of building components including, but not limited to; building fixtures, plumbing, electrical and A/C controls (CRAC, split units, boilers, chillers)
- Ability to function autonomously
- Interpret instructions in written, oral, and diagrammatic or schedule form
- Possess initiative to assume additional responsibilities
- Advanced competence with a variety of software including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and other requested software programs
- Communicate effectively both verbally and written
- Read and use all types of testing equipment, analog digital multi-meters, pressure and temperature indicating and recording devices, air flow measuring devices, and leak detection devices
- Knowledge and proper use of basic hand tools (i.e. socket sets, wrenches, pliers, screwdrivers, saws, and hammers, etc.)
- Understand correct usage of power tools, drill motors, saws, grinder, impact wrenches, etc. (pneumatic, electric or engine drive)
- Read and understand a variety of instructions, including equipment instruction manuals (including written, oral, or schedule forms)
- Perform mathematical computations related to building operations for problem solving building comfort and operation issues
- Display computer efficiency to adapt to changing requirements within the engineering programs
- Understand correct usage and donning of all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- 10+ years of experience as a Building Engineer, HVAC tech or equivalent facilities technical trade
- Demonstrated diplomatic supervisory skills and ability to influence other engineers
- Worked within lab and cleanroom environments preferred
- Experience working within high stress and demanding environments
- Coordinated and maintained relationships with vendors for work execution and quality control
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Indoors - 40%
- Outdoors - 60%
- Meet the shift working requirements of the assigned property; shifts may include early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Work overtime as business needs deem appropriate
- Willing to be on call in a rotational schedule
- Emergency response to limit operational downtime
I want to work for JLL.Accepting applications on an ongoing basis until candidate identified.