Title: HVAC Installation and Repair Technician/Boiler Plant Operator
State Role Title: Trades Technician IV
Hiring Range: $69,000 - $80,000 annually
Pay Band: 4
Agency: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Location: MAIN MUSEUM
Agency Website: https://vmfa.museum/
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
At the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), we value our employees.
The Building and Grounds team is relentlessly passionate about their work. Every day we come to work and support the needs of the museum by completing the necessary work to ensure that operations run smoothly.
We welcome applications of skilled service professionals who are team-centric and positively energetic to join the museum as the HVAC Installation and Repair Technician/Boiler Plant Operator.
This is a non-exempt position which offers Commonwealth of Virginia employee benefits such as 12 paid holidays, health benefits and more!
Why Join the Buildings and Grounds Team?
Inclusive Workplace:
We are proud of our diverse workforce and vibrant art-filled surroundings. We value your strengths and experiences. Come be yourself!
Flexible Scheduling:
The Building and Grounds team works to offer flexible scheduling for our employees. We also alternate on-call shifts so employees can enjoy their time off when not on call.
Team-centric:
Work with people whose unique perspectives and talents are appreciated. Our Building and Grounds staff work together as a team to accomplish the work needed and everyone’s unique talents and contributions are valued.
Mission-Driven:
The work completed by the Building and Grounds team supports museum operations. VMFA is the only art museum in the United States open 365 days a year with free general admission. Our purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art and to encourage the study of the arts.
Professional Environment:
Professionalism is a key tenet in our workplace. Come create career-supportive relationships with some of the best professionals in the industry. Learn and grow with us.
Perks:
All VMFA staff enjoy free coffee, free admission to special exhibitions, previews of special exhibitions, employee pricing for select museum programs and classes, and discounts at Amuse, Best Café and the VMFA Shop. Employee uniforms are provided.
About the Work:
The HVAC Installation and Repair Technician/Boiler Plant Operators purpose is to develop, maintain and secure the Museum’s buildings and grounds to support its collections, education and research functions.
The HVAC Installation and Repair Technician/Boiler Plant Operator is responsible for:
- Maintaining continuous, 24-hour operation of the buildings located on the Museum's campus by providing troubleshooting and maintenance skills for a wide variety of air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilation equipment.
- Provides a stable museum environment with strict parameters of temperature and humidity levels through the use of specialized skills and computer based Building Automation System, with “On Call” responsibilities for first response to problems or emergencies that occur after normal business hours that could disrupt or endanger the Museum’s operation, patrons, staff, or the art collections.
- When necessary, acts as Museum’s on-site coordinator with contractors to correct problems and make emergency repairs after normal working hours.
- When needed, test and maintain Life Safety Systems at the Museum consisting of Fire Suppression and Emergency Generator.
Minimum Qualifications
- Extensive knowledge of steam boiler plants and associated equipment.
- Knowledge of various types of heating, air conditioning and ventilation equipment, centrifugal chillers, low pressure steam boilers, and support equipment.
- Knowledge of temperature and humidity control and computerized building automation systems.
- Working skill in the use of HVAC diagnostic equipment and tools.
- Considerable experience in the field of commercial/industrial heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration.
- Journeyman's license or the union equivalent of the DPOR journeyman’s card.
- Valid Virginia Driver's License.
Additional Considerations
- High school graduate.
- Certificate of completion from accredited mechanical trades school.
- Certification from an EPA approved school for refrigerant handling (preferred).
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
The selected candidate must pass a criminal history background check.
All applicants must submit an online application. This posting will remain open until filled.
Contact Information
Name: Human Resources Services
Phone: please email
Email: recruitment@vmfa.museum
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
