Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Mechanic (HVAC Technician NEC NCC), LE-6

The U.S. Mission in Manila is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Mechanic (HVAC Technician NEC NCC) in the Facility Management Section. The incumbent reports directly to the Refrigeration and Airconditioning Foreman and/or Engineer Supervisor. The position holder is employed as a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technician to accomplish skilled maintenance and repair work at the journeyman HVAC technician level, to International Building Code (IBC) standards, throughout all facilities on the New Embassy Compound/New Consulate Compound (NEC/NCC) and legacy buildings to include office buildings, out buildings, ancillary structures, and residential owned/leased properties.

Requirements:
EDUCATION: Completion of secondary school is required plus successful completion of vocational training from an accredited institute recognized as producing journeyman level technicians with specialization in HVAC field is required. The incumbent will have completed a course of study covering the principles of HVAC, system design, system maintenance and troubleshooting, the various types of Freon and their uses, building pressurization, indoor air quality, and other specialized applications is required.

EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years of journey-level experience in the installation, operations, repair, and maintenance of commercial or industrial HVAC / mechanical refrigeration systems and an additional three (3) years work experience in operating, maintaining, or repairing 100-ton chillers or larger, and large air-handling units is also required. Work experience must demonstrate a progression of increased responsibility working on complex sophisticated equipment and components, including operation and maintenance, and troubleshooting is required.

LANGUAGE: Limited Knowledge in English and Good Working Knowledge in Tagalog language is required. This may be tested.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES: The incumbent will have superior skills and abilities in the following areas: troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing HVAC systems and components; taking and interpreting equipment readings with various meters to determine system performance; skilled using all sorts of hand tools, power tools, and
specialty tools typical of the HVAC trade to install, remove, update, and/or determine appropriate repairs to any component of an HVAC system including control censors, controllers, motors and dampers.

The incumbent must be computer literate with good skills using the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.) software. Additional abilities include responding to emergency situations in an efficient and timely manner to effect immediate repairs; work in various adverse conditions such as tight or enclosed spaces, heights, and temperature extremes, indoors or outdoors to complete work assignments. Must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to handle a large workload and multiple tasks. Must be organized. This may be tested.

Details of the vacancy announcements and information on how to apply are posted at: https://ph.usembassy.gov/jobs/. Applicants may send their online application to be received no later than September 6, 2024.