Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technician

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of and Chief, Engineering and Facility Maintenance Section through Electromechanical unit head, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Apply commonly used calculations, standard practices and precedents for designing & installation of HVAC system, Duct distribution, control mechanism, panel boards and calibrating Heating/Cooling equipment.
• Install, commission & maintain air-conditioning equipment/system, i.e. window, split, VRF and central plants system, water boilers, Air circulation/ventilation system and their controls.
• Services, maintenance, and repair of domestic and commercial refrigerators refrigerated transport containers walk-in cold store/freezer units.
• Installation, maintenance, and repair of commercial kitchen equipment, kitchen hood etc.
• Evaluates stock levels of HVAC consumable items and advises the Unit/Section Chief and/or Technical units for requirements surplus quantities of HVAC assets and related spare parts to ensure adequate stock are maintained to meet the operational requirements of the Mission;
• Keep & maintain the HVAC equipment records, update asset list and monthly report to unit supervisor.
• Carry out administrative duties i.e. weekly reports, fault reports, gate passes and repair estimate reports. Estimate cost of repairs of damaged equipment, appliances or systems and/or suggest for write off if beyond repair.
• Provide technical support to outsourced team of HVAC technician and repair crew for installations, troubleshooting, and repair of equipment and appliances.
• Liaise with other engineering personnel in the mission and mission logisticians to resolve challenges through teamwork.
• Coordinate with the other technical units to ensure correct and proper accountability and maintenance of HVAC equipment/System.
• Prepares reports as required and performs any other duties related to electromechanical unit requested by Unit/Section Chief.
• Capacity building and knowledge sharing as part of continuous learning process for all counterparts.
• UNV will develop and implement a Capacity building/mentoring/coaching and formal on-the-job training programme for national staff within the electromechanical unit.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Educational additional comments

Diploma in HVAC or Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with a relevant combination of work experience in the field of HVAC system .

Experience remark

Experience in Training/Capacity Building, Mentoring as he/she will be expected to be building the capacity of national staff within the electromechanical unit

Language skills

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise details

Computer literacy: Good computer skills, including proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, Power Point and other relevant software packages.

Competencies values

Accountability, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Working in Teams

Application procedure

• Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply. Application deadline: 19 August 2021