Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic Supervisor

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Richmond, Virginia

Salary Range: $40.84 - $47.65 Per Hour

Job Summary: This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid- Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Richmond VA Medical Center (VAMC), organizationally aligned within Facilities Management Service (FMS), Utility Systems Section, located in Richmond, Virginia. Serves as the supervisor for the Utility Systems Section, exercising technical and administrative supervision over subordinate workers

Major Duties:

Provides shop administration, leadership, and guidance. Determines labor and material costs for maintenance and repairs, minor improvements, maintenance contracts, and alterations. Furnishes advice and recommendations to services requesting work and discusses factors pertaining to the work such as urgency of need, particularly if the work concerns patient care. Conducts periodic inspections of work that has been completed to determine the immediate and long-range work needs of the facility. Assists in preparing and justifying equipment needs and planned maintenance programs and works up projects to be accomplished. Prepares cost estimates for jobs and long-range programs, investigates work requests and suggestions, and makes necessary contacts to gather needed information. Supervises safe, reliable, and efficient operation and maintenance of the centralized utility plant which consists of the Boiler and Chiller Plant. The system includes three (3) 75,000 75,000 pounds per hour high pressure gas/oil fired boilers including economizers and combusion air heaters, three (3) boiler feed pumps, a de-aerating and condensate system, water softener, domestic hot water system and replated pumps, fire pump system, emergency generators (plant back up) pneumatic and pneumatic chart recorders and controls. Systems also include five (5) centrifugal electric driven chiller units, chilled water pumps, cooling towers, and chilled water treatment. Investigates any work-related problems affecting issues such as efficiency, productivity, or costs and implements corrective actions within authority for resolution. Maintains a preventive maintenance (PM) program for the facility. Schedules and coordinates equipment safety and functional inspections and oversees repairs and upgrades to all equipment in the Utility Plant and BAS system at the facility. Develops and executes of a training program meeting all VA Central Office requirements. This program must specifically address newly appointed operators to the plant on function, operation, maintenance, and safety for all equipment in the utility plant to include ongoing training to develop, maintain, and regularly refresh qualified utility system repair operator proficiency in safe boiler and utility plant operations. Program includes formal and on-the-job training for every specific piece of equipment in the utility plant. Ensures compliance with all VA Central Office memorandums, directives, and standards. Observes all safety regulations and hazardous material handling and storage procedures in the performance of duties and enforce those regulations with all employees supervised. Serves as a Contractor Officer's Representative (COR) for projects related to the maintenance, repair, and upgrade of the utility systems. Oversees all maintenance contracts for the Utility Systems Section including development of new contracts and administration of existing contracts. Prepares requisitions and specifications for materials and writes service contract proposals for repairs or installations and forwards to Facilities Management Service leadership as warranted. Inspects work performed by Engineering Service and contractors to ensure proper installation and compliance with government specifications and codes. The COR is responsible for completing the training for FAC-COR certification, VHA supplemental training, and any additional training based on the complexity of the contracts they administer. Must be proficient at repairing firewalls as the result of any penetrations made by the installation of any wires, conduits, mechanical piping, etc. In addition, will identify, follow, and implement all NFPA requirements to assure safe operations at the medical center. Must possess a valid driver's license. Requires occasional travel to satellite VA facilities with a government furnished vehicle. Must be able to drive a motor vehicle and heavy equipment. Respirator Requirement. Requires the incumbent to be fit tested for a respirator on an annual basis which may prohibit facial hair growth. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am -4:30pm. This position is subject to after-hours, weekend, holiday, and emergency call-back due to operational or weather- related emergencies. Telework: Not Authorized Position Description Title/PD#: Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic Supervisor/PD500090 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized ***Current grade of WS-10 may change to a lower grade as a result of the pending consistency review****

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/17/2025. 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) Lead or Supervise Materials Technical Practices Troubleshooting Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment 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 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 11/17/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12829730. 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. 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: 2025-11-17