Plant Utilities Engineer 1 (NY HELPS)

Plant Utilities Engineer 1 (NY HELPS) State of New York - University at Albany Albany, NY Job Details Full-time $56,506 - $68,630 a year 2 hours ago Qualifications Driver's License Full Job Description The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description Plant Utilities Engineers 1 operate, maintain and repair mechanical, electrical, and auxiliary or emergency equipment in a heating or air-conditioning plant or a single or multi-building facility or facilities with multiple utility equipment installations. The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).For the duration of the

NY HELPS

Program, this title maybe filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under

NY HELPS

will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a

NY HELPS

title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

(NY HELPS): Either 1. Graduate of heating, HVAC, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration apprenticeship program from the U.S. Air Force;Or 2. Must have been an enlisted machinery technician (MK) with the U.S. Coast Guard OR possession of a certificate as a Marine Engineer issued by the U.S. Coast Guard;Or 3. Must have been an enlisted power generation equipment repairer with the U.S. Army;Or 4. Must have been an enlisted gas turbine systems technician, submarine nuclear propulsion plant operator reactor control, utilities man, machinist mate, or engineman with the U.S. Navy;Or 5. Must have a Merchant Mariner's Document (MMD) and have been a qualified member of the engine department (QMED) as an oiler, fireman/water tender, refrigerating engineer or engineman with the U.S. Merchant Marine;Or 6. Completion of a New York State Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program for stationary engineers, plant maintenance (plumber/steamfitter), HVAC Mechanic or plant maintenance (refrigeration/AC) (See Note #1);Or 7. Possession of a High-Pressure Boiler Operating Engineer License or Stationary Engineer License;Or 8. A bachelor's degree in Facilities Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Marine Engineering;Or 9. Four years of full-time hands on experience in the maintenance and operation of commercial, industrial, institutional facility, computer applications of digital energy platforms and building analytics and/or performing diagnosis, repair of HVAC systems or boilers or auxiliary equipment;Or 10. Four years of full-time hands on experience in a residential setting performing diagnosis, operation, maintenance repair of HVAC systems or boilers or auxiliary equipment;Or 11. An associate's degree in

HVAC AND

two years of qualifying experience as described in EITHER qualification #9 or #10 above;Or 12. Completion of an HVAC certificate or diploma from a BOCES program (900 hours) OR completion of an approved certificate in HVAC, electrical, refrigeration, boiler operations and maintenance, or plumbing from an accredited technical school or technology college (See Note #2) AND two years of qualifying experience as described in EITHER qualification #9 or #10 above.

Note #1 Information regarding qualifying New York State Department of Labor recognized apprenticeship programs can be found here: https://labor.ny.gov/apprenticeship/appindex.shtm [(External Link)] .Note # 2 Certification programs must be accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) or recognized by the New York State Education Department Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS). Information on ACCSC accredited programs can be found here: http://www.accsc.org/ [(External Link)] . Information on BPSS recognized proprietary schools can be found here: http://www.acces.nysed.gov/bpss/welcome-career-training-proprietary-schools [(External Link)] .

COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

(NON-NY HELPS): Candidates must have a reachable score on the University at Albany Plant Utilities Engineer 1 Exam List ORBe a current NYS employee and have a current permanent appointment with 1 year of service as a Plant Utilities Engineer 1, or in a title eligible to transfer to Plant Utilities Engineer 1 ORBe a former NYS employee eligible for reinstatement to the title of Plant Utilities Engineer 1May be filled from a mandatory reemployment list if one is in effect at the time of appointment.

Any applications received that do not meet the above requirements as described will be deemed unqualified.

OPERATIONAL NEEDS

Valid New York State Driver's License is required.

Ability to perform manual laborAbility to work scheduled and unscheduled overtimeAbility to understand and carry out written and verbal instructions. Additional comments regarding the vacancy. Additional Comments

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