About DCAS
DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic
courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City
agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government
and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.
Our commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources
and support needed to succeed, including:
- Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
- Managing 55 public buildings.
- Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
- Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
- Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
- Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.
When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It's an opportunity to provide
impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our
website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.

Facility Management actively manages and operates approximately 55 City-owned court and office buildings totaling 15 million square feet. These buildings are located throughout the City and include City Hall, the Manhattan and Brooklyn Municipal Buildings, and each of the five Borough Halls. This line of service provides all necessary building services to keep these buildings fully functional and operational. Mechanical Maintenance and Operations - responsible for the preventive maintenance, repair, and operation of the installed mechanical systems in the DCAS portfolio. This includes heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, plus backup electrical generators, fire suppression, and domestic water supply.

Responsibilities:

- Operation, inspection, testing, servicing and maintenance of mechanical, pneumatic, electronic and direct digital controls (DDC) for heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (HVAC) and all types of all types of various heating systems.
- Makes necessary repairs or adjustment to building heating and air conditioning controls equipment for proper operation and efficiency.
- Checks calibration and performs preventative maintenance of pneumatic control systems.
- Locate, clean, test, calibrate and replace all types of Direct Digital Controls sensors, modules, and relays.
- Maintains pneumatic air compressor that serves all building controls.
- Ensure that specified sequence of operations and energy conservation retro-commissioning measures are met.
- Improve sequences of operation to minimize energy usage and maximize indoor air quality.
- Troubleshoot motor control equipment properly and safely to include for example motor starters, run relays; Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs); Servo motors and controls.
- Troubleshoot rudimentary boiler controls.
- Work with other trades to troubleshoot and repair control system failures related to all aspects of the HVAC equipment and systems.
- Maintain and update system schematics through red line system changes and create if necessary, mechanical, pneumatic, and DDC system schematics.
- Repair, adjust and set thermostats and sensors to provide appropriate temperature settings.
- Use HVAC building automation system (BAS) to diagnose system issues and provide comfortable temperature settings.
- Make recommendations to Supervisor regarding revisions to the building automation both hardware and software and associated building-automation system functions.
- Mentor and train mechanical workforce on building automation systems and DDC controls.
- Perform basic commissioning and system diagnostics from system-level controllers to end devices (i.e. sensors, actuators, etc.) and complete all required commissioning documentation.
- Use computerized maintenance management system to report and document daily activities.
- Determine sufficient material inventory. Initiate ordering of supplies and replacement parts, including properly stocking vehicle and regularly recording of vehicle inventory.
- Make recommendations and determine quantities and estimate work time for new installations, repairs, preventative maintenance work and assist with proper cost estimation.

Qualification Requirements

1. Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as a thermostat repairer acquired within the last ten years; or

2. At least three years of experience as described in "1" above and either sufficient experience in the thermostat repairing field as a helper or apprentice, or sufficient training of a relevant nature acquired in an approved trade, technical or vocational high school to make up the equivalent of the remaining required experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of the above helper or apprenticeship experience or training.

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.