Senior Plumber

Overview

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7am-3:30pm

The purpose of a Senior Plumber position is to act as a subject matter expert and to provide journeyman level skilled plumbing work in the installation, alteration, maintenance, and repair of plumbing components and systems (including domestic water, steam, natural gas, sewer, compressed air, vacuum, medical gases, and other utility systems). Scope impacts institutional plumbing systems and equipment.

• Interprets and works from instructions, blueprints, sketches and diagrams in the installation of plumbing systems.
• Estimates cost of work, requisitions material and maintains inventories.
• Performs a variety of plumbing work incidental to the installation and repair of air conditioning, refrigeration and other building systems.
• Coordinates and prioritizes the workflow of plumbers, technicians and mechanics.
• Investigates outages.
• Participates in the development of the Owners Design Guidelines, project design phases and review processes.
• Inspects contracted plumbing work to ensure repairs and installations are compliant.
• Functions as a point of contact for vendors.
• Prepares and submits reports.
• Participates in process improvement initiatives.
• May precept staff.
• Maintain facility appearance, functionality and safety; provide clients with material and labor cost estimates for repairs/installation of plumbing systems; respond to critical alarms; repair and maintain sterilizers, glassware ovens, washers and other equipment; requisition materials and maintain inventory; understand the use of threading machines, ratchets, and hand and shop tools; connect and maintain water units; install, maintain, and repair water, air, gas, sewer, and steam lines and systems.
• Oversee certifications and deliveries on all medical gases for Main Campus facilities by maintaining system reports for usage, leaks, repairs, PMs, purity analysis and regulatory compliance; review work performed by outside contractors for quality; respond to critical alarms.
• Investigate utility outage requests and provide lead support; act as a point person for outages; communicate follow-up investigations and staffing requirements; perform inspections on work done by contractors and report findings to the project manager; provide lead support to the Utilities Operations Superintendent and/or Supervisor in their absence.
• Coordinate all work performed by other shops requiring knowledge of overall physical plant operations when requested by Physical Plant Utilities Operations Superintendent, Supervisor, or Manager.
• May be part of an on-call group with compensation; when on-call, be available to respond per policy. Periods of alert during emergencies are not considered on-call.

• Required:
  
  High school diploma or equivalent; six years of post-journeyman plumbing experience; licensed as a Journeyman Plumber in the State of Texas;
  Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement by the State of Texas;
  Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT) issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
• Preferred:
  Master Plumber License.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers benefits including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.

This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.

Requisition information and additional details:

• Requisition
• Employment Status:
  Full-Time
• Employee Status:
  Regular
• Work Week:
  Days
• Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 69,000
• Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 86,000
• Maximum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 103,000
• FLSA: non-exempt and eligible for overtime pay
• Fund Type:
  Hard
• Work Location:
  
  Onsite
• Pivotal Position:
  Yes
• Referral Bonus Available?:
  Yes
• Relocation Assistance Available?:
  Yes