HVAC Mechanic (HVAC Technician NOX) - US Embassy Bangkok

SALARY: Starting from TH฿ 445,502per annum

WORK HOURS: 40 hours per week

CLOSING DATE: June 4, 2026

The incumbent reports directly to the Mechanical Engineer Supervisor. The position holder is employed as a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technician to accomplish skilled maintenance and repair work at the journeyman HVAC technician level, to International Building Code (IBC) standards, throughout all facilities on the New Office Annex Compound (NOX) to include office buildings, out buildings, ancillary structures, and residential owned/leased properties. 

(1) Education: Completion of secondary school required. Successful completion of vocational training from an accredited institute recognized as producing journeyman level technicians with specialization in the HVAC field is required. The Incumbent will have completed a course of study covering the principles of HVAC, system design, system maintenance and troubleshooting, the various types of Freon and their uses, building pressurization, indoor air quality, and other specialized applications is required.

(2) Experience: A minimum of three (3) years of journey-level experience in the installation, operations, repair, and maintenance of commercial or industrial HVAC/mechanical refrigeration systems and an additional minimum of three (3) years’ work experience operating, maintaining, or repairing 100-ton chillers or larger, and large air-handling units is also required. Work experience must demonstrate a progression of increased responsibility working on complex sophisticated equipment and components, including operation and maintenance, and troubleshooting.

(3) Language: (This may be tested.)

• Good working knowledge (Reading/Writing/Speaking) of Thai is required.

• Limited knowledge (Reading/Writing/Speaking) of English is required. You can submit a copy of valid TOEIC score (Listening and Reading Section) of at least 400, or pass the English Placement Test (EPT) that is conducted by the Human Resources Office.

(4) Skills: (This may be tested.)

• Must have a valid, current driver license for private car. Must have had a valid driver’s license for a minimum of five (5) years.

• The incumbent will have superior skills and abilities in the following areas: troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing HVAC systems and components; taking and interpreting equipment readings with various meters to determine system performance; skilled using all sorts of hand tools, power tools, and specialty tools typical of the HVAC trade to install, remove, update, and/or determine appropriate repairs to any component of a HVAC system including control sensors, controllers, motors and dampers.

(5) Knowledge: (This may be tested.)

• The incumbent must have superior knowledge, exceptional technical skills, and a thorough understanding of HVAC systems with an in-depth understanding of thermodynamics and how they apply to HVAC theories and principles. Must be well-versed in HVAC controls including motor starters, thermostats, humidistats, variable frequency drive (VFD) motors and controllers, motorized and gravity dampers, and building automation systems and sensors.

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