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This position is located within the Facilities Management Service, Operations, in the Energy Section at the VA Portland Medical Center. The incumbent is responsible for the unique requirements of the medical center for the continued supply, 24/7 of vital utilities including, medical gasses, heat, air-conditioning and water. The incumbent leads a staff of five (5) WG-10 AC Mechanics.
Learn more about this agency12/19/2024 to 01/02/2025
$40.25 - $46.96 per hour
WL 10
1 vacancy in the following location:
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CBSV-12637837-25-WSN
825227100
Current federal employees of this agency.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current, Permanent Employees of VA Portland Health Care System and CTAP eligible applicants only.
Incumbent is the system administrator, programmer, installer and troubleshooting mechanic for the medical centers centralized environmental monitoring and control systems (EMCS). This is a journeyman level electrical position.
Incumbent applies a complete, comprehensive knowledge of the operations, operational maintenance and repair program of a high-pressure steam-generating plant on a continual basis (e.g., multi-fuel fired power boilers, all boiler safety devices, all associated auxiliary equipment, pollution control equipment, piping systems, control systems, burner management systems with interlocks, water treatment, and fuel systems).
The incumbent must have the ability to install, program and maintain the Direct Digital Control (DDC) system of the Medical Center. This position supports the medical centers project team by installing DDC, HVAC equipment and high voltage components such as motor starters, motors and variable speed drives Must understand where various components fit into the system and at what levels. Must be able to interpret building blueprints, shop drawings and do shop math required for piping layouts. Must be able to calibrate, repair and maintain such equipment as feed water level regulators; reducing valves; draft motors; linkage levers and rods. Must be knowledgeable in principles and theories of air conditioning and refrigeration, such as; heat transfer laws, refrigeration cycles, pressure temperature relationships, etc., to determine where the above mentioned systems are failing and how to effect corrective action. Must be able to use psychometric charts. Must be skilled and knowledgeable in balancing the very complex heating, ventilating, air conditioning and smoke control systems using computer control and, where necessary, making manual adjustments.
Incumbent installs maintains and repairs 480 volt motors, variable frequency drives, motor start component's as well as transformers. Programs and maintains 214 Variable frequency drives.
The incumbent is responsible to modify and balance and pressure cascades for 15 operating rooms, 2 level 3 biological safety laboratories (BSL3), 61 Level 2 Biological safety laboratories, 3 animal research facilities, a large nuclear medicine suites, 16 Patient Isolation rooms, 2 sterile processing facilities, 3 dental facilities, and numerous other space typically found in a large modern hospital. The incumbent is responsible for record keeping and proof of compliance to numerous auditing agencies.
The incumbent leads the HVAC mechanics in the maintenance of 23 walk-in cold boxes and freezers, as well as a walk-in incubator.
The incumbent is responsible for leading the maintenance and controls for the Portland Central Chiller Plant which has 4 650 ton central chillers as well as smaller chillers and plate and frame heat exchangers attached.
The incumbent leads the Energy Section which is the first responders to all emergencies in the VAPORHCS. The energy section receives initial calls and dispatches/responds to fire, flooding, hazmat spills, equipment failure. The section maintains all applicable response protocols and has reporting responsibility for all adverse events, etc.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm (PST).
Position Description Title/PD#: Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic Leader/PD21280A
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
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All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 01/02/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12637837.
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NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.
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VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) is a Level 1A major interdisciplinary teaching and quaternary facility with service-lines serving primary care, emergency medicine, medicine, surgery, specialty, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics and extended care inpatients and outpatients throughout Oregon and Southwestern Washington. In addition to the two main divisions located in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington, VAPORHCS operates nine community-based outpatient/outreach clinics (CBOC) and is a consulting and referral center for many patient care specialties not offered at other VHA medical centers within VISN 20.
