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Upchurch

Mechanical and electrical facility services

Mechanical Mission Critical HVAC Service Technician

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Entry, Junior, Mid, Senior
Houston, TX, USA+14 moreMore locations: Austin, TX, USA | Texas, USA | Arlington, TX, USA | Jackson, MS, USA | Dallas, TX, USA | Philadelphia, PA, USA | Plano, TX, USA | South Carolina, USA | Georgia, USA | Charlotte, NC, USA | Mississippi, USA | North Carolina, USA | Atlanta, GA, USA | United States
In Person
Building TradesHVAC & Building Systems

About the job

Requirements
  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required; technical or vocational training is preferred.
  • EPA Section 608 certification, Universal or applicable type, is required.
  • Ability to read P&IDs, mechanical schedules, original equipment manufacturer documentation, and method of procedure and standard operating procedure documents is required.
  • A valid driver's license is required.
  • Ability to work in live critical environments is required.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work in raised-floor environments, rooftops, and equipment rooms is required.
  • Ability to work nights, weekends, and on-call rotations is required.
Responsibilities
  • Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on data center mechanical systems, including CRAH/CRAC units, chilled water systems, pumps, valves, strainers, heat exchangers, cooling towers, adiabatic systems, fluid loops, DX, split, and supplemental cooling systems.
  • Execute work through the field management system using approved methods of procedure, standard operating procedures, and change-management processes.
  • Maintain system redundancy awareness and understand upstream and downstream impacts.
  • Respond to alarms, degraded performance, and emergency service calls according to service-level agreements.
  • Accurately document all work, readings, inspections, and system conditions.
  • Follow safety protocols, including lockout/tagout, personal protective equipment, site rules, and confined-space procedures.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and scheduled maintenance windows.
  • Complete required company and data-center-specific training through the Upchurch University learning management system program.
  • At Level I, perform preventive maintenance and basic corrective maintenance under supervision; support inspections, filter changes, belt replacements, lubrication, and visual checks; learn data center environments, redundancy concepts, and uptime risk; record readings and follow procedures; and escalate abnormal conditions promptly.
  • At Level II, independently perform preventive and corrective maintenance on assigned systems; troubleshoot alarms, performance degradation, and control issues; execute approved methods of procedure with limited oversight; coordinate with controls, electrical, and operations teams; identify early failure indicators and recommend corrective actions; begin system-level ownership of specific assets; and support outage planning and maintenance-window execution.
  • At Level III, serve as the technical authority for assigned mechanical systems; lead complex method-of-procedure execution, outages, and recovery procedures; perform advanced diagnostics and root-cause analysis; review and improve standard operating procedures, preventive-maintenance scopes, and maintenance strategies; mentor Level I and II technicians; interface directly with client operations and service management; support condition-based and predictive maintenance programs; and identify risk, reliability gaps, and lifecycle improvement opportunities.
Desired Qualifications
  • CRAH/CRAC experience is preferred.
  • Exposure to chilled water plants is preferred.
  • Familiarity with building automation or building management systems is preferred.
  • Original equipment manufacturer certifications are preferred.
  • OSHA 10- or 30-hour training is preferred.
  • Experience in data centers, hospitals, or industrial facilities is preferred.
  • Prior data center, industrial, or critical-facility exposure is preferred for Level II.
  • Strong mission-critical or data center background is typical for Level III.

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Upchurch

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Upchurch is a building-services company providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and facility solutions. Its teams support construction, retrofit, maintenance, controls, and ongoing service for commercial and industrial facilities. The business brings multiple specialty contractors together under a coordinated regional platform. The platform spans specialty contracting and ongoing facility service, coordinating trades for new construction, renovations, controls, preventive maintenance, emergency repair, and energy performance across commercial and industrial building systems.

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