Senior Plumber

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening.

Communication Guidelines for Status Updates

To help our team work efficiently and provide timely service to everyone, we kindly ask that candidates refrain from calling the department for routine status updates regarding requests, applications, or ongoing matters.

Our team processes inquiries, we do not hire for them. Only the hiring department hires and reviews candidates in the order they are received.
Frequent status calls may delay response times by reducing the time available to complete pending work.

If additional information or documentation is required, a member of the hiring team will contact you directly.
If you are chosen for the position, you will be notified through the appropriate communication channel.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we work to serve all employees fairly and efficiently.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Title Information

Security Sensitive Position?

Security Sensitive Position? Yes

Hours of Work

Hours of Work 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM M-F

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number TSU
203330

Official TSU Title SENIOR PLUMBER

Grant Title N/A

Job Description Summary / TWC Summary

Under general supervision performs preventive maintenance, routine and emergency repairs on plumbing systems. Maintains, inspects, repairs and assures unrestricted flow of complex waste disposal systems throughout the University facilities.

• Take care of emergencies and respond, do work orders, check buildings do walk through, restrooms, lift stations for sanitary and for storm lift stations.
• Do work requests and analyst situation on request, make visit to visualize request. Then process work order such as faucet replacement, toilets, etc. Whatever is needed on work order to process. Gets quotes from vendors, order parts for repairs, pick up parts off campus as needed.
• Assists other department areas when assistance is needed.
• Take care of University water fountains, make sure working properly, drain and clean quarterly, make repairs on two sections: pump and mechanical section.
• Inspects tunnels make sure there is no flooding, check pumps, correct issues, check primary and secondary pumps.
• New Construction Projects:
  Installs new Plumbing equipment throughout campus for new equipment. Installs add on to support plumbing outlets, water closets and associated equipment and systems.
• Works with portable trash gas driven pumps made to pump out water used as needed. Checks hoses, oil and maintenance needed on trash pump.
• Sometimes handle emergency water situations when needed.
• Assists co-workers with duties when needed since we are only two plumbers, co-operate with others and coordinate with supervisors and other co-workers. Keeps maintenance upkeep on some equipment. Assists HVAC with some situations. Try to be proactive in daily work.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
• Has knowledge and understanding for inspection, repair and reporting of University back-flow prev enters.

% FTE

1.0

Hiring Range

Hiring Range $64,197.37 - $81,851.64

Education

Some college or Associate’s degree (A.A.) and/or vocational or technical school and/or specialized training.

Required Licensing/Certification

Valid Texas Driver’s License.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Federal, State, Local guidelines.
• Procedures, equipment and specialized practices.
• Requires advanced, specialized knowledge in a job function, family or professional discipline to handle, as necessary, the analysis and/or procedural modifications associated with non-standard work or situations; and as applicable, provides guidance and…