Qualified Craft Worker; Plumbing and Steamfitting

Qualified Craft Worker (Plumbing and Steamfitting) (40 Hour)

Recruitment #FM-001

Location:

East Lyme, CT

Date Opened: 8/28/2026 12:00:00 AM

Salary: $69,885*- $89,849/year
* New State employees start at the minimum of salary range

Job Type: Open to the Public

Close Date: 9/11/2026 11:59:00 PM

The State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Office of Property and Facilities Services seeks a qualified individual for the position of Qualified Craft Worker (Plumbing and Steamfitting) for their Region 2 office in East Lyme, CT.

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• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
• Working for an award winning agency! CTDOT was recently awarded the Employer of the Year award by the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) and named the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) CT Employer of the Year for 2024!

• Monday - Friday
• Full Time, 40 hours per week
• First Shift, 7:30 am to 4 pm
• Office/On-site

• Domestic, sanitary and drainage utilities, and garage floor drainage systems.
• Fixtures and water heaters.
• Line snaking/jetting, well water systems, oil/water and wastewater holding equipment, natural gas supply lines, and pneumatic compressors, and associated plumbing.
• Perform highly skilled plumbing fabrication, installation, and repair in a safe and efficient manner.
• Diagnose/troubleshoot and resolve plumbing problems typical to commercial and industrial buildings.
• Additionally, this staff member will work with other trades as required in the repair and maintenance of HVAC and fuel dispensing equipment.
• A considerable amount of driving is involved and the individual filling this position is required to maintain a valid Connecticut driver’s license.

Our ideal candidate will have experience servicing multiple facilities, working with both well water and sewage systems, and must possess considerable knowledge of oil and gas fired heating systems. The incumbent must be dependable and self-motivated since they will often be working independently. The ability to multi-task and to take initiative in completing their duties with minimum supervision is necessary.

• Four (4) years of experience in tasks in the plumbing and steamfitting trade.

• Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been performing skilled plumbing and steamfitting trades.

NOTE:

For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Skilled Maintainer or Transportation Maintainer 2.

• Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of subject requirements in a maintenance trade area may be substituted for two (2) years of the General Experience.
• At the University of Connecticut:
  Satisfactory performance and completion of the UConn Facilities Internship Training Program may be substituted for the General and Special Experience as determined by UConn Facilities Operations and Human Resources Management.
• At other state agencies:
  Two (2) years of experience as a Qualified Craft Worker Trainee in a designated maintenance trade area may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.
• Experience performing technical duties within the plumbing and steamfitting trade area on a military base, aircraft carrier or large compound may be substituted for the General and Special Experience on a year for year basis.