HVAC Technician

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. 

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

This position is located onsite in San Diego, California.

The HVAC Tech is to perform HVAC repairs, and maintenance duties in support of the contract.

Essential Job Duties:

• Maintain numerous mechanical, electrical and electronic components; including Heating and air conditioning systems, cooling only split systems, cooling only packaged systems, packaged and split heat pumps, chilled water systems, heating only systems; convection and radiant heaters; systems may be electric, gas and hydronic operated or a combination of thereof; ventilation and exhaust systems applicable to facility ventilation and industrial equipment ventilation; refrigeration equipment; direct digital control systems and temperature controls; economizers; includes all components for the listed equipment types as well as electrical, gas, and water supply.
• Diagnose and correct problems throughout the entire system by adjusting controls to recommended settings and testing the performance using necessary special tools and equipment.
• Service and operate all types of residential, commercial, and industrial air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, climate-controlled automation systems, energy management control systems and program control systems.
• Receive and evaluate work orders and requests, investigates request or problems and where appropriate, establishes priorities.

Mandatory:

• Five years experience in the HVAC trade in service and maintenance operations.
• Thorough knowledge of National and Local building, HVAC codes, refrigeration, chillers, HVAC, pneumatics, steam, and condensate systems.
• OSHA 30-Hour Training for General Industry (or ability to complete within 120-calendar days of hire).
• Must be able to read and interpret plans, schematics specifications, operating and maintenance manuals, codes, and regulations.
• General knowledge of hand and power tools.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Valid class C state driver’s license with suitable driving record (must provide current driving record).
• Must be able to don required personal protective equipment.
• Ability to pass and maintain cleared background check.
• US Citizen or ability to legally work in the US.

Preferred:

• EPA certified per section 608 of the Clean Air Act and hold no less than a Universal level CFC certification (will always be required to carry this certification on their person).
• Technical, vocational or trade school graduate or equivalent.
• Background in Building Maintenance.
• Two years’ experience on screw chiller units >100-ton capacity and industrial cooling towers.
• Two years’ experience on variable frequency drives and air handler unit maintenance activities

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed mostly indoors. Outdoor work is subject to temperature extremes and inclement weather conditions.
• Work hours are subject to change, with weekend work or overtime as needed.
• Subject to hazards that may cause personal bodily harm; diseases, cuts, bruises, burns, common colds, influenza, dust, odors, and elevated noise levels.
• Tasks may be performed on elevated, uneven, inclined, hard, and soft-carpeted floors, cement structures and surfaces, including building rooftops and elevated passageways.
• Must be able to work under, in or around buildings, structures, or fixtures, such as ducting systems, attics or crawl spaces.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand and/or walk for long periods at a time, sit, use of hands and fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, climb ladders, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, or smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision.
  

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.

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