HEATING SYSTEM SPECIALIST
New Jersey treats Heating System Specialist as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
Eligibility comes down to 5 years of relevant experience.
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Heating System Specialist is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, provides technical assistance and advise to various personnel engaged in the performance of a variety of tasks involved in the operation, repair, and maintenance of heating plants, heating systems, and plumbing facilities; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Inspects, analyzes, and offers advise on proper and effective use of heating system plumbing facilities, available funds, personnel, equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Estimates amounts of materials and equipment needed for various types of heating system and plumbing equipment.
- Gives advise to heating system and plumbing personnel regarding their work.
- Inspects, analyzes, and offers advise on installation and repair of steam heating plants and equipment, repair to steam lines, pumps, air, and water lines, and hot water and refrigerating systems.
- Repairs and repacks valves.
- Maintains high and low pressure piping.
- Prepares reports.
- Keeps records.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Five (5) years of experience in work involving the operation, repair, and maintenance of heating systems and plumbing facilities.
License
Possession of a license of the appropriate grade and type issued by the New Jersey Department of Labor may be required.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of standard tools, materials, methods, practices involved in general maintenance of low pressure boilers, automatic heating systems, and plumbing facilities.
- Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
- Ability to give advise and assistance.
- Ability to prepare reports.
- Ability to maintain records.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.