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Chief Operating Engineer

Salary

$71,184.44 - $81,862.11 Annually

Location

Norfolk, VA

Job Type

Permanent Full-time

Job Number

13411

Department

General Services

Division

Facility Maintenance

Opening Date

12/12/2025

Closing Date

12/22/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

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 Chief Operating Engineer for the Facility Maintenance Division. The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience with HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, roofing, and painting trades to successfully manage the maintenance and repair requirements of buildings throughout the City of Norfolk. Leadership of multiple trades is essential in providing a quality preventative and predictive maintenance program.

Essential Functions

Essential Functions include but are not limited to:

+ Provides leadership, direction, and overall task planning for multi-trade personnel (Plumbers, Carpenters, Painters, and Maintenance Mechanics) to include subordinates’ work performance evaluations, attendance, leave use, corrective action, work schedules, and dissemination of information.

+ Coordinates and schedules planned maintenance and repair operations by utilizing asset essentials work order management application, receives and dispatches service requests, and prioritizes work schedules.

+ Manages operations by establishing policy, reviewing maintenance procedures, and keeping organized records.

+ Oversees contractors and vendors by evaluating performance to determine contract effectiveness and need for revisions.

+ Prepares reports that provide building and/or equipment inspection and evaluation concerning:

+ condition

+ operating/life range

+ repair and maintenance costs

+ recommendation to repair, replace, or submit for capital improvement project

+ Provides supervisory and technical input on scope, specifications, equipment/part selection, cost estimates, and operational procedures for both new projects and repair projects.

+ Oversees assigned projects for work compliance and performance.

+ Meets with various personnel, contractors, consultants, and other parties to review projects from development to execution.

+ Assists with Division budget monitoring by submitting paperwork required for purchases, reviewing invoices, and tracking budget line expenditures.

+ Works with Procurement Office by writing specifications for bid documents and requests for proposals.

Education/Experience

Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with a two year associate's degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, vocational, or correspondence school. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.

Required:

+ Five years of experience in Building System Management.

Preferred:

+ Two years of supervisory experience.

Additional Information & Requirements

+ Valid Driver's License. A DMV transcript obtained within the previous 30 days will be required if selected for hire.

Work Location: Facility Maintenance, 2840 Dana St., Norfolk, VA 23509

Work Schedule:

+ Monday - Friday, 7:00AM - 3:30PM, 40 hours per week

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

+ 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 answer that best describes your current educational level:

+ Less than High School Diploma or equivalent

+ High School Diploma/GED

+ Some College/Vocational School Courses/Apprenticeship Training

+ Associate Degree/ Vocational School Graduate/Apprenticeship Completed

04

Do you have at least five (5) years of experience with Building System Management?

+ Yes

+ No

05

How many years of supervisory experience do you have?

+ No experience

+ Less than 2 years

+ 2-4 years

+ 5 or more years

06

How many years of experience do you have preparing scopes of work for purchasing documents?

+ No experience

+ Less than 2 years

+ 2-4 years

+ 5 or more years

07

How many years of experience do you have evaluating employee performance?

+ No experience

+ Less than 2 years

+ 2-4 years

+ 5 or more years

08

This position will manage maintenance/repair needs and oversee technicians for multiple trade skills. Please indicate which of the following areas you have at least 2 years of commercial experience (technical or managerial) with: (Select all that apply)

+ HVAC Repairs/Maintenance/Replacement

+ Plumbing Repairs/Maintenance

+ Carpentry

+ Painting

+ Roof Repairs/Replacement

+ Pumps and Mechanical Repairs/Maintenance

+ None of the above

09

How many years of experience do you have working with a preventative maintenance program?

+ No experience

+ Less than 2 years

+ 2-4 years

+ 5 or more years

10

How many years of experience do you have managing contractors?

+ No experience

+ Less than 2 years

+ 2-4 years

+ 5 or more years

11

Please list any additional information you would like us to consider. Include any certifications, license, or specialty work with commercial building preventative maintenance programs and repairs.

12

This position is designated as Essential and may be 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

13

Do you possess a valid driver's license? (A DMV transcript dated within the previous 30 days will be required if selected to hire.)

+ Yes

+ No

14

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

+ Yes

+ No

15

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.

16

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

17

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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