HVAC Systems Technician II Lead - Phoenix Convention Center

ABOUT THIS POSITION

The Phoenix Convention Center and Venues hosts a diverse range of conventions, trade shows, meetings, and entertainment events in one of the premier convention facilities in the United States. We are committed to delivering the highest levels of customer service and guest experience in the industry. We enhance the economic vitality of the downtown area, the city of Phoenix and the state of Arizona by supporting tourism-related industries, businesses, and cultural organizations.

The HVAC Systems Technician II Lead offers experienced HVAC/Mechanical Systems Technician the opportunity to join our team in performing skilled and semi-skilled work in the installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of heating and air conditioning systems/components and other mechanical equipment, including automatic doors/gates, pumps, air compressors, and fire/life safety systems, in one or more public buildings. This position often works independently. Candidates must be self-motivated and able to work alone

The HVAC Systems Technician II Lead position within the Mechanical Systems team is an HVAC technician lead position and is responsible for issuing preventive maintenance work orders to the HVAC technicians, closing out work orders upon completion of the assigned work, creating a weekly work plan for the Mechanical Systems team, working closely with the Building Equipment Supervisors to ensure continuity of the work flow process, operate the building automation system (BAS), and troubleshooting and repair of HVAC and associated mechanical equipment.

This position may also be tasked with providing technical insight for upcoming projects and at times may oversee work being performed by outside contractors at the Convention Center and Venues.

BEOII team members are currently assigned 10-hour workdays and may include weekends, holidays and evenings shifts. Currently there are three different 4-10 shifts:

• Sunday - Wednesday 2:30pm - 1:00am
• Wednesday - Saturday 5:00am-3:30pm
• Wednesday - Saturday 2:30pm-1:00am

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Ability to use a wide variety of tools and equipment including:
• Mechanic tools.
• Volt ohm meter (VOM).
• HVAC troubleshooting and diagnosis tools.
• Metal fabricating tools.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments.
• Ability to operate equipment according to manuals, directions, specifications, or warning signals.
• Ability to work in the field supervising and directing Building Equipment Operators I, Building Maintenance Workers, and other maintenance support employees according to general or specific instructions received from a Building Equipment Supervisor.

SALARY

Pay Range: $31.82 - $42.64 per hour.

Hiring Range: $31.82 - $40.61 per hour.

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 002 Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Two years of journey level experience in the operation, repair, and maintenance of large, modern refrigeration and heating systems,
• Supplemented by training in modern refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
• Posses a Universal EPA certification.
• Working irregular hours, shifts, weekends, holidays, and evenings may be required.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions, click here.
• The City job description can be found here.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Experience in overseeing service contractors and ensuring adherence to the contracts.
• Experience in coordinating outside contractors for repairs or maintenance, and ordering parts to maintain and repair equipment.
• Experience in oversight and monitoring progress of a comprehensive preventive maintenance program.
• Experience in a Guest Services environment providing services with direct customer contact.
• Experience or training in the inspection, service and repair of Cooling towers, fan coils, dampers, centrifugal pumps, boilers, water pumps, blowers.
• Experience or training in Computer use and operation relating to HVAC/Mechanical Systems equipment and Building Automation Systems (BAS).
• Experience in the methods, practices, tools, and materials used in air conditioning, heating, air handling operations, maintenance and repair work.
• Experience in plumbing, electricity, mechanics, sheet metal work, and water analysis and treatment.
• Experience in the use and care of manual tools and equipment necessary to perform various mechanical repair tasks.
• Lead or Supervisory experience.
• Experience in Commercial/Industrial HVAC and mechanical equipment maintenance, troubleshooting and repair.
• Experience in the installation, service and repair of electronic controls.
• Experience working with automated preventative maintenance and predictive maintenance programs.
• Experience in using computer systems (windows, excel, email, etc.)
• Experience with MS Office applications (e.g., Word and Excel).
• Experience with chiller maintenance and repair.
• Experience with Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes January 5, 2025. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Building Equip Op II, JC:74680, ID# 59989, 12/12/25, USM, DB, Benefits:002.

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