HVAC Supervisor - 999921
- Facilities Planning & Management
- Staff, full-time (32+ hours per week)
Title: HVAC Supervisor - 999921
Position Number: 999921
Unit/Department: Facilities Planning & Management
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Department Summary:
Come join the Drake team! We are currently seeking someone to assist in leading our HVAC Department. We are in search of a competent, solutions-driven, and service-minded HVAC Supervisor. Drake University offers generous benefits and opportunities for growth and development.
Job Summary:
Under the direct or indirect supervision from the Executive Director, Associate Director or HVAC Utility Manager, the HVAC Supervisor will be responsible for the work of heating, air conditioning and ventilation maintenance and repairs by HVAC mechanics, Duty Engineers, Assistant Duty Engineers and other assigned personnel. This team will operate, maintain, and repair all equipment used for heating, ventilation and air conditioning. This includes operations of a central heating plant utilizing steam and/or hot water for tempering or heating buildings and a chilled water system to provide cooling to all buildings.
Minimum Qualifications:
• High School education or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing a professional and skilled trades work force that is customer service focused, response to work request inquiries and is courteous with customers.
• Strong supervision and leadership skills that can direct employees and coordinate schedules.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to initiate and maintain good customer and co-worker relationships in a team environment.
• Ability to respond to off-hours emergencies and telephone calls.
• Valid Iowa Driver’s License, good driving record and insurable by Drake University.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with automated work management system managing work flow, assigning work, work completion monitoring, work performance analysis, and time entry.
• Universal Refrigeration License and/or experience to adjust refrigerant charges and super-heat levels.
• HVAC Experience sufficient to qualify with a minimum of 5 years actual work in the trade.
• Ability to operate high pressure boilers and chillers to maintain system temperatures and equipment.
• Proficiency using building automations systems.
Job Duties:
- 20% - Leads a team that performs maintenance and service repairs on heating, ventilation, and cooling systems including controls, pumps, fans, motors, forced air equipment, boilers and cooling equipment, and building automation. - (Essential)
- 20% - Assists in providing hands-on training of HVAC Mechanics, Duty Engineers, and Assistant Duty Engineers in the maintenance and repair of HVAC equipment. - (Essential)
- 10% - Schedules seasonally change equipment over from heating to cooling and back with filter changes and PM assigned tasks. - (Essential)
- 10% - Manages building automation system (Metasys), trains staff on operations of BAS to set equipment trends to monitor energy consumption and adjust accordingly. - (Essential)
- 10% - Responsible for preventative maintenance of HVAC equipment, assigns and schedules work to be completed by staff. Assigns Work Orders in the CMMS and confirms completion and close out by staff, creates reports promptly and accurately. - (Essential)
- 10% - Oversees operation of HVAC equipment in responsible manner and recommends purchasing of maintenance equipment and supplies as required to improve processes and efficiencies. - (Essential)
- 5% - Responsible for maintaining steam boilers, condensate pumps, steam traps and control valves, hydronic circulation pumps, hydronic system venting requirements, calibration of pneumatic thermostats, chiller operations and adjustments, and operations of JCI building automatic systems. - (Essential)
- 5% - Directs and/or assists in repairs of HVAC equipment with HVAC Mechanics and contractors. - (Essential)
- 5% - Evaluates refrigeration systems and troubleshoots problems, change-out refrigeration compressors as necessary. - (Essential)
- 5% - Other duties as assigned - (Essential)
Special Instructions to Applicants:
For consideration, you must apply online. Please include a resume and cover letter.
Review of Applications Begins:
A review of applications will begin immediately. This position will remain open until filled.
Salary and Benefits:
At Drake, we are proud to offer our employees, their spouses, and eligible dependents a comprehensive benefits package, which includes a wide range of core benefits, perks, and discounts. If you are exploring a job with Drake University, we invite you to spend a little time with our Drake Benefits Guide 2025. One of our popular policies provides a tuition waiver for Drake employees, their spouses, and eligible dependents. Drake also participates in not one, but two tuition exchange programs available to dependent children. Tuition Benefits
For faculty positions, selection will depend on the receipt of recommendation confirming the candidate's scholarly achievements and teaching abilities and/or on the candidate's satisfactory passing of a teaching demonstration if selected for an on-campus interview. For staff positions, selection will depend upon careful review of each applicant’s references, education, and, if applicable, experience.
About Drake:
Drake University is recognized as a top private university in the Midwest. Drake is a midsize university in Des Moines, Iowa, with an increasingly diverse student body. We are deeply committed to equity and inclusion and creating a sense of belonging for all members of the campus community—faculty, staff, and students alike. More than 900 faculty and staff are part of the Bulldog pack, a close-knit group of colleagues enthusiastic about preparing students to be global citizens and leaders, challenging assumptions. Drake University is not only an outstanding institution of higher learning, it is also a wonderful place to work. We are enthusiastically committed to welcoming new ideas and people into the fold, and to retaining and rewarding stellar employees.
All positions at Drake provide opportunities to contribute to Drake University’s core mission of creating an exceptional learning environment that prepares students of all backgrounds for meaningful lives and professional accomplishments.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Drake:
At Drake University, we don’t just accept differences—we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our students, our employees, and our community. Drake University is proud to support an equal opportunity, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. In fact, the celebration of diversity and inclusion are embedded in our Core Values. Learn more about our DEI commitment and efforts here.
We welcome applicants of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If you are a member of a socially or historically underrepresented or marginalized group or you have actively demonstrated a commitment to diversity and inclusion, we strongly encourage you to apply. If you are a member of one of the equity groups identified by applicable law, we encourage you to self-identify, where requested in our online application system.
Drake University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. If you would benefit from an accommodation at any point in the recruitment process (including using our online application process), please contact Drake Human Resources (ph: 515.271.3133; e: jobs@drake.edu) and let us know how we can assist you.
At Drake University, we highly value a diverse, inclusive workforce. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We stand firmly against discrimination including on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, religion, age, disability, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.
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