HVAC Technician – Darwin NT

Why this role

✓ Steady work across Darwin and the Top End, with a planned schedule

✓ Varied work across splits, VRF, chillers, ducted plant and refrigeration

✓ Vehicle, fuel card, phone and laptop from day one, with overtime and allowances paid in full

The opportunity

We’re looking for an HVAC Technician to service, maintain and repair commercial HVAC and refrigeration plant across defence, government, health, education, energy and commercial sites across Darwin, Palmerston and the Top End. The Top End’s heat, humidity, build-up and wet season make cooling and building services essential, and heat stress management part of every job.

You’re trusted to run your own jobs, backed by a local team that has your back, and paid properly for the hours you put in. Work is mainly across Darwin and Palmerston, with paid travel to regional and remote Top End sites when required.

What you’ll be doing

• Service, fault-find and repair commercial HVAC and refrigeration plant
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance against site asset registers
• Install, commission and decommission split, ducted and VRF systems
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical and controls faults, and fix them on the first visit where possible
• Complete service reports, photos and asset data through our mobile platform
• Work with the dispatch team to plan your day and keep clients informed

What you’ll bring

• Cert III in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration or equivalent
• Current ARCtick Refrigerant Handling Licence
• NT Restricted Electrical Work Licence with the air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment work endorsement, or willingness to obtain
• Current driver’s licence
• Confidence working on your own across commercial sites

Bonus points for

• EWP, working at heights or confined space tickets
• Experience fault-finding BMS and controls
• Refrigeration experience on cool rooms, freezer rooms or process cooling

Respiratory protection requirements

Respirator fit testing may be required, depending on the duties and exposure risks of the task.

Where a tight-fitting respirator is required, you must be clean-shaven where the respirator seals against your face. Some facial hair styles, such as a neatly trimmed moustache, may still be suitable.

Working in Darwin

Darwin offers a multicultural tropical lifestyle, with fishing, markets and the Top End’s national parks on your doorstep.

Pre-employment checks

• Full Australian work rights
• Two satisfactory reference checks
• A current driver’s licence
• A National Police Check
• Some sites are Defence facilities, which require Defence site access and security vetting (generally requires Australian citizenship)

What TVH gives you

✓ Fully maintained company vehicle, fuel card, smartphone and laptop from day one

✓ Penalty rates, weekend loadings and overtime paid in full, with no rolled-up rates

✓ Site, travel and tool allowances on top of your base rate

✓ Ongoing training, upskilling and career development opportunities

✓ Stable, full-time employment with a growing national company

About TVH

TVH (Total Ventilation & Hygiene Services) is a leading national provider of Mechanical, Electrical, Fire, Hydraulic, HVAC Hygiene and General Maintenance services. With over 600 employees across Australia, we deliver across commercial, healthcare, government, defence, education and residential markets in every state and territory. Our work is steady, our pipeline is national, and our teams are local. We invest in our people because we know the trade is what holds it all together.

How to apply

We’d love to hear from Territorians, and from tradies keen on a Top End lifestyle, including ex-ADF personnel. We interview on a rolling basis, so don’t wait for the close date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Hit Apply on SEEK or send your CV to recruitment@tvhs.com.au

TVH is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women in trades and veterans.