Controls Specialist - Powers HVAC - Gulf Coast (Metairie LA, Bay St. Louis MS, Jackson MS)

At Powers, we specialize in helping our customers with any HVAC project or problem they have. We do this by providing the right equipment for the right application, setting it up to maximize both comfort and efficiency, making sure everything is operating the way it’s supposed to, and servicing all major HVAC equipment and controls. This is how we create Customers for Life!

The Controls Specialist will install, service, or repair HVAC Controls systems in commercial establishments.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Install controls components at the highest quality
• Read electrical schematics and mechanical blueprints
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Organize work and meet deadlines
• Work individually or as a team to complete projects
• Check out proper operation of building controls
• Work with multiple types of control systems (Siemens, Talon, Delta, KMC, JCI, Distech, Honeywell, etc.)
• Other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Skills and Qualifications

Minimum Requirement

• 5+ years’ Electrical and/or HVAC controls/installations/service experience
• Exceptional customer relations and communication skills 
• Understanding of Building Automation Software (BAS)
• Ability to learn and operate multiple types of BAS software
• Hi-Level understanding of mechanical and electrical systems
• Must be Detail oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task
• Must be Reliable – The trait of being dependable and trustworthy
• Must be Responsible – Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct

Additional preferred skills

• Niagara N4 certification
• Basic understanding of Niagara software and programming

This is a Safety Sensitive position. 

Powers requires pre-employment background checks and drug screenings.

Powers provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.