Plumber; Skilled Trade Specialist II

Open Recruitment Open Until Filled

This is a position specific recruitment, open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications listed below. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this position or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Aviation Administration (MDOT MAA) is the owner & operator of both BWI Thurgood Marshall and Martin State Airports, serving over 27 million passengers annually.

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MDOT MAA is currently accepting applications for the position of Plumber (Skilled Trade Specialist II) at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall Airport).

Employees in this class are required to perform various duties such as:

• Installing, repairing, and maintaining plumbing and natural gas equipment, piping, valves, and fittings in compliance with the Maryland State and International Plumbing Codes
• Installing valves and piping from ‘A’ to 12”. Installation and repairs to showers, lavatories, water closets, faucets, and urinals
• Fitting copper pipes and fittings using assorted flux, solder, and brazing materials
• Using different types of gases (i.e., map, and acetylene) to fit and cut copper and steel pipes. Installing steel, water, natural gas by using power threaders and groves to cut, thread, and grove the ends of the piping
• Troubleshooting and repairing sewage ejector pumps, motors, and controls

This is maintenance work requiring physical exertion performed either outdoors under all weather conditions or inside an MDOT MAA building. On some assignments, employees may be required to move objects weighing over 50 pounds and may also be required to work on equipment located on high poles or other elevated locations, and/or perform their job in cramped quarters in buildings or underground.

Employees in this class are considered essential employees and are subject to emergency call‑back procedures, twenty‑four hours a day, as may be required to maintain the continuous operation of a facility. Employees may be required to work rotating shift work, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

This position is an emergency essential position. All employees designated as emergency essential are required to be available to work during weather, operational, and/or disaster emergency conditions. Furthermore, this position requires work in a 24‑hour facility and you must be available to work any shift as required by the operational needs of the MDOT MAA.

Education: Graduation from a standard high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: Three years of experience performing skilled trade work in plumbing.
* Two years of this experience must have involved service and repair of various plumbing hardware in the commercial and residential setting including faucets, water heaters, utility sinks, ejector pumps, grease interceptors, troubleshooting leaks, and using drain clearing machinery used in the plumbing trade.

* This statement contains a Selective Qualification, which is more focused in scope than the Minimum Qualifications for this classification. Selective Qualifications are utilized when the position requires specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications (i.e., knowledge, skills, or abilities).

1. Additional work experience performing skilled trades as defined above may be substituted on a year‑for‑year basis for the required education.

2. A certificate from a vocational‑technical school with a major in one or more of the skilled trades as defined above may be substituted for one year of the required general experience.

3. Candidates may…