Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic Supervisor

U.S. Coast Guard

Birmingham (AL)

On-site

USD 55,000 - 65,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Thrift Savings Plan (401(k) equivalent

Flexible Spending Account

Paid federal holidays

Job summary

U.S. Coast Guard in Birmingham, AL, seeks an Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic Supervisor to lead HVAC maintenance for TRACEN Birmingham facilities, ensuring reliable operation of campus systems and coordinating maintenance tasks.

The role directs diagnoses and repairs of air handlers, chillers, boilers, and building automation systems, prioritizing safety and system reliability across residential, training, and administrative spaces.

Qualifications

No formal education requirement specified for this role.
Submit official college transcript if selected for appointment.
Foreign education may be used toward qualifications with credential evaluation.

Responsibilities

Sets daily priorities from work orders, PM schedules, and command direction.
Directs maintenance and repair of HVAC systems including air handlers, rooftops, split systems, heat pumps, boilers, and chillers.
Oversees building maintenance and minor carpentry/plumbing tasks within the crew's qualifications.
Ensures safety, environmental, and hazardous-energy-control compliance and building automation controls.

Skills

HVAC maintenance

Team leadership

Diagnostics & repair

Building automation

Tools

Building Management System (BMS)

Direct digital controls

Job description

Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic Supervisor

Department: Department of Homeland Security

This vacancy is for a WS - 5306-10,Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic Supervisor located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, TRACEN BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN FACILITIES ENGINEERING DIVISION in BIRMINGHAM, Alabama.

Key Responsibilities

You will serve as a Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic Supervisor and be responsible for ensuring reliable, safe, and efficient operation, maintenance, and repair of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (HVAC), and related mechanical systems supporting TRACEN Birmingham facilities through directing the campus HVAC maintenance workforce and coordinating limited related facility-maintenance work necessary to sustain training, residential, administrative, athletic, and other installation-support facilities.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Sets daily priorities from work orders, preventive maintenance schedules, system condition, occupant impacts, and command direction; adjusts crews and resources as conditions change Directs diagnosis, maintenance, repair, and functional testing of air handlers, rooftop and split systems, heat pumps, chillers, boilers, cooling towers, pumps, hydronic and ventilation equipment, refrigeration, motors, and associated building automation and direct digital controls, as present on campus Oversees incidental facility maintenance associated with restoring or protecting building systems, including minor carpentry, plumbing, door and ceiling repairs, and similar work within the crew's qualifications Ensures HVAC system reliability through preventive maintenance, work-order management, equipment-condition assessments, and timely response to system failures while enforcing safety, environmental, occupational health, hazardous-energy-control, and refrigerant-handling requirements

Requirements & Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution.

Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below).

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. To receive this credit, you must submit evidence of equivalency as provided by a credentialling evaluation service. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application.

See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.

DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $39.9 – $46.55/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.