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Data Center Technician -HVAC

ABM Industries

Chantilly, VAJob$42–55/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$42–55/hr
Location
Chantilly, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified • Visa sponsorship

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

EPA 608 Universal Certification, requiredSecurity clearance, requiredValid Driver License, required

Job overview

The Critical Facility Technician Journeyman - HVAC supports mission-critical, data center, and commercial mechanical operations. The role performs preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, inspections, documentation, and customer-facing HVAC support while maintaining safety, quality, and uptime standards. It includes field service and customer-site coverage, with overtime, flexible schedules, on-call rotation, or emergency response as business needs require.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

HVAC Troubleshooting, requiredCommercial HVAC Repair, requiredHVAC Equipment Systems, requiredMechanical Diagnosis, requiredElectrical Diagnosis, requiredAirflow Diagnosis, requiredRefrigerant Handling, requiredControls Diagnosis, requiredWiring Diagram Interpretation, requiredEquipment Manual Interpretation, requiredMechanical Drawing Interpretation, requiredCMMS, requiredWork Order Systems, requiredBAS/BMS, nice to haveCritical Facility Operations, nice to haveCritical Cooling Equipment, nice to haveChiller Systems, nice to haveCooling Tower Systems, nice to haveCentral Plant Systems, nice to haveMission-Critical Documentation, nice to haveCustomer Coordination, nice to haveVendor Coordination, nice to haveQuote Development, nice to haveParts Identification, nice to haveService Planning, nice to haveCommunication, nice to havePrioritization, nice to haveIndependent Work, requiredJudgment, required

Qualifications

5+ Years HVAC Experience, requiredEPA 608 Universal Certification, requiredValid Driver License, requiredHigh School Diploma or GED, requiredGovernment Security Clearance Eligibility, requiredOSHA 10 or OSHA 30, nice to haveNFPA 70E, nice to haveJourneyman License, nice to haveLocal Union Trade Credentials, nice to haveSecurity Clearance With Polygraph, nice to have

Full job description

Overview

The Critical Facility Technician Journeyman - HVAC supports mission-critical, data center, and commercial mechanical operations across the Metro Atlanta market. This role is responsible for performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, inspections, documentation, and customer-facing HVAC support while maintaining strict safety, quality, and uptime standards.

Pay: $42.00 -$55.00 hourly

The pay listed is the salary range for this position. Any specific offer will vary based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.

You may be eligible to participate in a Company incentive or bonus program.

Benefits: ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit

Benefit Information: ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM Employee Benefits | Front Line Team Members (https://wpe-media.abm.com/wp-content/uploads/AnnualBenefitFlyers/Recruiting%20Flyer%20-%20Frontline.pdf)

A good job for someone just entering the workforce or returning to the workforce with limited experience and education. ABM is a military and veteran friendly employer, veterans and candidates with military experience encouraged to apply. Military Occupational Specialty Code: 91E, 91C, EM, HT, MK, DC, 1161, 1341, 3E1X1

Responsibilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Strong troubleshooting skills across HVAC, mechanical, electrical, refrigerant, airflow, and controls systems.

  • Ability to work independently in customer-facing commercial and mission-critical environments.

  • Strong judgment to determine when to repair, escalate, quote, or involve specialized support.

  • Ability to prioritize work based on safety, customer impact, equipment criticality, and uptime risk.

  • Comfortable working in live critical environments where communication, documentation, and procedural discipline are required.

  • Strong communication skills with customers, vendors, dispatch, technicians, and leadership.

  • Detail-oriented approach to PM records, service reports, refrigerant logs, deficiency notes, and follow-up recommendations.

  • Professional appearance, dependable attendance, and ability to represent ABM well in the field.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on HVAC journeyman with strong commercial mechanical experience and the ability to support mission-critical customers across the Atlanta market. This person should be comfortable performing PMs, troubleshooting equipment, completing repairs, using BAS/BMS systems, documenting work accurately, communicating with customers, coordinating with vendors, and protecting uptime in live critical environments.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair work on commercial and mission-critical HVAC systems.

  • Service and maintain RTUs, AHUs, CRAC/CRAH units, split systems, heat pumps, fan coils, VAVs, exhaust fans, pumps, condensers, and related mechanical equipment.

  • Diagnose mechanical, electrical, airflow, refrigerant, and controls-related issues and recommend appropriate corrective action.

  • Use BAS/BMS systems to monitor equipment status, support troubleshooting, verify alarms, place equipment in maintenance mode, and confirm proper system operation.

  • Support data center and critical facility uptime requirements by following site-specific procedures, MOPs, SOPs, EOPs, LOTO, and change-control practices.

  • Respond to alarms, service calls, urgent repairs, and customer concerns in a safe, timely, and professional manner.

  • Complete work orders, PM documentation, service reports, inspection records, refrigerant logs, and related maintenance documentation accurately and on time.

  • Identify deficiencies, communicate repair needs, support quote development, and escalate complex issues when needed.

  • Coordinate with vendors, subcontractors, site teams, dispatch, service leadership, and ABM management to complete PMs, repairs, inspections, and project work.

  • Maintain safe work practices, including proper use of PPE, LOTO, SDS, electrical safety awareness, refrigerant handling, ladder safety, and housekeeping.

  • Support field-based service, project work, PM ramp-up, and customer site coverage throughout the Metro Atlanta market.

  • Work overtime, flexible schedules, on-call rotation, or emergency response as business needs require.

  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

  • 5+ years of commercial, industrial, institutional, or mission-critical HVAC experience.

  • Journeyman-level HVAC skill set with hands-on experience troubleshooting and repairing commercial HVAC equipment.

  • Experience with RTUs, AHUs, split systems, heat pumps, pumps, VAVs, fan coils, exhaust fans, and related controls.

  • EPA 608 Universal Certification.

  • Ability to diagnose mechanical, electrical, airflow, refrigerant, and basic controls issues.

  • Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams, equipment manuals, work orders, PM procedures, and basic mechanical drawings.

  • Experience using CMMS, service platforms, or work order systems to document maintenance and repairs.

  • Working knowledge of LOTO, PPE, SDS, refrigerant handling, and general safe work practices.

  • Valid driver license and ability to travel to customer sites across the Metro Atlanta area.

  • High school diploma or GED.

  • Ability to work overtime, flexible schedules, on-call rotation, or emergency response as required.

  • Must be able to obtain a high-level government security clearance, we sponsor.

Preferred:

  • Data center, hyperscale, colocation, hospital, airport, clean room, telecom, manufacturing, or other critical-environment experience.

  • Experience with CRAC/CRAH units, Liebert, Stulz, Data Aire, Vertiv, or similar critical cooling equipment.

  • Experience with chillers, cooling towers, condenser systems, pumps, four-pipe systems, central plants, or larger tonnage HVAC equipment.

  • Familiarity with MOPs, SOPs, EOPs, change control, permit-to-work, and mission-critical documentation.

  • OSHA 10, OSHA 30, NFPA 70E, journeyman license, or local union trade credentials.

  • Experience coordinating with customers, vendors, subcontractors, and internal service or project teams.

  • Ability to support repair recommendations, quote development, parts identification, and follow-up service planning.

  • Security clearance with polygraph

REQNUMBER: 173054

ABM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer qualified applicants without regard race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran or any other protected factor under federal, state, or local law. ABM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance in completing the employment application, please call 888-328-8606. We will provide you with assistance and make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,340 open HVAC Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$42–55/hr
  • Virginia median$24–45/hr37 hourly ranges
  • US median$29–42/hr584 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $48.50/hr, is 45% above the Virginia median midpoint ($34/hr) — in the top quarter of HVAC Technician hourly ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 59 open HVAC Technician jobs in Virginia and 1,340 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; HVAC Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (858 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 592 of the 1,340 open HVAC Technician jobs (44%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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