Hvac Technician

Job Title: Mobile Engineer 3

Job Description

The Mobile HVAC Engineer 3 operates, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs facility equipment and building systems across multiple commercial facilities in the Columbus, GA area. This role focuses on HVAC systems while also supporting electrical, plumbing, and general facility maintenance. The position involves traveling between sites within approximately a 40-minute radius, ensuring that all building systems operate safely, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable standards.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair facility equipment and building systems across multiple commercial facilities.
• Perform maintenance, monitoring, and repairs on mechanical, plumbing, structural, furniture, fire and life safety, and control systems to keep facilities and building systems up to applicable standards.
• Travel between multiple facilities within the assigned geographic area to ensure proper function and performance of building systems.
• Maintain responsibility for facility services, including preventive maintenance, purchasing and inventory control, contracted maintenance, general maintenance, and technical proficiency.
• Perform maintenance on HVAC systems and associated equipment, including cleaning, inspecting, calibrating, and replacing parts to maintain optimum performance levels.
• Record equipment readings and make necessary adjustments to ensure proper operation of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems.
• Comply with departmental policies for the safe storage, use, and disposal of hazardous materials, maintaining a clean and safe workplace.
• Conduct periodic checks of tools and instrument inventory to ensure availability and proper condition.
• Monitor the quality and pricing of maintenance work performed by outside contractors and provide feedback or recommendations as needed.
• Follow all safety procedures, maintain good housekeeping practices, and ensure safety in all work areas.
• Recognize potential dangers and safety hazards in facilities and propose methods to eliminate or mitigate those risks.
• Communicate effectively with customers, colleagues, and supervisors regarding work status, issues identified, and recommended solutions.
• Provide facilities maintenance support as a traveling technician for multiple local customers within the Columbus, GA area.

Essential Skills

• 5–7 years of experience maintaining and repairing commercial building systems, including HVAC.
• Experience working with commercial or industrial mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems.
• Ability to analyze the operation of commercial or industrial mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems, determine the cause of problems or malfunctions, and take effective corrective action.
• HVAC EPA 608 Type II Certification.
• HVAC EPA Universal Certification.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Strong general handyman skills, including light plumbing and light electrical work.
• Ability to travel between multiple facilities within the assigned area during the workday.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with customers and team members.
• Ability to work a Monday through Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with some overtime and on-call responsibilities.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Preferred experience in commercial HVAC environments.
• EPA 608 Universal Certification is preferred in addition to required certifications.
• Two years of trades schooling in electrical system design, refrigeration, or HVAC is preferred.
• Working knowledge of computer applications, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to remain multi-skilled across craft areas such as electrical, HVAC, piping/plumbing, and central utility plant operations.
• Comfort working in a nonunion environment.

Why Work Here?

You will work in a field-based role that offers variety, autonomy, and the opportunity to develop deep technical expertise across multiple building systems. The position provides exposure to a range of commercial facilities and technologies, supporting ongoing professional growth in HVAC and facilities maintenance. You will join a team that values safety, technical proficiency, and high-quality service, with opportunities to build strong relationships with local customers and contribute directly to the reliability and performance of their facilities.

Work Environment

This is a mobile, field-based role supporting commercial facilities in and around the Columbus, GA area, generally within a 40-minute radius of the technician’s home and typically within an eight-hour workday. The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with some overtime and ongoing on-call responsibilities. The work involves traveling between 20–30 different customer sites, which may be visited once a month or multiple times per month, depending on maintenance needs. The environment includes mechanical rooms, plant areas, and general building spaces where mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire and life safety, and control systems are installed. Work may require the use of standard HVAC, electrical, and plumbing tools, as well as computers and software such as Microsoft Word and Excel for documentation and reporting. Safety procedures, proper handling of hazardous materials, and maintaining clean, orderly work areas are integral parts of the work environment. Dress will be appropriate for a hands-on technical facilities role, suitable for mechanical and maintenance activities in commercial buildings.

This is a Contract position based out of Columbus, GA.

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $33.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a hybrid position in Columbus,GA.

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 22, 2026.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.