Duties

Administration Support 35%

Oversees the work of his team to ensure tasks are performed correctly and repair jobs are completed in an effective and timely manner. S/he supervises the work of 6 skilled technicians and labor crew as necessary. S/he evaluates the performance of Technicians and other personnel as assigned. Ensures that all work order requests are attended to and completed in a timely manner. Ensures that all completed work orders are submitted to the Maintenance Supervisor for review and close out.

Plans the tasks required to complete a project or work order, develops a diagram before the execution of work, and identifies the required tools to execute the job. Study work schedules and estimates man-hour requirements for completion of job assignment. Receives the work order requests and instruction from the Maintenance Supervisor and plans/assigns work to subordinates and oversees completion of all tasks.

Job holder is responsible for all aspects of HVAC work including repair, operations, safety inspections of HVAC units and associated equipment. Responsible for all quality assurance of HVAC work done by maintenance staff and of contractors at Embassy locations. May be required to re-engineer HVAC and system designs.

Maintenance Support 40%

The incumbent performs installation, maintenance and repair of all HVAC systems and equipment and related tasks. Interprets and explains diagrams, drawings, manuals, guides and directives of new appliances and equipment for installation as needed. Interpret blueprints, building plans, manufacturers specifications and instructions, and job orders to workers, and assigns duties and escorts all trades on his team to job sites.

Incumbent provides guidance and training to technicians on how to use HVAC instruments, machine tools and equipment for their work. Ensures that safety rules and guidelines are followed when using heavy duty machines. Ensures accountability of tools kept at the shop level by making sure tools issued to his team are utilized properly.

Performs preventive maintenance on the HVAC system and all related components to maintain system operation and reliability within the designed parameters, and to ensure uninterrupted and continuous air supply. Uses Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) techniques to determine system reliability, schedule equipment shutdowns for preventive maintenance, and to predict when equipment and/or systems will need to be replaced. Responds to scheduled, unscheduled and preventive maintenance work orders generated by the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and completes assigned work orders within the time standards set by the Collaborative Management Initiative (CMI).