HVAC Technician

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a qualified and motivated HVAC Technician to join our Facilities Maintenance team on Barrow Island. This hands-on role offers variety and stability, working across the village, permanent buildings, and utilities to keep essential systems running smoothly.

You’ll take ownership of preventative and reactive maintenance, fault finding, and repairs on refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard. Every day will bring something different from keeping cool rooms operating efficiently to ensuring comfortable living and working conditions for everyone onsite.

You’ll be part of a supportive, down-to-earth team that values safety, communication, and quality workmanship. If you’re reliable, organised, and enjoy working with a crew that looks out for each other, this FIFO opportunity offers a great lifestyle balance and the chance to be part of something dependable and rewarding.

What We Offer

• • 2:2 FIFO roster from Perth
• • Long-term, full-time, permanent position
• • Work on well-maintained camp facilities
• • Supportive and collaborative team culture
• • Career growth within a large, stable organisation

About You

• Qualifications & Licences:
• • Trade Certificate III in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
• • WA Electrical Licence (Restricted)
• • Refrigerant Handling Licence
• • Class C Driver’s Licence
• • CPR/LVR and First Aid Certificates
• • Working at Heights and EWP tickets (desirable)
• • Confined Space (desirable)
• • White Card
• Experience:
• • Minimum 5+ years post-trade experience in construction or maintenance
• • Ideally 2+ years FIFO experience
• • Experience working with large-scale building maintenance programs
• • Competent in servicing and maintaining:
•  – Refrigeration equipment
•  – Split systems and packaged units
•  – Ice machines, chillers, and cool rooms
• • Basic computer literacy (work orders, service logs, reporting)

About Energy & Utilities

Downer's Energy & Utilities business unit is an integrated trans-Tasman team, providing services and solutions that connect communities to essential networks and infrastructure. We design, build, operate and maintain today's critical assets and networks, delivering complete services across the water, electricity, telecommunications, industrial and power generation sectors. Our expertise spans in-house technical smarts, specialist engineering, integrated OEM partners, and dedicated crews of qualified tradespeople.

Downer Group is an employer that acknowledges and embraces the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from everyone.

How To Apply

Please submit your application online via the advertisement – email applications will not be accepted.