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Utility Systems Repairer-Operator

Veterans Health Administration

Department of Veterans Affairs

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$30.78 - $35.92

per hour

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves monitoring, operating, and repairing utility systems like boilers, chillers, and air conditioning equipment in a Veterans Affairs medical center in Miami to keep the facility running smoothly.

The role requires working independently with minimal supervision, troubleshooting issues, and responding to emergencies, often as part of a team.

It's a good fit for someone with hands-on experience in mechanical systems and a strong sense of responsibility for safety and reliability in a healthcare setting.

Key Requirements

  • Journeyman-level competence in utility systems with little need for supervision
  • Strong understanding of engineering principles, automation monitoring, and system integration
  • Experience operating, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing boilers, chillers, air conditioning equipment, pumps, and variable frequency drives
  • Ability to interpret gauges, meters, and measuring devices for temperatures, pressures, and similar indicators
  • Proficiency in inspecting, maintaining, and repairing centrifugal compressors and pollution control equipment
  • Skills in monitoring safety equipment, emergency diesel generators, and providing troubleshooting during off-shift emergencies
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment

Full Job Description

This Position is at a level of competence of a Journeyman in that the employee requires little supervision and has a strong understanding of complex engineering principles and practices.

As system orientation and integration of the facilities system operations will be incorporated, the employee must have a full understanding of engineering system concepts to include automation monitoring.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position.

Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.

SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire.

Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated.

The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Mechanics Safety Engineering Teamwork Technical Problem Solving Without more than normal supervision Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.

Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Major Duties:

Duties include, but are not limited to: Monitor and understand the engineering systems and emergency medical systems throughout the Medical Center by utilizing the Graphic Control Center's Energy Management System.

Operate, troubleshoot, maintain and repair a variety of conditions concerning the plant and support machinery to include but not limited to: boilers, chillers, a/c equipment, pumps and variable frequency drives.

Interpret the values and meaning represented by gauges, meters and other measuring scales that indicate temperatures, pressures and like devices.

Inspect, maintain and repair the air conditioning system, centrifugal compressors and their components used to cool the medical center. Perform various operational repairs of two

multiple fuel power boilers and associated auxiliary and pollution control equipment.

Monitor and check all operations of safety equipment with the air conditioning and/or boilers as well as the emergency diesel generators.

Be proficient in trouble shooting, repairing and/or verbal advise during emergency calls as the Graphic Control Operator, representing the Operations Foreman during off shift hours.

Must be able to understand the concept of teamwork and the importance each team member contributes tot he team to make the operation run smoothly.

Work Schedule: 7:30am-4:00pm Monday Friday Telework: Not eligible Recruitment/ Relocation Incentives: Not Authorized Position Description Title/PD#: Utility Systems Repairer-Operator/PD06790A

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/20/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/20/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CBTC-12916231-26-JO