About the Position

The expected salary range for this role is as follows:
HVAC Mechanic I - $57-907 - $86,471
HVAC Apprentice - $44,821 - $56,494

WHO WE ARE

The Department of General Services, The 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.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

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 located in commercial sized-government facilities throughout Montgomery County.

What You'll Be Doing

This is journey 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. 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.

Minimum Qualifications

If hired as an HVAC Mechanic Apprentice, Grade II

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 l00 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.

If hired as an HVAC Mechanic I, Grade 18

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 one hundred (100) pounds or more and to frequently carry items that weigh up to fifty (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 Class "C" (or equivalent) driver’s license from the applicant's state of residence.
Possession of a Journey level HVAC license issued by the State of Maryland.
Possession of Environmental Protection Agency Universal Recovery and Recycling certification.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. 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. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, 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 OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov. 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.

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