HVAC Mechanic
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Fortis Industries
Birmingham, AL, US
Summary
The HVAC Mechanic is responsible for the inspection, preventive maintenance, and repair of building mechanical systems, including HVAC, water treatment, and emergency generators. They also manage vendor relations, maintain administrative records, and perform general facility maintenance tasks such as plumbing, electrical, and carpentry work.
Job Description
The HVAC Mechanic (Part Time) supports the Social Security Administration and reports to the hiring manager. This position is 100% onsite.
Fortis Industries LLC is interviewing for an HVAC Mechanic. The HVAC Mechanic will be responsible for the inspection and control of all preventive maintenance and repair of building and facility mechanical systems and related services associated with the Social Security Administration located in Birmingham, AL. This is an on-site role. This position requires practical skills and knowledge in such trades as painting, carpentry, plumbing, masonry, and electrical work at a commercial level. The working HVAC Mechanic must foster teamwork, cooperation, and results while monitoring efficiency, productivity and fiscally responsible.
Key Responsibilities:
- Knowledge of contractual requirements and creation of schedules.
- Utilizes Tsheets timekeeping daily, logging in and out for lunch.
- Ability to handle a fast-paced environment and maintain organization.
- Maintains, repairs and ensures all equipment is in proper working condition including HVAC systems, water treatment systems and emergency generator systems and various other mechanical systems.
- Ability to replace electrical receptacles, wires, switches, replacing sinks, water coolers, toilets, equipment; repairing or replacing floor tiles, replace paneling, hanging doors and installing door locks, replacing broken window panes, and perform general maintenance on equipment and machinery.
- Orders replacement items through purchasing, and works with vendors regarding repairs to existing equipment.
- Submits receipts on a weekly basis to the corporate office for processing.
- Perform any additional duties on an "as required" basis where such duties are within the scope of contractual responsibilities.
- Issue reports and summaries as required.
- Maintain appropriate records and statistics for administrative and regulatory purposes.
- Resolves clients' concerns, conducts follow-up calls and makes onsite visit inspections for satisfactory job performance.
- Meet periodically with clients and on site personnel to review status of various elements of facility services and to institute corrective measures for any deficiencies found.
- Create estimates as needed.
Qualifications:
- Be a citizen of the United States of America
- Possess a Driver’s license or ID card issued by a State or outlying possession of the United States provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address
- Have a Social Security Card issued and approved by the Social Security Administration
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Speak English fluently, read and comprehend written English, and compose coherent written reports in English
- The HVAC Technician will have 5+ years’ experience in operation and maintenance, and repair of equipment and systems comparable in complexity to systems covered by this contract (raised floor computer room.)
- All personnel shall possess all certifications and licenses required by the State of Alabama, Jefferson County and the City of Birmingham
- NATE Core Service with Air Distribution Service Specialty
- Universal certificate of completion as required by 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F. EPA Technician Certification is required under the regulation implementing Section 608 of the Clean Air Act Amendments.
- All personnel shall be designated as a Commercial/Industrial HVAC/R Service Technician.
Pay:
- $28.29 per hour plus
- Health & Welfare - $553.85 per biweekly pay-period to pay for benefits
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER…..Fortis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Prospective employees will receive consideration without discrimination because of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.
Fortis is an E-verify employer
Applicant must receive favorable background and drug screen results and meet eligibility requirements for access to government computer systems and or facilities. Drug screens follow Federal guidelines.
Fortis Industries LLC is a strategic advisory firm supporting government contractors at the point where growth, bidding, and market-entry decisions begin to carry meaningful risk.
The firm works with organizations that have achieved early success and are entering a more complex phase of expansion — where increased bid volume, new markets, and partnership decisions can quietly dilute focus or introduce downstream exposure if not carefully assessed.
Fortis is engaged as an external decision partner when leadership needs to slow the process just enough to think clearly about what to pursue, what to pass on, and where growth creates unnecessary risk. The work sits upstream of traditional business development activities, before significant time, capital, and reputation are committed.
Typical engagements involve pressure-testing go/no-go decisions, market entry assumptions, win themes, and partner strategy during periods of transition, scale, or heightened competitive pressure. Fortis does not manage pipelines or execute proposals; the focus is decision discipline, coherence, and strategic clarity.
The objective is not short-term wins, but decisions leadership teams can stand behind months later. Fortis works discreetly on a project or retainer basis, offering practical, experience-grounded support informed by how government contracting actually functions in practice.
Founded
2018
Company size
2-10 employees
Industry
Business Consulting and Services
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Wilmington
Fortis Industries LLC is a strategic advisory firm supporting government contractors at the point where growth, bidding, and market-entry decisions begin to carry meaningful risk.
The firm works with organizations that have achieved early success and are entering a more complex phase of expansion — where increased bid volume, new markets, and partnership decisions can quietly dilute focus or introduce downstream exposure if not carefully assessed.
Fortis is engaged as an external decision partner when leadership needs to slow the process just enough to think clearly about what to pursue, what to pass on, and where growth creates unnecessary risk. The work sits upstream of traditional business development activities, before significant time, capital, and reputation are committed.
Typical engagements involve pressure-testing go/no-go decisions, market entry assumptions, win themes, and partner strategy during periods of transition, scale, or heightened competitive pressure. Fortis does not manage pipelines or execute proposals; the focus is decision discipline, coherence, and strategic clarity.
The objective is not short-term wins, but decisions leadership teams can stand behind months later. Fortis works discreetly on a project or retainer basis, offering practical, experience-grounded support informed by how government contracting actually functions in practice.
Founded
2018
Company size
2-10 employees
Industry
Business Consulting and Services
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Wilmington