Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic

Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Huntington, West Virginia

Salary Range: $30.67 - $35.8 Per Hour

Job Summary: The incumbent serves as an Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic in the Engineering service at the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center, a level 1c hospital. Incumbent is a key advisor to the M&O Supervisor (Mechanic) and M&O General Foreman, providing insight and recommendations on management with consideration involving general administration, budget management, manpower, resource utilization, and participation in Engineering Service affairs.

Major Duties:

• As an Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic (ACEM-WG), the incumbent will independently perform the HVAC duties of an Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic for the medical center. Major Duties include, but are not limited to: Incumbent will independently perform troubleshooting, repairs, preventive maintenance and calibration on a variety of air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating equipment, such as but not limited to: (3) 650 ton packaged air cooled reciprocating chillers, (48) air handling units which includes heating coils, cooling coils, and all piping and components (i.e. steam traps, strainers, control valves) from the gate valve inlet to the gate valve outlet on the discharge side of the coil; a 250 ton cooling tower that provides the entire medical center with cooling capability. Will independently calibrate, test, and adjust all electronic and pneumatic controls associated with temperature and humidity. Incumbent independently tests, calibrates, repairs, and replaces component parts of the control system, such as thermostats, humidistats, transmitters, controllers, sub-controllers, relay switches, valves, and damper motors to accomplish necessary repairs. Will ensure that needed plans, blueprints, materials, and tools are all available and that needed stock, tools, or equipment is obtained from supply locations. Must have the knowledge, experience, and ability to operate and repair air conditioning systems, plumbing, pumps, compressors, steam systems, small/medium size electrical/automotive motors, and basic electrical generating equipment and distribution systems. Performs all phases of operation of air conditioning, which include but are not limited to starting, operating, adjusting, securing and performing operational maintenance and repairs to air conditioning plants and all associated auxiliary systems and equipment. Must have a complete and thorough knowledge of the air conditioning and steam systems. Will be required to start, operate, stop, perform operational repairs and maintenance to all air conditioning equipment and associated systems, such as chilled water circulating pumps, air handling units, humidity control systems, and chemical feed pumps. Incumbent will adjust air conditioning controls to ensure systems operate at peak efficiency ensuring cooling, heating and humidity requirements are maintained within established limits. Using established VA guidelines, test all safety equipment, including but not limited to, high and low temperature controls and cutouts, flow limiting devices, control air system, chiller start up interlocks, high and low water cut-outs, safety valves, and high and low pressure cut outs. Must have a complete and thorough knowledge of plumbing systems and make corrective actions to ensure continued plumbing service to HVAC systems are functioning properly. Will troubleshoot, repair, install, and test 480V and below equipment and devices. Reset tripped circuit breakers at 480V and below, electrically troubleshoot and repair electronic issues, complex programming metrics, UV light testing, and perform safety checks on newly received equipment and components Incumbent may be assigned to other duties as deemed necessary by the supervisor. Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Position Description Title/PD#: Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic/PD20211A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/19/2025. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading) Materials Technical Practices Troubleshooting Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Without more than normal supervision Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Incumbent must exert moderate to arduous physical effort involving walking, standing, bending, sitting, squatting, stooping, lifting, kneeling, working overhead, and crawling. Incumbent is required to work on platforms, scaffolds, ladders, aerial lifts, and roofs, and is required to climb onto these structures carrying and lifting materials, tools, and equipment. Incumbent must be able to climb ladders and scaffolding and operate bucket truck and forklift. Incumbent must be able to lift loads of up to eighty (80) lbs. Frequently, work will be performed in cramped and awkward positions, including crawlspaces. Also, work is performed on interior and exterior of buildings. Work performed is of a precise nature requiring prolonged concentration. Incumbent works at times under conditions of extreme stress and must be able to interact effectively with medical staff and perform work in a calm analytical manner. Incumbent works around and with hazardous mechanical and electrical equipment with the potential for serious injury and/or death. Physical agility and dexterity are required while working around equipment. Incumbent works in close quarters and cramped positions, in service rooms, subbasement areas and other areas with marginal ventilation. Work is performed in engineering and shop areas, laboratories, offices, and many types of patient areas. Incumbent will sometimes be required to work in environments where the hazards of asbestos, burns, exposure to chemicals, radiation, and contagious diseases exist and will be exposed to various elements of weather when working outside. Outdoor work also includes the risk of wasp and hornet stings when working around awnings, as well as other insects and animals. The noise level is sometimes high to the point of requiring ear plugs to prevent permanent damage to hearing. Other protective devices such as goggles, masks and gloves may be needed periodically. Work performed by maintenance mechanics leaves the incumbent subject to cuts, bruises, burns, and falls, in addition to the hazards associated with mechanical and electrical equipment. Incumbent must know and follow procedures for working in areas of infection, radiation, and use all appropriate safety tools, clothing, etc., to protect himself/herself, other staff, patients and visitors.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/19/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12841178. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial application submission is updated and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume will be reviewed for consideration. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-19