Posting Details

Position Information

Role Title

Trades Technician III

Role Code

79033

Pay Band

Posting Details

Working Title

Housing HVAC Repair Technician

Position Number

01431A

Department

HOUSING MAINTENANCE

Location

Norfolk, VA

Type of Position

Classified

Type of Job

Full Time

EEO Category

G Skilled Craft Workers

Job Description

To maintain all heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration system and all associated equipment, to its maximum capability at journeyman level. To operate energy management control system in an efficient manner.

This position is designated essential personnel for emergency closings. The holder of this position is also subject serving on a schedule to be called back to work during non-work hours. In such an event, this position is required to respond to after-hours calls.

Type of Recruitment

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Extensive working knowledge of heating, ventilating, PTAC, geothermal, and air conditioning operations. Must be able to repair and perform maintenance on institutional type equipment. Demonstrated ability to read and understand blueprints. Demonstrated ability to solve problems with P-tech, heating, air conditioning, geothermal, and ventilation equipment. Understanding of HVAC equipment and tools.

Special licenses, registration or certification

Valid Virginia Driver’s license and insurable driving record. Virginia Journeyman mechanical license. Successful completion of a refrigerant transition and recovery course and tests. Certified for Type Universal.

Education or training

None

Level and type of experience

Extensive heating, ventilating and air conditioning, boiler equipment repair and maintenance.

Additional Considerations (supplemental knowledge, skills, abilities, education, experience, licensure, certification)

High school diploma or equivalent.

Conditions of Employment

In-person reporting to campus. Not eligible for telework.

Facilities Management employees are considered essential personnel and subject to working during university closings.

This is an open until filled recruitment. This recruitment may close after the five-day required posting period when a suitable pool of applicants has been generated.

Annual Salary/Hourly Rate

Salary commensurate with education and experience

Posting Detail Information

Job Requisition Number

S03391

Job Open To

General Public

Open Date

07/20/2026

Close Date

Open Until Filled

Yes

Special Instructions Summary

Valid and insurable driver’s license. Department of Motor Vehicle report will be routinely requested.

Criminal Background Check

The final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check.

College Home Page

Department Home Page

Equity Statement

It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Reasonable Accommodation Request

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.

Alternative Hiring Process

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process.

To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter.

To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

* Are you a former federal employee who was terminated from a position of employment with the federal government on or after January 1, 2025, due to a reduction in the federal budget or initiatives put in place by the federal Department of Government Efficiency?
- Yes - If yes, please upload a copy of your Standard Form (SF-50)
- No

* Do you now, or will you in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa?
- Yes
- No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

Resume

Optional Documents

Yellow Layoff Form

Blue Layoff Card

AHP Letter

Standard Form 50 (SF-50)

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