HVAC Mechanic , Grade 18

About the Position

The Department of General Services, Division of Facilities Management (DFM) delivers operational and mission critical services 24 hours a day seven days a week on behalf of County residents and Montgomery County Government. DFM manages over 400 County buildings, ensuring they are maintained at the highest level to provide a comfortable environment for employees and the public.

The position is a journeyman level role responsible for the installation, operation, modification, repair, troubleshooting, and testing of new and existing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and associated equipment located in commercial sized-government facilities throughout Montgomery County.

Salary range: $62,328 to $87,960, based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Perform routine and complex preventative maintenance on HVAC equipment.

Remove, calibrate, overhaul, and replace instruments and controls in air conditioning, ventilating, and heating systems, pumps, chemical feeders, valves, traps, boilers, burners, monitors, and other safety devices.

Install, maintain, and repair refrigeration equipment including refrigerators, freezers, and drinking fountains.

This position is considered essential and employees must be able to work standby shifts and respond to after-hours emergency service calls, with possible weekend and evening work.

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 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 a valid driver’s license.
• Possession of a journeyman HVAC license issued by the State of Maryland. Please include license number on resume.
• Possession of Environmental Protection Agency Universal Recovery and Recycling certification.

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.

Montgomery County Government (MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. The County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

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. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview.

Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies. 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.

Montgomery County Ethics Law:
Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code.

Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.