Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic

Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Prescott, Arizona

Salary Range: $35.33 - $41.22 Per Hour

Job Summary: This position is located in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), at the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS) located in Prescott, AZ. This position is part of Facilities Maintenance Section of Facilities Management Service. The primary purpose of the Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic is to perform maintenance and repairs and installations covered by the HVAC Shop throughout the medical center.

Major Duties:

• The journeyman Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic performs maintenance, repair, installation, modification, overhaul, trouble shooting and makes adjustments to complex heating, air conditioning, ventilation, and refrigeration equipment throughout the Medical Center. The major duties and responsibilities include but is not limited to the following: Changing filters and cleaning coil surfaces on a wide variety of heating and cooling equipment, including furnaces, air handling units and fan coil units. Cleaning and repairing fan coil units to include replacement of multi-speed motors, fans, and switches. Removing covers to fan coil units and making visual and audible checks for dust, dirt, and mechanical and electrical defects. Using prescribed test procedures, voltage testers, and hand tools common to the trade in locating problems and repairing fan coil units. Cleaning and purging air out of lines so that water will circulate replaces electrical components such as 3-speed switches, thermostat relays, thermostats, on-off switches, etc. Repairing or replacing structural components such as tops and doors, knobs, and latches. Replacing pump motors and pumps on all air handling units. Using best trade practices in recovering refrigerant, leak testing, troubleshooting and other refrigerant tasks - performing preventative maintenance on a variety of equipment to Fan Coil Units including refrigeration air dryer units, air compressors, evaporators, belt driven exhaust fans, heating and cooling circulating pumps, chillers, and cooling towers and pumps. Changing filters on air handling units, greases motors and bearings, and checks and replaces belts and performing other limited repairs as required. VA Careers - VA Careers VA offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package: Total-Rewards-of-a-Nonclinical-Professionals-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic/PD10035A Physical Requirements: The incumbent may be required to bend, reach, and hold awkward positions for prolonged periods. Frequently works from ladders, platforms, high places, and cramped spaces. Considerable climbing, walking, and stooping are also required for this position. The incumbent handles and carries equipment and tools weighing up to 50 pounds and occasionally lifts and carries objects over 50 pounds either alone or with others. Uses hydraulic lift and dolly and is assisted by shop personnel when lifting or transporting heavier objects. Normally works from floor and ladders, but occasionally works from platforms and scaffolding to reach heating and cooling units. Work requires stooping, stretching, bending, kneeling, and crawling in cramped places.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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 Preferred Experience: Commercial HVAC/Chiller and Steam Heating Systems 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.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 01/23/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12864393. 1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. 2. 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. You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center. 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/ To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Application Deadline: 2026-01-23