HVAC Technician

Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) Local is a hard services-led, tailored facility management solution. We self-perform hard services while partnering with best-in-class soft service providers to offer custom facility and project management solutions to our clients. We focus on empowering our team with a high level of downstream accountability, resulting in an agile and efficient service delivery. In addition to our core facility and project management capabilities, our platform offers direct access to our Best-in-Class services including ESG, Security Consulting, Workplace Strategy, and Workplace Experience.

As a CBRE HVAC Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining mechanical and electrical equipment for commercial HVAC systems at facilities by conducting proactive performance testing and ongoing scheduled maintenance. This job is part of the Engineering and Technical Services job function. You will provide support, preventive maintenance, and repairs on equipment and systems.

What You'll Do:

• Read and interpret mechanical drawings, blueprints, schematics, and code specifications.
• Perform basic inspections and preventative maintenance on HVAC and refrigeration systems and log results, generating reports as required.
• Operate, maintain, service, repair, install, and replace HVAC and refrigeration equipment, components, and parts across all sites.
• Install wiring and cabling to connect components and equipment to an electric power supply and calibrate related controls.
• Measure, cut, bend, thread, and connect pipe to functional components and utilities.
• Work in conjunction with vendors to organize work, subtrades, parts, and material logistics.
• Prepare work estimates including material, rentals, labor, etc. to do the job.
• Schedule and coordinate work and deliver on expectations.
• Collaborate on work activities and provide guidance to sub-contractors for projects where specialist equipment or knowledge is required.
• Operate DDC software, monitor and adjust as needed, and follow up on alerts and alarms.
• Develop SOPs and documentation where required.
• Review heat and cooling requirements; compare and recommend modifications to achieve optimal system effectiveness and efficiency.
• Utilize a work order management system to manage and accurately record work effort.
• Make recommendations on replacement of end-of-life or failed systems and materials.
• Conduct troubleshooting and corrective maintenance when required.
• Maintain assigned tools and equipment to ensure availability in a safe operating condition.
• Ensure safe seasonal start-ups and shutdowns of HVAC systems including cooling towers, pumps, AHU coils, and associated controls.
• Perform the start-up and shutdown of major building equipment when required.
• As part of equipment startups and commissioning: start up, test, charge, adjust, calibrate, balance, measure, verify, maintain, and document systems.
• Attend After Hours HVAC and refrigeration emergencies and planned shutdowns/start-ups.
• Participate in meetings as required.
• Inspect, operate, maintain, and repair mechanical systems including but not limited to boilers, chillers, HVAC equipment, pumps, generators, coolers, fridges, split units, heat pumps, rooftop units, fluid coolers, uninterruptible power supplies, life safety systems, etc., ensuring all equipment is operated in a safe and efficient manner and in compliance with all applicable government codes and regulations.
• Mitigate risk to raised floor operation by reacting to abnormal incidents, managing service support, and communicating details to supervisor and client.
• Perform other duties as assigned.