HVAC Mechanic I, Grade 18

HVAC Technician

The Department of General Services, Division of Facilities Management seeks an interested individual to be responsible for journeyman level work involving the installation, operation, modification, repair, troubleshooting, and testing of new and existing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and associated equipment. Duties also include performing routine and complex preventative maintenance on HVAC equipment. The employee will be responsible for removing, calibrating, overhauling, and replacing associated instruments and controls in the air conditioning, ventilating and heating systems pumps, chemical feeders, valves, traps, boilers, burners, monitors and other safety devices.

This employee will also install, maintain and repair refrigeration equipment which includes refrigerators, freezers, and drinking fountains.

Please note at this time we will not be under filling at the grade 11, HVAC Apprentice level. All applicants must possess a full, Maryland issued Journeyman License. This position is considered Essential and employees are required to respond or may be placed on stand-by duty during severe weather or other urgent conditions. Employee must have the ability to work standby shifts and respond to after-hours emergency service calls.

Work schedule may change to include weekends and/or evenings as part of the regular workweek.

Experience:

Completion of a recognized apprentice HVAC program.

Education:

Graduation from high school or High School Certificate of completion recognized in the State of Maryland.

Equivalency:
None.

Physical Ability:

• Ability to occasionally lift items that weigh as much as 100 pounds or more and to frequently carry items that weigh up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to perform work inside and outside year-round from scaffolding, ladders, platforms, and roofs and to work overhead or in stretched, cramped and awkward or tiring and uncomfortable positions.

LICENSE:

• Possession and maintenance at all times of valid driver's license.
• Possession of a Journey level HVAC license issued by the State of Maryland. [Please include license number on resume.
• Possession of Environmental Protection Agency Universal Recovery and Recycling certification.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.