Heating Plant Technician

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Company Description Job Description THIS POSTING IS FOR TWO (2) POSITIONS On June 16, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the NYC Public Housing Preservation Trust Act, which authorized the creation of the NYC Public Housing Preservation Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a public benefit corporation that will oversee the renovation and rehabilitation of the City’s public housing developments, owned by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). NYCHA will remain the permanent owner of the land/buildings and will enter a long-term ground lease with the Trust to secure Section 8 vouchers. The selected staff member will be a NYCHA employee assigned to Nostrand Houses and will work on behalf of the NYC Public Housing Preservation Trust. They will be responsible for managing heating operations for Nostrand Houses: both by operating heating and domestic hot water boilers and ancillary equipment and, once installed through the modernization project, operating Heat Pumps. Specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Tend to and operate heat and hot water distribution equipment; monitor CHAS and BMS equipment. - Maintain, adjust and make repairs to boilers, industrial oil burners, heating and domestic hot water equipment and all auxiliaries. - Be able to Stand watch and fire low-pressure boilers when scheduled and as required. - Assist in the inspection and testing of boilers and related heat and hot water distribution equipment. - Dismantle and assemble heat and hot water equipment. - Identify parts and material needed in the maintenance and repair of heating and hot water generating and distribution equipment at assigned locations. - Perform Annual Maintenance of heat and hot water generating and distribution equipment. - Respond to all heating/hot water service disruptions and resident complaints. - Repair and maintain boilers/burners and supporting fuel delivery, feed water supply and condensate receiving and delivery equipment. - Trouble-shoot and provide technical expertise for heating and hot water issues. - Follow-up on all heating and hot water related operations at assigned development locations. - Maintain daily, weekly and monthly logs and records. When assigned to a roving team in the Operations area: - Respond to emergency conditions under the direction of Heat Desk Dispatchers and or Field Supervisors. - Perform minor repairs of heat and hot water systems and related equipment to remedy the conditions causing inconsistencies in the delivery of heat and hot water to NYCHA residents. - Operate a motor vehicle to travel to assigned work locations and to transport needed equipment throughout the five boroughs when necessary. - Check assigned vehicle to ensure proper operating condition; report the need for routine servicing. Complete equipment and activity reports.[KS1.1] IMPORTANT NOTE: Heating Plant Technicians are required to 5-day work scheduled shifts that including nights, weekends and holidays on a rotating basis. When assigned to work on a shift, HPTs will be required to work on all weekend and holidays that fall within their 5-day work schedule. A 5-day work schedule is defined as 5 consecutive days worked within a 7-day work week with 2 regular days off. Shifts are normally required when working on Roving Teams and/or covering a development specific boiler room watch. HMSD Scheduled Shifts are as follows: Development coverage and watch shifts: - 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM - 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM - 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM - 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM - 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM Roving Team Shifts: - 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM - 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM - 12:00A M - 8:00 AM Additional License Requirements - Six months of full-time satisfactory experience within the last ten years in the operation and maintenance of low and/or high-pressure boilers and related equipment; or - One year of satisfactory training acquired in an approved trade, technical or vocational high school, consisting of a course of study in the operation and maintenance of low and/or high- pressure boilers which combine classroom and boiler room instruction; or - Satisfactory completion of the training course "Fundamentals of Heating Plant Operations" given by organizations approved by the New York City Housing Authority. Candidates must possess the following: - A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of assignment. - A Certificate of Fitness to Operate Air Compressors (G-35), issued by the New York City Fire Department. This certificate must be maintained for the duration of assignment. - A Certificate of Fitness for Low Pressure Oil Boiler (P-99) issued by the New York City Fire Department must be obtained within six months of appointment. Applicants will be required to submit a copy of the certificate of fitness if available once scheduled for an interview. NOTE: IF THIS APPOINTMENT IS MADE ON A PROVISIONAL BASIS PURSUANT TO 65 OF THE NYS CIVIL SERVICE LAW, NO TENURE OR PERMANENCE ACCRUES TO AN INCUMBENT IN THIS POSITION BY VIRTUE OF SUCH APPOINTMENT NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a Program, please click on the link below: https://bit.ly/55aProgram Additional Information: 1. NYCHA employees applying for transfer, promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable). 2. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply. NYCHA provides benefits that include a choice of medical coverage plans, deferred compensation plans and a defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS). Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the qualification requirements before applying to this position HEATING PLANT TECHNICIAN (HA) - 91619 Qualifications Do you have six months of full-time satisfactory experience in the operation and maintenance of low and/or high pressure boilers and related equipment? Do you have one year of satisfactory education or training acquired in an approved trade school, vocational high school or a technical school with a major course of study in the operation and maintenance of low and/or high pressure boilers which combines classroom and boiler room instruction? Do you have satisfactory completion of the training course "Fundamentals of Heating Plant Operations" given by organizations approved by the New York City Housing Authority? Additional Information The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.