Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic

Veterans Health Administration • Beckley, WV

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic works within the Facilities Management Service Line, Maintenance and Operations Team at the Beckley VA Medical Center. The position installs, troubleshoots, repairs, modifies, and relocates complex HVAC equipment tracked by the Building Maintenance System to maintain critical environmental conditions throughout the Beckley VA Healthcare System.

The mechanic maintains and modifies HVAC equipment and systems controlled by the Siemens Energy Management System, including its central environmental monitoring and controls. The role operates and repairs Siemens controls, stand-alone control units, Daikin chiller controls, and associated HVAC equipment. It uses the Building Maintenance System and dedicated computers to monitor operating parameters and make adjustments to temperature, humidity, ventilation, and related environmental functions.

The position performs preventive and corrective maintenance, diagnoses and repairs control devices and HVAC components, interprets construction and engineering drawings, and uses precision instruments to calibrate equipment. It also records and closes work orders, requests parts and materials, monitors temperature, humidity, and room pressure for compliance, and supports energy-conservation efforts. The mechanic works with other maintenance personnel and engineering staff and provides technical guidance as assigned.

Requirements

• Current EPA-approved Universal Certification under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act.
• Evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to demonstrate the ability to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Thorough knowledge of logic circuits and electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and/or pneumatic components used in HVAC systems.
• Skill operating and repairing HVAC system components and troubleshooting software and hardware in outboard panels and HVAC systems.
• Ability to repair Powers System 600 Front End, Digital Systems Controller, EMCS and SCU computers, and Turbocore 1.35 chiller controls.
• Skill interpreting engineering drawings, including electrical and electronic schematics, logic diagrams, and mechanical drawings.
• Ability to trace signal flow and troubleshoot units with dedicated computers that store operating parameters and initiate adjustments.
• Knowledge of voltage, current, and signal inputs and outputs for microprocessors and integrated and discrete solid-state circuits.
• Skill interpreting installation and repair manuals and understanding how components interface with other components.
• Ability to program simple test instructions using available software or an input console to check circuits or functions.
• Ability to perform the duties without more than normal supervision.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Must complete a background/security investigation and online onboarding process.
• Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program or obtain an applicable medical or religious exemption.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• Work requires moderate physical effort, frequent standing, walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, and climbing, and frequent lifting and carrying of weights up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to work in cramped, hot, humid, loud, dirty, dusty, or greasy areas and climb or work at heights; work includes exposure to possible burns, scrapes, and cuts and may require personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, install, modify, and relocate complex HVAC equipment and systems.
• Operate, maintain, and modify the Siemens Energy Management System and related controls to support energy efficiency while maintaining appropriate environmental conditions.
• Operate and troubleshoot stand-alone control units, Siemens Controls, Daikin chiller controls, and related HVAC control systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair electronic sensing and control systems, direct digital controls, air handlers, fan coils, dampers, valves, variable air boxes, fan switches, rooftop units, hot water systems, and specialty air handlers.
• Use Building Maintenance System computers to store operating parameters and adjust temperature set-backs in unoccupied areas.
• Locate and correct equipment problems, calibrate equipment, use precision measuring instruments, and make system improvements.
• Interpret construction plans and engineering drawings; cut, braze, and solder piping, wiring, and circuit boards as needed.
• Coordinate repairs and preventive maintenance with journeymen, maintenance mechanics, helpers, and engineering staff.
• Recommend energy-conservation measures and contribute ideas to reduce energy use.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance and serve as a technical specialist to employees and station management staff as assigned.
• Enter and close work orders in the Automated Engineering Management System/Medical Equipment Reporting System.
• Submit and follow up on requests for parts and materials required to complete assigned work.
• Use temperature and humidity monitoring systems such as TempTrak to track environmental conditions and room pressures for compliance and correction.
• Order and install parts and components as needed and upon receipt of service-line requests.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package is available; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• VA may offer newly appointed federal employees credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual, subject to prior request and approval.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed