Facilities Controls Specialist, HVAC

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. UT Southwestern is honored to be a veteran-friendly work environment that is home to approximately 800 veterans. We value your integrity, dedication, and the commitment you’ve made to our country. We’re proud to support your next mission.

Ranked as the #1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the sixth consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at UT Southwestern. You will discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.

All full-time employees will have a robust benefits package including employer paid medical insurance. Children and family medical insurance plans are available at a cost to the employee.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/.

Job Summary

This position works under general supervision to provide skills for maintenance and repair of electric, electronic, and pneumatic controls to ensure required temperature and humidity to all campus buildings. This involves responding to HVAC problem calls in clinics, research laboratories, vivarium, and offices.

Shift Requirement: Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM; on-call for one week on a rotating basis every 10 to 12 weeks.

Experience and Education Requirements

• High school graduation, Vocational school or GED equivalent required.
• Associates degree in electronic technology field or vocational school with completion of manufacturers service course in repair and maintenance of temperature controls preferred.
• One (1) year experience in HVAC DDC controls and related HVAC systems required.

Job Duties

• Diagnoses, repairs, calibrates, and adjusts electric, electronic, and pneumatic HVAC controls using tools of trade to ensure required temperatures and humidity to all campus buildings.
• Operates computer-based Siemens Apogee automation system to include graphical front-end interface, building level control field panels, and terminal control units.
• Performs duties of Utilities Station Operator in emergency or as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Work requires a team player who is cooperative, cordial, empathetic, and supportive to meet internal and external expectations and requirements of the University.
• Work requires proven analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Work requires the ability to communicate clearly and accurately.
• Work requires utilization and operation of a personal computer.
• Work requires strong organization and customer service skills.
• Work requires walking, bending, climbing, lifting up to 50 lbs., pulling/pushing equipment up to 50 lbs.

The following is the acronym, "PACT", and is fundamental to all non-clinical positions at UT Southwestern Medical Center:

• P-Problem Solving: Employees take ownership in solving problems effectively, efficiently, and to the satisfaction of customers, or managers. They show initiative in addressing areas of concern before they become problems.
• A-Ability, Attitude and Accountability: Employees exhibit the ability to perform their job and conduct themselves in a professional and positive manner reflecting a professional environment readily assuming obligations in a dependable and reliable manner.
• C-Communication, Contribution, and Collaboration: Who are our customers? Anyone who requests our help, needs our work product, or receives our services. Employees focus on customer service with creative solutions while improving the customer experience through clear, courteous, and timely delivery and communication. Sharing ideas with others helps expand our contribution to department goals.
• T-Teamwork: Employees work to contribute to the department’s success by supporting co-workers, promoting excellence in work product and customer service, and in maintaining a satisfying, caring environment for each other.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed primarily in indoor areas.
• Working conditions involve exposure to disagreeable elements, such as dust, dirt, heat, damp areas, and confined spaces.

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimum require prior approval of Vice President for Human Resources Administration or his/her designee.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit: https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/why-work-here/diversity-inclusion.