This will be a remote position based out of the Banfield Pet Hospital Headquarters in Vancouver, WA.

Salary Range: $36.07 - $49.60/hour (DOE)

Summary and Qualifications:

The HVAC Specialist will provide appropriate design, preventive maintenance and repairs to ensure HVAC is 100% functional at our stand alone and acquisition locations.

Essential Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
• Quickly assess, troubleshoot, determine best approach and react to each repair to resolve expediently.
• Recognize deficiencies in existing design/equipment, collaborate with mechanical design engineers to identify resolution, procure costs and project manage to completion.
• Interpret lease repair language for Landlord/Tenant responsibility, ensuring compliance with lease timing obligations, collaborating with Lease Administration and Legal teams to prepare default notice request to ensure compliance and resolution.
• Interview, negotiate and procure contractors for repairs and national contracted preventive maintenance services, tracking and reporting on task completion and related costs.
• Manage outside vendors ensuring completion of all assigned repairs and projects.
• Utilize building management system to remotely diagnose refrigeration system and control malfunctions, providing oversite to local technicians.
• Perform market tours to assess facility conditions and vendor quality control.
• Communicate regularly with Field Leadership and associates regarding status of repairs and project completions.
• Manage long term capital asset plan and perform equipment replacements based on plan.
• Perform equipment roof sweeps with no effective HVAC downtime at the hospital.
• Approve, track and report all expenditures for existing standalone hospital facility repair and capital projects, including responsibility of managing to an annual allocated plan for expense tracking.
• Review and redline new construction engineer's specifications, working directly with outside mechanical engineers to improve mechanical designs based on Banfield specific needs, region and common complaints.
• Review, update and approve new construction equipment and design submittals per construction timelines.
• Other job duties as assigned.

• Ability to work at a computer for long periods of time.
• Project timelines and work volume/deadlines may require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job.
• Must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form and to solve problems involving several variables.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate necessary equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is normally moderate.
• Environment where pets are present.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, HVAC technician, Operating Engineer, Facilities, or Construction is preferred, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• HVAC/Refrigeration Certification is preferred.
• Five years of HVAC technician experience with mechanical and operating engineering and facilities construction in a multi-unit environment are required.
• Problem Solving and trouble shooting in electrical, plumbing, casework and general building construction is required.
• Ability to read and interpret construction blueprints is required.

• Competitive salary with paid time off & holidays so you can spend time with the people you love
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your loved ones
• Fertility and family-building assistance
• Paid Parental leave
• Practice Paid Basic Life Insurance
• Practice Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Competitive referral program - join our team, bring your friends, and get paid
• Automatic enrollment 401(k) Savings Plan after 60 days of employment with generous company match
• Commuter Benefits
• Legal Plan
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account
• Mental health support and resources
• Paid Volunteering
• Optimum Wellness Plans® for up to three pets
• Continuing Education allowance & MED hours for eligible positions
• Student Debt Relief (for full-time DVMs)
• A Variety of discounts including Mars, PetSmart, Royal Canin, fitness, cellular and so much more