Assistant Manager-Day Crew (Plumbing Systems)
Job Description
Position Number:
101882Title:
SupervisorFunctional Title:
Assistant Manager-Day Crew (Plumbing Systems)Category Status:
33-Exempt RegularApplicant Search Category:
StaffUniversity Authorized FTE:
1.000Unit:
VPA-FM-O&M-Piped ServicesCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
To assist the Manager of Piped Services in providing leadership and general oversight of administrative and expert technical supervision of personnel in the general and daily operations of an assigned unit/team in the Piped Services unit, including technical support in the use of electronic and digital devices to locate underground utilities, test and certify backflow prevention, equipment installations and troubleshoot equipment problems. Supervise the technical maintenance work/installation services, including all underground utilities (water, gas, sanitary and/or steam) and all building piped services. This position is responsible for the supervision of Plumbers, Plumber Specialists, and a MT Multi Trades Chief I.
Benefits Summary
Top Benefits and Perks:Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree or High School Diploma/GED with an equivalent combination of education and/or experience, vocational Plumbing trade school or vocational college level course certification in the Plumbing industry.
Experience:
- With a Bachelor’s degree, four (4) years of progressively responsible experience required in the plumbing, steamfitting, and underground utility trades; without a Bachelor’s degree, eight (8) years of experience is required, to include at least three (3) years in a lead or supervisory capacity.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Comprehensive knowledge of, and skill in, the basic engineering principles, methods and techniques of the trade(s) where assigned and of the OSHA/MOSH regulations related to the trade(s) area.
- Thorough knowledge of, and skill in, the practical application of electronics, hydraulics, and mechanics as used in maintenance work.
- Knowledge of basic mathematics including area, volume, weights and the practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions.
- Ability to apply principles of supervision in the maintenance trades.
- Skill in the care and storage of equipment and supplies used in the area(s) where assigned and in the use and maintenance of the tools and equipment of the trade(s) where assigned.
- Ability to read, interpret and work from blueprints, schematics, drawings, and specifications.
- Ability to communicate effectively; both verbally and electronically.
- Supervise and train skilled and unskilled employees in assigned trade(s) work and to plan and organize maintenance work.
- Ability to determine sufficiency of cost estimates prepared by others and to prepare specifications for tools, equipment, materials, supplies, reports and summaries.
Preferences:
Preferences:
- Trades related secondary schooling
Additional Certifications:
- Candidate must possess a current WSSC Master Plumber and Master Gasfitter license.
- Candidates with licenses from jurisdictions with reciprocal agreements with WSSC will be required to reciprocate said licenses to WSSC prior to appointment to the position.
- Must maintain a valid class C Maryland Driver’s license or equivalent with fewer than 6 points.
Additional Information:
- For full and best consideration, please submit a cover letter, resume, and list of three (3) professional references by April 10, 2024.
- The hiring salary range is $85,000 – $95,000.
- Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Facilities Management (FM) supports the University of Maryland in its mission of achieving excellence as the State’s primary center of research and graduate education and the institution of choice for undergraduate students of exceptional ability and promise. We are responsible for the physical campus – its academic, research and administrative spaces, the building infrastructure, and the surrounding landscape. Our workforce of about 800 employees brings a rich diversity of backgrounds, talents, and skills to the management of this complex environment. We serve the campus community twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days per year.
Job Risks
Not Applicable to This PositionPhysical Demands
Incumbent is an Essential employee and is subject to a 24-hour day, 7-day week span of operation. Essential category is Catastrophic and Weather/Other. Must be able to work evenings and weekends. Must be able to work in, on, over and under fixed equipment and machinery; to work from lifts, ladders and scaffolding; to manipulate heavy equipment, tools and supplies and/or exert force up to 70 lbs.; to concurrently manipulate multiple controls on equipment and machinery; to work in hazardous or irritating environments, confined spaces, and adverse weather or temperature conditions; to wear and work in personal protective equipment. Incumbent is required to wear safety footwear provided by the university.
Posting Date:
03/13/2024Open Until Filled
YesBest Consideration Date
04/10/2024Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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