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Building Controls amp; Commissioning Technician

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

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Location
Austin, TX
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Job overview

The Building Controls and Commissioning Technician performs commissioning, functional testing, and calibration of HVAC systems and building automation equipment in existing buildings. The role measures and verifies system data, supports testing and balancing projects, and repairs or replaces mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems. It also works with campus teams and external partners to troubleshoot building issues and optimize automation programming and operating sequences.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

HVAC CommissioningBuilding AutomationFunctional TestingEquipment CalibrationTest InstrumentationTesting and BalancingAirflow MeasurementHVAC TroubleshootingAutomation ProgrammingConstruction Drawings

Full job description

Performs commissioning activities on existing buildings HVAC, heating and cooling systems. Develops and performs functional testing and calibration of building automation equipment. Utilizes specialized test instruments to measure and verify data being transmitted to the building automation system including airflow, temperature, humidity and pressure. Repairs or replaces mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems as required.Assists in planning and executing Test Adjusting and Balancing projects including balancing airflow with a flow hood and performing pitot tube traverses of ductwork. Properly records air flow and equipment data and creates accurate reports.Works with the other UT maintenance and energy groups to troubleshoot and resolve complex HVAC related building issues.Interfaces with campus faculty, staff, engineers, vendors, and contractors to resolve building systems problems.Collaborates with engineers, BAS analysts and energy managers to optimize building automation system programming and sequences of operation.Uses construction drawings, technical documents and specifications to plan and execute projects and troubleshoot building issues correctly and efficiently.Composes, reviews, and processes shop and project paperwork, including, but not limited to daily and final project summaries, time sheets, material requests, and work orders.Works with the other UT maintenance and energy groups to troubleshoot and resolve complex HVAC related building issues.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,416 open HVAC Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$85–119K/yr233 salary ranges
  • Texas median$30–47/hr41 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 125 open HVAC Technician jobs in Texas and 1,416 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
HVAC Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (914 postings).
Education
7 of the 1,416 open HVAC Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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