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NY HELP Yes

Agency General Services, Office of

Title Heating Plant Equipment Specialist 2 (NY HELPS) - VID 193626

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 23

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $86681 to $109650 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12242

Duties Description • Supervise Heating Plant Equipment Specialist 1s in Albany.• New York Power Authority and Design & Construction project support, diagnose plant operational issues in Albany.• Review energy utilization analysis records to determine which facilities are using fuel at a lower-than-normal rate of efficiency, have unusually high maintenance and operating cost, or have not efficiently reduced their fuel consumption sufficiently.• Schedule on-site visits and notify appropriate officials and offices.• Assist with regulatory and permitting compliance for EPA and NYS-DEC, such as Title V, State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Statewide.• Prepare reports including tracking sheets and reports for services provided.• Perform the full range of supervisory duties including approving leave and tracking time and attendance; identifying staff development needs; evaluating staff performance; and completing performance evaluations.• Review, develop, and recommend changes in the heating plant's procedures for each facility's maintenance and operating personnel.• Perform other duties as assigned.Operational Needs:• Asbestos Supervisor certification required within 90 days of appointment, as well as compliance with all related PESH/OSHA regulations. • Utilities Management is a 24/7 operation; thus night, weekend and holiday work are required based on operational need.• Possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted New York State motor vehicle operator’s license.

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS)* and applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications to be considered for this position:Required Experience: Seven years** of field experience testing, calibrating, repairing and modifying combustion control and instrumentation systems in heating plants utilizing either steam boilers operating at one hundred pounds per square inch gauge (psig) or higher, or hot water boilers operating at 400 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. Two years of the experience must have been spent testing, calibrating, repairing, and modifying electronically operated combustion controls.**Substitutions: associate degree in engineering technology or mechanical technology including combustion control theory and application may be substituted for up to two years of experience; Bachelor's degree in these areas may be substituted for up to four years of experience.ORCurrent New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service as a Heating Plant Equipment Specialist 2 and interested in transfer.NOTE: IN ORDER TO AWARD THE PROPER CREDIT FOR WORK EXPERIENCE, RESUMES MUST INCLUDE MONTH AND YEAR FOR START AND END DATES. IF ANY OF THIS EXPERIENCE IS LESS THAN FULL TIME YOU MUST INDICATE THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK.

Additional Comments *There is no examination required for appointment to a NY HELPS position. Candidates hired via NY HELPS will be appointed on a permanent non-competitive basis and will begin a probationary period.At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected that NY HELPS employees will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to take an exam. Employees will then be afforded with all 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.The Office of General Services (OGS) is an equal opportunity employer, and we recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We encourage applicants from all communities to apply. For a full version of OGS’s EEO/AA statement and benefits joining Team #OneOGS, please visit http://www.ogs.ny.gov/employment.

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Name Human Resources/KE

Telephone 518-473-5282

Fax 518-486-1631

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street NYS Office of General Services, HRM

31st Floor Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12242

Notes on Applying Please submit a resume and cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications along with the month/year and, if less than full time, the average hours worked per week for each position listed. Indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID number of each position you are applying to.