Senior HVAC Technician

About the role

Amentum is seeking a Senior HVAC Technician to support a government contract at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, in support of a Base Operations and Support contract with the US Department of Defense and the Navy-Marine Corps. The position is full time, eight hours per day, five days a week minimum, with on-call rotation for emergency work orders. It is a non-SOFA assignment and involves working on maintenance sites.

Key responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, install, repair and modify commercial and industrial air conditioning, refrigeration and climate control systems
• Perform preventative maintenance, repairs and modifications to complex systems, and test them against specifications
• Repair equipment where specifications and technical manuals are missing or incomplete
• Act as lead HVAC Technician on your shift and train inexperienced personnel
• Work within a small multi-functional trade team and assist other tradesmen when needed
• Repair, maintain, install and modernize electrical systems for site equipment, and inspect and report findings
• Custodian of the work area and manager of tools, equipment and spare parts
• Analyze situations and make technical decisions based on specifications, safety and codes
• Prepare instructional material for subcontractors and take on additional duties as assigned

Required profile

• 10 years of HVAC experience in operations and maintenance, or Journeyman level or higher
• Experience with large water chillers, cooling towers, CBRNE filters, smoke evacuation, CO2 scrubbing, DDC systems and building automation sensor calibration
• High school diploma or GED and completion of an apprentice program
• Fluent English, with a valid passport of home country (minimum 12 months validity); a company-sponsored Japanese work visa is obtained if not a resident of Japan
• Valid Japanese driver's license and ability to drive a company vehicle on and off the installation
• Ability to obtain facility credentials
• Preferred: HVAC AA/AS degree, international O&M project experience, and experience with SOW, electrical diagrams and blueprints

Required skills

• Knowledge of applicable US codes and trade practices
• Understanding of variable frequency drives (VFD)
• Microsoft Word and Excel
• Teamwork, communication, organization and time management