Coppin State University · 5 months ago
Plumbing - Piped Systems Technician
Bowie State University
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$78K/yr - $83K/yr
6+ years expCoppin State University is seeking a Plumbing - Piped Systems Technician to provide technical support for underground utilities and building piped services. The role involves supervising maintenance work, training apprentices, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations while managing various plumbing-related tasks.
AlumniEducationHigher Education
Responsibilities
Independently directs, plans, organizes, estimates, schedules and inspects the technical maintenance work and installation service work, including work performed by unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled workers including all underground utilities (water, gas, sanitary and/or steam) and all building piped services including, but not limited to, domestic water, process piping, sanitary lines, vents, HVAC and related equipment
Performs on-the-job training of apprentices and less-skilled employees in the plumbing/piped services area
Researches and analyzes new techniques and develops modification approaches
Provides engineering consultation and installation services for research equipment
Provides design/build services for underground utilities and building piped systems
Makes scale layouts, manually or using a computer, to provide designs for jobs
Assists in the preparation of reports, analysis and correspondence
May supervise contractors during utility/facility projects on a project-by-project basis
Coordinates and cooperates closely with other skilled crafts personnel and supervisors
Adheres to, and enforces, all applicable state, university and departmental personnel policies and procedures
Organizes, maintains and cleans job sites, tools and machinery
Responsible for maintenance, repair, sharpening, adjustment and safe operation of tools and machinery
Ensures adequate supplies; materials and equipment are maintained to accomplish tasks/projects
Prepares estimates of time, labor and materials to be used on assigned tasks
Responsible for personal safety and upholding departmental safety procedures
Attends all required safety meetings
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or GED
Six years of progressively responsible experience in pipe and installation services including all underground utilities (water, gas, sanitary lines and/or steam) vents, HVAC and related equipment
Incumbents hired for plumbing trade duties must possess a current WSSC Master Plumber's License or a Maryland State Master Plumber's License
Comprehensive knowledge of, and skill in, the basic engineering principles/methods and techniques of the trade(s) where assigned; of the OSHA/MOSH regulations related to the trade(s) area
Thorough knowledge of, and skill in, the practical application of electronics, hydraulics and mechanics as used in maintenance work; of basic mathematics including area, volume, weights and the practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions
Skill in the care and storage of equipment and supplies used in the areas(s) where assigned; in the use and maintenance of the tools and equipment of the trade(s) where assigned; in reading, interpreting and working from blueprints, schematics, drawings and specifications
Ability to communicate effectively; orally, in writing and by computer
To supervise apprentices in assigned trade(s) work and, on a project-to-project basis, may supervise less-skilled workers; to plan and organize maintenance work; to determine sufficiency of cost estimates prepared by others; to prepare specifications for tools, equipment, materials and supplies; to prepare summaries and reports
Company
Coppin State University
Coppin State University is a school in Baltimore.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$8.55MKey Investors
T. Rowe Price FoundationNational Telecommunications and Information AdministrationU.S. Department of Education
2024-01-08Grant· $0.45M
2023-01-30Grant· $3.99M
2022-09-13Grant· $4.11M
Leadership Team
Ahmed El-Haggan
Vice President of Information Technolog, Advancement, CIO, and Prof. of Computer Science
Albert Robinson
Executive Director Strategic Partnerships & Community Engagement
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