Plumber

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Job Description

Summary:

Facilities Planning, Construction, and Management ( FPCM ), a part of Division of Safety and Facilities, under the Executive Vice President and Chief Administration Officer’s portfolio, builds, manages and maintains GW’s property and grounds on all three of GW’s campuses.
The Division of Facilities, Planning, Construction and Management ( FPCM ) is seeking an experienced tradesperson to take on the role of Plumber. The Plumber will assist the Zone Manager and Zone Leads with the day to day plumbing operations. The work schedule is Monday – Friday from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm and is subject to on-call assignments, after normal business hours.

This position requires a working rotation to include Holidays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The successful candidate must be well trained in all plumbing applications and systems, highly organized, and a professional who takes pride in his/her work and can perform various customer service duties as required throughout the day.
The Plumber is responsible for proper operation of all systems and equipment. The Plumber position may lead plumbing maintenance programs including required repairs, renovations and preventative maintenance so that the primary university mission is upheld.
The Plumber is responsible for the following:

• Plans, implements, and administers a preventative maintenance program(s) to provide maximum life to facilities in accordance with industry standards.
• Knowledge of plumbing systems in commercial, residential and academic buildings.
• Knowledge of how to troubleshoot plumbing domestic hot water systems.
• Coordinates and facilitates walkthrough inspections and due diligence investigations.
• Provides regular verbal/written reports to the Facility Zone Manger.
• Ability to communicate with employees regarding plumbing best practices.
• Comprehensive knowledge of how to use plumbing trade tools, such as snake-mashing, jet washing, and propress tools; knowledge of grease trap and sewage pump systems, backflow prevention, and of occupational hazards, safety precautions, local codes, and regulations pertaining to plumbing.
• Knowledge and understanding of FPCM goals and objectives, policies and procedures, as well as ability to work and communicate effectively in a multi-ethnic/multi-cultural environment with students, faculty, and staff.
• Schedules plumbing work orders with GW stakeholders and performs inspections for quality control on contractor assignments.
• Advises administrators on possible alternatives to proposed plumbing projects and equipment purchases.
• Provides instructions and assistance in the solution of work-related problems and in the performance of specific plumbing-related tasks.
• May be required to do snow removal on all GW campuses.

Performs other work-related duties as requested. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the lead from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Qualified candidates will hold a high school diploma/ GED plus 1.5 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant area of study. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Additional Required Licenses/Certifications/Posting Specific

Minimum Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to understand and review architectural drawings and related mechanical drawings, including as-builts.
• DC Journeyman Plumbing License is preferred
  . Reciprocity will be accepted.
• Graduation from a trades school (or the completion of a certified…