ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE OF MAINTENANCE 4
Career Family: ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE OF MAINTENANCE
To land Engineer-in-Charge of Maintenance 4 in New Jersey you go through the competitive route: you sit an announced exam and the score puts you on the eligible list agencies hire from.
On pay it sits at the foot of the Engineer-in-Charge of Maintenance ladder. One promotion up is Engineer-in-Charge of Maintenance 3, whose band tops out about $10,430 higher. To be eligible you bring a bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience. The FY 2027 range lands between $72,896 and $106,798, and state payroll lists a single employee in the title, at Children and Families.
How to apply
This title is filled by competitive examination.
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Engineer-in-Charge of Maintenance 4 appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Children and Families.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Children and Families | 1 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Pay ladder: Engineer-in-Charge of Maintenance series
- Engineer-in-Charge of Maintenance 4 — $72,896 – $106,798 (this title)
- Engineer-in-Charge of Maintenance 3 — $79,844 – $117,228
- Engineer-in-Charge of Maintenance 2 — $87,507 – $128,719
- Engineer-in-Charge of Maintenance 1 — $95,955 – $141,386
Promoting to Engineer-in-Charge of Maintenance 3 raises the top of the band by about $10,430. Its top salary lands around the 54th percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY 2027 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 1 person working under this title. The median actual salary is $103,187. The agencies employing the most are:
- Children and Families (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
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 the direction of a supervisory officer in a State department, institution, or agency, having a relatively small size and moderately complex maintenance system, has charge of the operation, maintenance and adjustment of the mechanical installations and equipment and the repair and maintenance of the buildings and grounds; does other related work.
Examples of work
- Plans the work program and working procedures and, develops appropriate schedules and methods.
- Provides assignments and instructions to employees working in the steam, electric refrigeration, water and sewage disposal units and carpenters, plumbers and steamfitters, electricians, masons, and plasterers, painters, sheet metal workers, institutional repairmen and others engaged in maintenance and supervises the performance of their work.
- Plans for the effective utilization of available funds, personnel, equipment, materials and supplies.
- Conducts periodic physical inspections of the varied systems and plants and of buildings and structures; notes potentially or actively dangerous conditions; determines the nature and extent of needed repairs; and obtains the personnel required to perform the work.
- Supervises the work involved in conducting periodic laboratory and/or engineering tests of sewage, boiler water, potable water, electric machinery and other plants and systems used in the operation of the facility.
- Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
- Issues shop orders to the electrician, carpenters and other craftspersons and ensures that work projects are completed.
- Supervises, employees engaged in operating simple and/or sewage disposal; equipment used in the operation of the facility.
- Obtains, stores, safeguards, distributes and supervises the proper use of needed equipment, materials and supplies.
- Prepares reports regarding maintenance programs and related matters.
- Establishes and maintains records and files or personnel, equipment materials, supplies, work done and time spent.
- Maintains current date file of shop drawings, manuals and plans of the buildings and equipment,
- 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 charge of the operation and maintenance of utilities and maintenance programs of an institution, college or similar multi-building complex, three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
License
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 the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the methods used to develop work programs for employees engaged in the operation and maintenance of mechanical equipment.
- Knowledge of the methods used to repair and maintain mechanical equipment, and varied types of buildings and structures.
- Knowledge of the techniques, tools, and procedures used to conduct inspections of varied types of mechanical equipment required in the operation of the facility.
- Knowledge of the methods used to conduct periodic laboratory and/or engineering tests of sewage, boiler water, potable water, electric machinery and other institution systems involved in the operation of the facility.
- Knowledge of the procedures, routines, checks, equipment, and supplies involved in the simple and/or complex operation of steam, electrical, refrigeration, water and/or complex operation of steam, electrical, refrigeration, water and/or sewage disposal plants and equipment.
- Ability to identify and analyze technical problems involved in the operation and maintenance of the mechanical equipment and in the maintenance and repair of buildings and grounds.
- Ability to provide assignments and instruction to staff and supervise their performance.
- Ability to organize supervisory, maintenance and repair work and develop appropriate work programs and schedules.
- Ability to effectively utilize staff, funds, equipment, materials, space and supplies.
- Ability to supervise a diversified group of workmen engaged in the operation and maintenance of steam, electric, refrigeration, water and/or sewage disposal systems and in carpentry, plumbing, steamfitting, painting, electrical, masonry, plastering, and other types of maintenance work.
- Ability to read and interpret plans and specifications.
- Ability to supervise the work involved in conducting laboratory and/or engineering tests of sewage, boiler water, potable water, electric machinery, and other institution systems used in the operation of the facility.
- Ability to prepare and issue shop orders to craftspersons and to ensure their work is properly completed.
- Ability to supervise the operation of steam, electrical, refrigeration, water and/or sewage disposal plants and equipment.
- Ability to requisition, store, safeguard, record, distribute and supervise the proper use of equipment, materials and supplies.
- Ability to establish and maintain needed records and files of personnel, equipment, materials and supplies.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of the position. Communication may include such forms as American Sign Language or braille.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the 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.
- CODES: 22/S23- AG 4/19/03
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.
A Bachelor's degree in Engineering may be substituted for two (2) years of non-supervisory experience.
A valid Professional Engineer's license issued by the New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineer and Land Surveyors may be substituted for two (2) years of the non- supervisory experience.
Applicants may be required to possess an Operating Engineer's license of appropriate grade and type by the New Jersey Department of Labor.