Plumber

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high quality drinking water managing wastewater and stormwater and reducing air noise and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country with nearly 6000 employees. DEPs water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the systems 2000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.

The Bureau of Water Supply seeks to hire a Plumber within the Water Resource Recovery Operations Division Drinking Water Operations Directorate. Under the supervision of the Senior Stationary Engineer Electric the Plumber will be responsible for the installation maintenance and repair of plumbing and HVAC (heating ventilation and air conditioning) equipment located in facilities and buildings including upstate Water Resource Recovery facilities both East and West of Hudson. Specific duties include:

- Installing maintaining and repairing piping of all kinds for water gas storm waste soil and vent systems.

- Setting maintaining and repairing plumbing fixtures equipment and appurtenances.

- When necessary determining and requisitioning job materials while work is in progress.

- Operating Inspecting Maintaining and repairing pumps valves HVAC equipment (boilers furnaces air conditioners heat pumps and ventilation equipment).

- Operating a motor vehicle.

- Determining a course of action to prioritize repairs on critical equipment.

- Purchasing and procuring parts and materials

- Maintaining maintenance records including spare parts inventory

- Maintaining purchasing files and records

(This is a brief description of what a Plumber might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position)


Special Working Conditions: Plumbers may be required to work indoors or outdoors during severe weather events.


Preferred Skills:

- Ability to respond to emergencies on a 24-hour basis

- Experience with computer-based maintenance management system

- Microsoft Office including Word and Excel

- Ability to research O&M (Operations & Maintenance) manuals to identify repair parts and supplies

- Ability to contact vendors and obtain quotes for repairs and replacement parts

- Ability to prepare reports and keep records and files

- Ability to lift heavy parts tools and equipment while performing equipment maintenance


Hours and Shift:
35 hours per week. May be required to work shifts including nights Saturdays Sundays and holidays.



Work Location:

2389 Route 28A

Shokan NY 12461

PLUMBER - 91915

Qualifications :

(1) Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as a plumber acquired within the last ten years; or
(2) Not less than three years of full-time satisfactory experience described in 1 above plus sufficient full-time experience as a plumbers helper or apprentice or training of a relevant nature acquired in an approved trade school technical school or vocational high school to make up the equivalent of five years of acceptable plumber experience.
The apprenticeship must be recognized by the New York State Department of Labor the U.S. Department of Labor or any apprenticeship council which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor. The schooling must be approved by a states Department of Education or comparable agency. Each year of helper or apprentice experience or approved schooling is equivalent to six months of satisfactory plumber experience up to a maximum of two years of satisfactory experience.
Driver License Requirement: You must possess a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York at the time of appointment. If you have moving violations license suspension or an accident record you may be disqualified. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time