Job Description

Position Summary

Facilities Management is entrusted with the development, care, maintenance, and operation of Colorado State University’s physical properties. Our purpose is to create and sustain environments that support CSU’s land-grant mission, fostering the success of students, faculty, and staff through world-class academic, research, and outreach programs. To learn more about this department, please visit our website .

As a lead technical expert, this position provides leadership and mentorship to a multidisciplinary team of HVAC mechanics and electronics specialists by serving as a Work Lead on the team. This position assists with administrative operations such as scheduling, timecard approval, and work order management. The role involves performing high-level diagnostics, repairs, and preventative maintenance on complex mechanical and electrical systems, including advanced digital control interfaces for FDA-validated environments. The incumbent exercises significant autonomy in decision-making, determining cost-effective repair strategies for campus equipment up to $5,000 and prioritizing shop workflows to ensure peak operational efficiency. By interfacing with diverse vendors and trade management, this position ensures the continued reliability of critical campus infrastructure and maintains high levels of customer satisfaction.

Job Duties

• Provides leadership, technical support and mentoring to shop personnel, which includes Electronic Specialist, HVAC Journeyman Mechanics and HVAC Apprentices. Assists the supervisor by approving leave requests and timecards, assigning work orders, ensuring all required shifts are covered, all shop duties are fulfilled, and Interacts with Customers and Trades management, ensuring quality service and maintains customer satisfaction while maintaining all campus buildings.

• Interfaces with complex digital control systems from a variety of different vendors and possesses the ability to repair and modify Building Automation Systems including both Johnson Controls Metasys and OPC technology for FDA validated environments. Understands complex equipment electrical/electronic and mechanical schematics to troubleshoot, repair various types of air conditioning and refrigeration systems and mechanical/electrical and electronic components. Diagnoses and repairs pumps, cooling towers, refrigerant and water piping, walk-in refrigerators, starters, coils, environmental chambers, ice machines, window AC’s water coolers, and other various cooling equipment. O perates electrical, pneumatic and electronic control systems for gas and hot water heating system, air conditioning and ventilation systems including fume hoods. Operates heating and ventilation equipment to include steam, hydronic and gas fired systems.

• Perform scheduled, and nonscheduled preventive Maintenance on HVAC/R and Pneumatic equipment. Clean air intake as needed, check RTU blower motors, and condenser motor. Inspect the condition of all electrical hardware and connections, Test safety controls and equipment, check for proper operation of the interior unit, check the condensate drain pan for proper drainage. During the cooling season, inspect the condenser motor bearings for excessive noise or vibration, Inspect the condenser air intake, discharge and coil as required. Check the condition of all refrigerant piping and insulation. Secure any loose guards or access panels. Check the operation of the exterior unit. Making sure units and work areas such as mechanical rooms are clean and orderly

Conditions of Employment

• Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires),

• Pre-employment Physical,

• Valid Driver’s License

• Essential Services Designation – Required to report without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergency ,

• Shift Work - May be required to work a rotating schedule to extend operational hours up to 12am. May be required to work weekend shifts as necessary.,

• On-call Status - Able to respond to after hour calls, within 30 mins. Follows on-call schedule, call back rotation.

• Special Requirements/Other - Must be able to obtain Select Agent/Tier 1 Security Clearances for BSL3 Facilities on Main, Foothills and South Campuses. Federal Background Check. A Federal Security Clearance for access to Federal Buildings within six months of hire.

• Works in person

Minimum Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must demonstrate in the application materials:

Experience Only:

Three (3) years of progressive technical experience in the maintenance, repair, and optimization of HVAC/R systems and Building Automation Systems (BAS)

OR

Education and Experience:

A combination of related education and/or progressive technical experience in the maintenance, repair, and optimization of HVAC/R systems and Building Automation Systems (BAS) equal to three (3) years. If using Education : *Please note, unofficial or official transcripts must be attached with this application

Preferred Qualifications

The highly desired candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills, abilities, personal characteristics, and experience directly related and critical to this position:

• Demonstrated leadership experience

• Universal Refrigeration License

• Experience with programming and commissioning a variety of direct digital controls

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to deliver high quality customer service

• Seven (7) years of commercial or institutional buildings HVAC/R experience

• Directly related state service

Salary Range

$72,480 - $86,976

Employee Benefits

Colorado State University is not just a workplace; it’s a thriving community that’s transforming lives and improving the human condition through world-class teaching, research, and service. With a robust benefits package, collaborative atmosphere, and focus on work-life balance, CSU is where you can thrive, grow, and make a lasting impact.

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Application Information

Required Application Documents

To apply, please upload the following applicant documents. Ensure your materials fully address the required and preferred job qualifications of the position. Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

Cover Letter, Resume/CV

Application Instructions and Information

• For State Classified searches, you may be able to skip the Experience, Education, Certification, Language, and Skills sections. Be sure to review the qualifications in the job posting to determine whether these sections should be completed. If additional documentation is required or should be uploaded to meet the requirements of the position, please attach all required documents in the Required Application Documents section as specified in the job posting.

• Clearly outline dates of employment (Month & Year) for each position listed in the Work Experience section of your application. Human Resources must be able to evaluate your experience based on this information.

• The Work Experience section is the only part of your application used to determine if minimum qualifications, as outlined in the job posting, have been met.

• The application is the legal document on file ; resumes will not be reviewed to determine minimum qualifications.

Incomplete Applications

Applications will not be considered if:

• The Work Experience section is blank or lists “see resume.”

• Job duties are missing for any listed position.

• Month/Year employment dates are not included.

Notes

• Appointment to the vacancy or vacancies represented by this announcement is expected to be made from the eligible list created. However, at the discretion of the appointing authority, the position(s) may be filled by another method of appointment for a valid, articulated business reason.

• The selection process for State Classified positions may include exam(s) and/or interview(s) that require candidates to appear in person , at the candidate’s own expense.

• Pertinent updates to your application status can be obtained by logging into your candidate account .

• Salary is commensurate with relevant experience and/or education and will be determined in accordance with State Classified compensation policies .

• Current CSU employees should apply through the Jobs Hub in their Workday account.

For Current or Former Employees of the State of Colorado:

Per the requirements of the Step Pay Program implemented on July 1, 2024 , any State employee must be paid a rate that is equal to or greater than the appropriate step pay rate within their classification’s pay range, based on completed years in their current class series as of June 30.

All current and former State employees must ensure that their entire work history within the State Classified System, including at Institutions of Higher Education, is included in the application so that time-in-series can be accurately calculated.

Background Check Policy Statement

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

EEO

Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Employment and Appeal Rights

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging.

Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director’s Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director’s Administrative Procedures are available at www.colorado.gov/spb .

A standard appeal form is available at: www.colorado.gov/spb . If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.