View Vacancy - HVAC Technician, Grade-S1, Karachi
Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the complete online application form including the employment and educational details, experience-based segment and the behaviours and technical/ professional skills-based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the application forms only for all the required details. Forms that are incomplete in any respect will not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage
Main purpose of job:
Responsible for installing, maintaining, repairing, and servicing certain equipment and facilities, including air conditioning systems and units, central cooling system, water-cooling systems, Air ventilation systems, Air purifiers and refrigerators.
We reserve the right to review, revise or amend the roles and responsibilities from time to time reflecting the changing needs of business.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve:
- Able to take minor decision with limited impact related to work at hand.
- Maintenance of equipment as per given guidelines and schedules.
- Installation of AC and related installation including cabling, piping and metal ducting as per FCO standards.
- Repair and troubleshooting of AC, Fridge and other related equipment as per FCO standard.
- Maintenance and troubleshooting of fresh air ventilation system.
- Should able to do copper pipe welding, brazing and other related tasks involve in such repairing.
- Should be well familiar in handling of all the gases involve in AC and refrigeration.
- Should be skilled to work on central cooling system.
- Documentation of work done/planned as per FCDO requirements and guidelines.
- Good understanding and ability to follow all related H&S standards, which include but not limited to fire safety, height safety and confine space safety etc.
- Timely forecast of AC consumable for maintaining productivity of AC team.
- Safe management of greenhouse gases involve in Ac and refrigeration.
- Suggest solution for continuous improvement.
- Staying up to date with the latest technologies and best practices.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager.
Language requirements:
- Language: English and Urdu
- Level of language proficiency required: Intermediate level in Urdu and beginner level in English is acceptable
Working patterns:
Fixed duration of 48 hours a week
Any other information (or specific local Post requirements):
Once selected the candidate has to pass medical and security clearance.
Essential on arrival:
- Diploma in Refrigeration & air conditioning or equivalent.
- At least 3 – 5 years of experience in related field.
- Fully skilled with international Health & Safety (H&S) standards for working at height.
- Good understanding of English (Reading/writing).
- Trainings or workshops related to H&S.
- MS Office (basic).
For BDHC candidates, the Country Based Staff BDHC Terms & Conditions will apply. For other than BHC candidates the basic salary will be PKR 84,986 per month. This salary is non-negotiable.
Please note that the current salaries are being dollarized and processed in USD (using a fixed corporate exchange rate from November 2022) to provide cushion against the current external market conditions. This is a temporary measure and is subject to review at regular intervals. The payroll will revert to local currency processing once the external market conditions are normalised.
The BDHC is recognised as a good employer, with a robust, fair and transparent performance management & appraisal system linked to increments and staff bonuses. We have a 5-day working week, plus annual leave, public holidays, maternity leave provision, special leave, paid sick leave provision; ample development opportunities, travel opportunities, a good organisational culture, and excellent work/life balance.
Around half of our work forces are women. We treat people with respect and equality and have a policy of zero tolerance for any form of discrimination, bullying, or harassment.
This is a good opportunity to be part of a strong, diverse team, working in the biggest network that FCDO has anywhere across the globe. We are aiming to make it the best.
Note : All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the complete online application form including the employment and educational details, motivational segment and the behaviour-based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the application forms only for all the required details. Forms that are incomplete in any respect will not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.
To Apply:
Please note applications without (a) and (b) will not be considered. Point (c) to be adhere strictly.
a) Complete the Online Application Form.
b) Complete the Experience, Behaviours, Technical/Professional skills-based segment in the Online Application Form.
c) Applicants need to answer the questions based on their professional experience. Kindly refrain from use of AI based tools to avoid application from getting rejected/disqualified.
Internal candidates applying for this position need to inform their current line managers, else the applications will not be considered.
We will accept online applications by 14th April 2024 (latest by 23:55 hours PKT).
Please note that all the applicants will be required to strictly adhere to the security guidelines for British Deputy High Commission
Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.
Applicants who do not have the required qualification & experience should kindly abstain from applying, as their applications will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and no telephone enquires will be dealt with. Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.
The appointment will be subject to Police Verification and other checks including references, medical, educational and professional.
We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.
This opportunity is closed to applications.