HVAC Mechanic I - NC Correctional Institution for Women

State of North Carolina

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters! This position reports to the Facility Maintenance Manager and is located at the NC Correctional Institution for women. North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women (NCCIW), in Raleigh, is the state's primary prison for women. It houses the largest offender population in the state and serves as the support facility for the state's other female prisons. The campus-style facility sits on 30 acres of a 190-acre tract of state land in southeast Raleigh. NCCIW houses offenders of all custody levels and control statuses, including death row, maximum, close, medium, minimum, safekeepers and youth. It provides the primary medical, mental, and alcohol and chemical dependency treatment for female offenders. The facility operates a diagnostic center that serves as the point of entry into the prison system for women. Upon arrival, offenders undergo a series of diagnostic evaluations that will determine future prison assignments.

Requirements

Documented knowledge of HVAC(Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning) Systems
Effective July 1, 2025, candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the minimum education and experience listed from the class specification. The knowledge, skills, and abilities listed in the vacancy announcement should be used as management preferences and be used to screen for the most qualified pool of applicants.
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and three years of progressive experience in the installation, maintenance or repair of air conditioning chillers, air handling, chilled water distribution and control systems; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Requires current certification by the Environmental Protection Agency as a Type I, II, III or Universal technician as required by Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations part 82, subpart F.

Responsibilities

Provides experienced level work in the areas of Heating/Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Designs, installs services and repair HVAC energy control management systems in renovations and construction
Assists in installing electrical conduit and wiring for HVAC electricals circuits
Performs preventive maintenance
Instructs lower level assistants and offenders in performing less technical repairs
Provides technical guidance and support to other staff members in HVAC energy control management system
Works by instruction from supervisor, by policies, the NC building code manuals, OSHA regulations, and safety policies
Requires great physical effort in the installation, repair and removal of HVAC systems
May work with all custody levels of offenders and have close contact
Will be required, at times, to perform repairs on equipment’s outside his/her specialty trade
Must be diversified and have general knowledge of several trades

Benefits

Eligible state employees are entitled to comprehensive benefits, including a variety of leave options, professional development opportunities, insurance, and more.
To learn more about the benefits of being a North Carolina state employee, visit the N.C. Office of State Human Resources' website.

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