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Operating Engineer II

Salary

$41,775.00 - $48,041.00 Annually

Location

Norfolk, VA

Job Type

Permanent Full-time

Job Number

12992

Department

General Services

Opening Date

05/08/2025

Closing Date

5/22/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

Norfolk, Virginia is America's most authentic and urban waterfront city. Home to the world's largest naval station and the business, arts, and cultural center of Coastal Virginia, Norfolk has been rated a top place to live, work, play, and raise a family by numerous publications. Working for the City of Norfolk is an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others. With our commitment to competitive pay and a strong retirement package, you can do good for your community and do well for yourself. Join a caring workplace that proudly celebrates uniqueness, authenticity, and a shared commitment to improving the lives of our residents.

General Services Facilities Maintenance Division is responsible for the repair and maintenance of over 250 city government facilities including: City Hall, Public Safety Building (Jail), Norfolk Consolidated Courts Complex, entertainment venues such as the Scope Arena, Chrysler Hall, Attucks Theater, the Virginia Zoo; a cruise terminal, all police and fire stations, recreation centers; pools and numerous city office buildings. The Division is staffed with 96 employees responsible for carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting, HVAC, elevators, roofing, moves and relocations of city employees, finance, and administrative functions.

The Department of General Services is seeking a qualified candidate for the HVAC Technician position to maintain and repair commercial HVAC systems and operate and maintain automated building control systems. The HVAC Technician will also be responsible for overseeing contractor’s work relating to HVAC and automated building control systems.

Essential Functions

Essential functions of the HVAC Technician include, but are not limited to:

+ Maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs commercial HVAC systems, cooling towers, chillers, boilers, pumps, and motors.

+ Recommends repairing or replacing failed components based on knowledge of HVAC systems and equipment.

+ Oversees the work of contractors on commercial HVAC equipment.

+ Manages, plans, and performs preventative maintenance on commercial HVAC equipment.

+ Obtains estimates for materials and/or services and submits requests for purchase orders by following procurement procedure.

+ Uses work order management application to update assigned work orders with notes, labor hours, and materials used.

+ Gains an understanding of the DDC (Direct Digital Control) systems throughout assigned buildings to coordinate adjustments, repairs, or changes with Central Energy Plant.

+ Keeps mechanical spaces clean and clear of clutter/debris in all assigned buildings.

Education/Experience

Education/ Experience requirements are as follows:

Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational nature which may be obtained with a high school diploma or the equivalency.

Required:

+ Two years of experience

Preferred:

+ Three years of experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and/or repairing commercial HVAC systems or operating an automated building control system.

Additional Information & Requirements

+ Valid Driver’s License required. A DMV transcript dated within 30 days will be required if selected for hire.

Work Schedule:

+ Monday- Friday, 7:00am – 3:30pm

+ This position is designated as Essential and will be required to report to work during City closures due to inclement weather and other emergencies.

Signing Bonus:

+ This position is eligible for a $5,000 signing bonus.

+ Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.

+ Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.

+ Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

+ Retirement

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

+ The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

NOTE:

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.

01

The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.

+ I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly.

02

If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employee's full name, department, and job title. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."

03

Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

+ Less than High School Diploma/GED

+ High School Diploma/GED

+ Some College/Vocational Courses/Apprenticeship Training

+ Associate Degree or higher

+ Vocational School Graduate

+ Apprenticeship Completed

04

Please indicate the years of trade experience you have in preventative maintenance and/or repairs of commercial HVAC systems.

+ No experience

+ Less than 2 years experience

+ 2-3 years of experience

+ 4-5 years of experience

+ 6 or more years experience

05

Please indicate the years of experience you have in maintaining and repairing commercial chillers and cooling towers:

+ No experience

+ Less than 2 years experience

+ 2-3 years experience

+ 3-5 years experience

+ 6 or more years experience

06

Please indicate the years of experience you have in maintaining and repairing commercial boilers (oil, gas and electric):

+ No experience

+ Less than 2 years experience

+ 2-3 years experience

+ 4-5 years experience

+ 6 or more years experience

07

Your experience with operation of a DDC (Direct Digital Control) system is best described by which of the following statements:

+ I have not had education, training, or experience with operation of a DDC system.

+ I have had education or training with operation of a DDC system but have not yet performed related tasks in my existing job or previous positions.

+ I have performed DDC system operational tasks. My work was monitored closely by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure proper procedures and operation.

+ I have performed DDC system operational work as a regular part of my job. I worked independently and normally with minimal review by a supervisor or senior employee.

+ I am considered an expert with DDC system operations. I have supervised other's performance of DDC system related tasks or am normally the person who is consulted to assist or train because of my expertise.

08

Please indicate the years of experience you have with overseeing the work of contractors and/or other employees:

+ No experience

+ Less than 2 years experience

+ 2–3 years experience

+ 4–5 years experience

+ 6 or more years experience

09

Do you have a valid driver's license? If yes, a DMV transcript dated within 30 days will be required if selected for hire.

+ Yes

+ No

10

This position is designated as Essential and is required to report to work during City closures due to inclement weather and other emergencies. Are you able and willing to meet this requirement?

+ Yes

+ No

11

This position may be required to work additional or different hours and/or days as part of the work schedule for a short or extended period of time. Please indicate which of the following you are able and willing to meet. (Select all that apply):

+ Weekly work schedule to include weekends

+ Weekly work schedule to include evening hours

+ Weekly work schedule of four (4) days at ten (10) hours each day

+ Mandatory Shift Schedule that rotates to cover 24/7/365 operation of plant and will include weekends, evenings, overnight, and holidays.

+ Occasional overtime weekend work

+ Occasional overtime evening work

+ On-Call rotation

+ None of the above

12

Do you have the legal right to work in the United States and, upon employment, can you provide documentation to verify this?

+ Yes

+ No

13

Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. Indicate N/A if you have not experienced any periods of unemployment.

14

Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?

+ Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee

+ Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee

+ No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee

15

Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required)

+ I am not a Veteran

+ I am a Veteran

+ I am a Disabled Veteran

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