HVAC Mechanic III

TITLE:                                    HVAC MECHANIC III

DEPARTMENT:                  Facilities

JOB CODE:                           HVM3                  

DATE:                                    04/22/2026                        

REPORTS TO:                      Facilities Manager

DLSE STATUS:                 Exempt

 The HVAC Mechanic III performs maintenance and service repairs on heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems. Install new units or replacement parts for existing units according to specifications and established safety guidelines. Follow blueprints or engineering specifications to install units. Performs troubleshooting to identify the cause of problems. Maintains and secures a spare parts inventory. Recommends purchasing maintenance equipment and supplies as required to improve processes and efficiencies.

 ·         Installation & Repair: Install, service, refurbish, and preventively maintain HVAC and refrigeration equipment, including compressors, condensers, chillers, boilers, cooling towers, heat pumps, packaged AC units, and related controls 

·         Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve complex system issues, including electronic, pneumatic, and network-connected controls 

·         Preventive Maintenance: Perform routine inspections, cleaning, lubrication, alignment, and adjustments to ensure system efficiency and compliance with codes 

·         System Balancing: Balance HVAC systems to optimize airflow and temperature distribution 

·         Refrigerant Handling: Overhaul and recharge refrigeration systems, following EPA Section 608 certification requirements.

·         Parts & Inventory: Maintain spare parts inventory, recommend purchases, and coordinate material needs 

·         Building Management Systems (BMS): Interact with and adjust BMS to monitor and control HVAC operations 

·         Emergency Response: Respond to 24/7 service calls and critical alarms.

·         Compliance & Safety: Ensure all work meets local, state, and national codes; follow safe tool and equipment handling procedures

·         Other duties as requested.

 ·         Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.

·         EPA Section 608 Certification (CFC)

·         HVAC Mechanical State License

 ·         Three (3) to five (5) years’ related experience.

 ·         Knowledge of general principles and theories of pressure, vacuum, vaporization, and heat conduction, and safety regulations.

·         Skill in the use of tools required to maintain and repair HVAC equipment.

·         Ability to understand and follow directions, to work from blueprints and sketches; to maintain proper heating, ventilation, and air conditioning levels; to diagnose malfunctioning units; to maintain records; and to communicate effectively.

·         The ability to perform highly detailed work with sustained attention and care while providing/obtaining information on numerous inquiries is paramount to success in this position.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
• Occasional stooping and frequent standing, constant walking, sitting, climbing, reaching high/low levels, finger movement, feeling, speaking clearly, hearing conversationally, and seeing far and near.

 ·         Position is on site unless specific authorization from the manager.

·        The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

·         Occasionally required to work in confined space.

 ·   The mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 ·   Frequent variety of unrelated tasks.  Constant calculating, interrupted work, a variety of interrelated tasks, and use of sustained concentration, reasoning, judgment, resourcefulness, analytical ability, and ingenuity.

 ·         Ability to work effectively with a diverse community.

Excellent benefits:  Medical, dental, vision, retirement plan, vacation accrues on first day of employment, wellness programs, 17 paid holidays per year, up to 16 hours of paid time off to participate in community service and much more.   

 Salary range:  minimum $74,014.32 to maximum $92,517.90

Full Time  

EEO Statement: Charles R. Drew University is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. Applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability or covered veteran status. 

Fair Chance Statement: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local “Fair Chance” laws.