Refrigeration / Air-Conditioning Mechanic at the U.S. Consulate General

October 11, 2025

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Never Miss a Job Update Again. We have started building our professional LinkedIn page. <ul><li>Company: </li><li>Location: Nigeria</li><li>State: </li><li>Job type: Full-Time </li><li>Job category: </li></ul>The U.S. Mission to Nigeria comprises of the Embassy in Abuja, FCT, and the Consulate General in Lagos. U.S. Consulate General Lagos is the Mission’s representative to the Nigerian people in the southern region. We Are Recruiting To Fill The Position Below Job Title: Refrigeration / Air-Conditioning Mechanic (All Interested Candidates) Announcement Number: Lagos-2020-009RA-T Location: Lagos Hiring Agency: Consulate General Lagos Series / Grade: LE – 1210 5 Work Schedule: Full-time – 48 hours per week Promotion Potential: LE-5 Overview <ul><li>Hiring Path: Open to the public</li><li>Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:</li><ul><li>For USEFM – FP is AA. Actual FP salary determined by Washington D.C.</li><li>All Interested Applicants / All Sources</li></ul><li>Security Clearance Required: Public Trust – Background Investigation</li><li>Appointment Type: Permanent</li><li>Appointment Type Details: Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period </li></ul>Summary <ul><li>The work schedule for this position is: Full Time (48 number of hours per week)</li><li>Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (6 weeks) of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end. </li></ul>Duties <ul><li>Basic Function of the Position – The Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Maintenance Worker carries out maintenance and repair work to all mission buildings and facilities including residential owned and leased properties.</li><li>S / he installs and repairs HVAC systems and ensures that all tasks are completed in accordance with applicable codes and manufacturers’ recommendations. </li></ul>Requirements Qualifications and Evaluations Education Requirements <ul><li>Completion of Secondary School is required. </li></ul>Experience <ul><li>Three (3) years of experience in the repair and maintenance of commercial or industrial HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) systems is required. </li></ul>Job Knowledge <ul><li>Maintenance and repair of HVAC controls including motor starters, thermostats, humidistats, variable frequency drive (VFD) motors and controllers, motorized and gravity dampers, sensors and building automation systems, furnaces, hydronic systems, hot water heaters and heat pumps, evaporators and condensers, chillers and boilers.</li><li>Minor component replacement of motors, valves, pumps, controls and recording instruments is required.</li><li>HVAC testing procedures in control devices to monitor, diagnose faults, determine current operating capacity to the design requirements, all in accordance with standard procedure and regulations is required.</li><li>Reading and working from engineering drawings, specification, HVAC schematics, on-line diagrams and material list is required. </li></ul>Evaluations <ul><li> Please specify in your application your level of proficiency in the language listed.</li><li>Language: Level II (Limited knowledge) Speaking/Reading/Writing English is required. </li></ul>Skills And Abilities <ul><li>Communication and interpersonal skills to answer queries from end-users is required.</li><li>A flexible approach to work shifts and answer emergency calls at all hours is required.</li><li>Must have Nigeria valid driver’s license. </li></ul>Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) <ul><li>The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation. </li></ul>Qualifications <ul><li>All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications. </li></ul>Benefits Benefits and Other Info Agency Benefits <ul><li>Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Mission in Lagos, Nigeria may receive a compensation package that may include health, separation, and other benefits.</li><li>For EFMs, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources Office.</li><li>The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office. </li></ul>Other Information <ul><li>Hiring Preference Selection Process: Applicants in the following hiring preference categories are extended a hiring preference in the order listed below. Therefore, it is essential that these applicants accurately describe their status on the application. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not eligible for a hiring preference. </li></ul>Hiring Preference Order <ul><li>AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*</li><li>AEFM / USEFM</li><li>FS on LWOP and CS with reemployment rights ** </li></ul>Important <ul><li>Applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”), equivalent documentation, or certification. A “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant. The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given.</li><li>** This level of preference applies to all Foreign Service employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.</li><li>For more information (i.e., what is an EFM, USEFM, AEFM, MOH, etc.?) and for additional employment considerations, please visit the following link. </li></ul>Marketing Statement <ul><li>We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply. </li></ul>Salary NGN 4,382,748 / USD $30,414 – Annum Application Closing Date 9th April, 2021. Don't Keep! Kindly Share: <li></li><li></li><li></li>

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