BAS Technicians - Houston - GTN Technical Staffing

Job Title: Building Automation Systems (BAS) Technician
Pay: $58, 240-$83, 200 annually, depending on experience.

Responsibilities:

- Program, start-up, troubleshoot, commission, and service commercial Building Automation System equipment, including on-call service as necessary.
- Respond to after-hours service calls as needed, ensuring customer satisfaction with a positive attitude.
- Attend in-house and formal training sessions when offered.
- Record time and job information daily;submit weekly timesheets by Monday 08: 00 AM.
- Maintain accurate paperwork and a valid driving license with a safe driving record.
- Identify and implement BAS energy and performance improvements with minimal oversight.
- Perform calibration testing and repairs on advanced electronic, electrical, and pneumatic control systems.
- Work on building automation controls and instrumentation related to refrigeration and HVAC systems.
- Perform system commissioning and diagnostics from system-level controllers to end devices, completing commissioning documentation.
- Obtain trend data to identify system improvements.
- Utilize various pneumatic/electronic test instruments and optimize controls for chillers and other HVAC equipment.
- Install and service products and equipment on assigned projects.
- Use hand tools and laptops to install, diagnose, repair, and program HVAC equipment.
- Identify, analyze, diagnose, and repair instruments and products at customer locations.
- Perform preventive maintenance, site surveys, replacements, and modifications as requested by customers.
- Prepare for on-site installations and repairs by examining building layouts, anticipating difficulties, gathering materials, and coordinating on-site work.
- Inspect vehicles for condition and literature supplies.
- Maintain HVAC equipment by inspecting for signs of wear.
- Determine parts needed for repairs and order them timely.
- Document and maintain paperwork for each job.
- Serve as a direct contact for customers, representing the company.
- Support HVAC Field Technicians by providing technical assistance and guidance.
- Utilize project plans to prioritize and schedule work sequences.
- Provide technical support and training to customers.

Education, Qualifications, and/or Experience:

- Associate’s Degree or equivalent from a Technical/Trade School and/or two (2) years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to repair/calibrate individual instruments and controls on a system and troubleshoot/fine-tune the control system as a whole.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Must possess a valid Texas driver's license with a safe driving record.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, AutoCAD, and programming.
- Certifications in Tridium N4, Distech, and/or Siemens are a plus (prefer a tech with Siemens experience).

Physical Requirements:

- Must handle and lift normal tools of the trade for building automation and automatic temperature control installation and service work.
- Regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle or feel, talk, or hear.
- Frequently required to walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Occasionally required to sit.
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds with assistance.
- Frequently climb and/or work off step ladders and extension ladders, following safe work practices and wearing required safety gear.
- Frequently access building roofs to commission and service control equipment.
- Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Preferred:
- Siemens experience is preferred for this Austin location.