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Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
On-siteMartinsburg, WV$34.7 – $40.6/hrApply by May 19, 2026Air Conditioning Equipment MechanicESTPISTPTrades
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The incumbent performs tasks involved in the operation, maintenance, and repair of the Martinsburg VAMC Utilities Plants and the buildings these utilities serve. These utilities serve and require work in eighty-two buildings spanning 1,288,730 of square footage under roof on a 175-acre campus with new buildings and added square footage planned. The incumbent will be assigned to Boiler Plant.
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent will operate, maintain, and repair a high-pressure boiler plant that includes three (3), gas/oil-fired high-pressure boilers and deliver 24500 lbs/hr of steam each, boiler feed-water pumps, condensate pumps, deaerator, condensate return systems, chemical feed systems, and associated auxiliary equipment.
- →These boilers provide steam for campus wide heating, humidification for critical areas, and used to make campus wide potable hot water.
- →The incumbent starts, stops, and regulates high pressure boilers and associated equipment as load demands.
- →Ensures that all boilers and associated equipment are operated by manufacturer recommendations and VA Boiler Plant Operations policies and procedures.
- →Incumbent tests and ensures that all boilers and associated equipment are tested and perform in accordance with boiler plant safety device testing manual's latest edition.
- →The incumbent will repair or replace any safety device that have failed the safety device testing.
- →Incumbent performs annual boiler plant cleanings and inspections to include shut down, lockout/tagout (LOTO), and breakdown of boilers in accordance with manufacturer specifications.
- →Operate, maintain, and repair two (2) 75,000 gallon and two (2) 35,000 gallon ultra sulfur diesel above ground storage tanks, fuel oil transfer pumps, associated fuel oil piping, and metering equipment.
- →Routinely collects samples in the Boiler Plant from boiler, feed water, condensate, and makeup water systems.
- →Perform and analyze chemical tests on collected samples and chemically treats water systems to maintain proper chemical levels.
- →The incumbent will ensure proper operation, maintenance, and repair of the air handler unit, 3 mini split system air conditioning units, 7 VAV boxes, 2 air compressors, 5 exhaust fans, 9 steam feed fan heaters, 8 frequency drives, and multiple building management system (BMS) for the entire boiler plant facility.
- →The incumbent must have knowledge in Direct Digital Control (DDC) systems such as but not limited to Johnson Controls Metasys and Hays Cleveland Building Management System.
- →The back up DDC campus wide unit for Metasys is located and monitored by the boiler plant.
- →Assist Contractor with the Annual Safety device testing during the scheduled Annual Boiler Maintenance and with the Chemical Contractor that delivers product needed for plant operation.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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