Trades Specialist; Plumber & Steamfitter - Buffalo Harbor

Position: Trades Specialist (Plumber & Steamfitter) - Buffalo Harbor
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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 02/11/26

Applications Due
02/21/26

Vacancy ID209342

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Agency Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Office of

Title Trades Specialist (Plumber & Steamfitter) - Buffalo Harbor

Occupational Category Skilled Craft, Apprenticeship, Maintenance

Salary Grade
12

Bargaining UnitOSU - Operational Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $50425 to $61548 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation Variable schedule including weekends and holidays

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 6 AM

To 6 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Erie

Street Address Buffalo Harbor State Park

1111 Fuhrmann Blvd

City Buffalo

StateNY

Zip Code
14203

Duties Description Under the supervision of the Park Manager 2, SG-21, the Trades Specialist (Plumber & Steamfitter), SG-12, will be assigned to Buffalo Harbor State Park and will perform journey-level plumbing and steam fitting tasks within the regional water, wastewater, and plumbing department. Duties will include, but are not limited to:

* Repair, maintain, and install various plumbing fixtures and appliances such as sinks, showers, toilets, urinals, drinking fountains, hot water appliances, splash pad & fountain operations, etc.

* Repair, maintain, and install water distribution lines, sewer infrastructure components, and natural gas or propane supply lines.

* Repair, maintain, and install HVAC appliances, components, and systems.

* Plan and lay out projects, including preparing materials lists and placing orders in compliance with NYS purchasing guidelines.

* Execute projects and tasks that require excavation and/or confined space entry.

* Assist in the location of underground utility infrastructure.

* Assist in the operation and testing of potable water supplies and wastewater treatment systems.

* Perform routine preventative maintenance on all assigned hand and power tools to ensure they are in good working order and in compliance with applicable standards.

* Operate commercial vehicles in the execution of departmental projects.

* Maintain daily activity reports, along with other required written records.

* Perform and assist in snow and ice removal, involving both manual shoveling and operating snow removal equipment/vehicles.

Minimum Qualifications Four years of full-time experience
* in plumbing under a skilled tradesperson; which would provide training equivalent to that given in a training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program, OR an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of technical courses in plumbing at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services; OR successful completion of the two-year Trades Specialist (Plumber & Steamfitter) traineeship or a two-year plumbing training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program
* such as the New York State Civil Service Employees Association-Partnership Applied Skilled Trades Traineeship and Certificate Program.

* Successful completion of the traineeship and the training program includes a total of 288 hours of trade-specific classroom instruction, 45 hours of technical math course work, 45 hours of technical communications course work, and 15 hours of blueprint/schematic reading course work. Course work must be completed with an average of "C" or better. Additionally, successful completion of the traineeship also includes 4,000 hours of on-the-job training.

* If verifiable, we will accept and prorate…