
Plant Utilities Engineer 1 (NY HELPS) (Power Plant)
Albany, NYFull-time$59–72K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
Plant Utilities Engineers 1 operate, maintain, and repair mechanical, electrical, auxiliary, and emergency equipment in heating or air-conditioning plants and facilities with utility equipment installations. The position is at the University at Albany Power Plant and follows a Tuesday-through-Saturday overnight schedule. Applicants must meet one of the listed alternative qualification paths and hold a valid New York State driver’s license.
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Full job description
NY HELPS Yes
55-b/c Eligible Yes
Agency University at Albany
Title Plant Utilities Engineer 1 (NY HELPS) (Power Plant)
Occupational Category Skilled Craft, Apprenticeship, Maintenance
Salary Grade 14
Bargaining Unit OSU - Operational Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary Range From $59049 to $71719 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Contingent Permanent
Internship No
Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class
Travel Percentage 0%
Workweek Other (see below)
"Other" Explanation Tuesday thru Saturday 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM (Pass Days Sunday/Monday)
Hours Per Week 37.5
Workday
From 11 PM
To 7 AM
Flextime allowed? No
Mandatory overtime? Yes
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Telecommuting allowed? No
County Albany
Street Address University at Albany (Power Plant)
1400 Washington Avenue
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12222
Duties Description Plant Utilities Engineers 1 operate, maintain and repair mechanical, electrical, and auxiliary or emergency equipment in a heating or air-conditioning plant or a single or multi-building facility or facilities with multiple utility equipment installations.
Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (NY HELPS):Either 1. Graduate of heating, HVAC, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration apprenticeship program from the U.S. Air Force;Or 2. Must have been an enlisted machinery technician (MK) with the U.S. Coast Guard OR possession of a certificate as a Marine Engineer issued by the U.S. Coast Guard;Or 3. Must have been an enlisted power generation equipment repairer with the U.S. Army;Or 4. Must have been an enlisted gas turbine systems technician, submarine nuclear propulsion plant operator reactor control, utilities man, machinist mate, or engineman with the U.S. Navy;Or 5. Must have a Merchant Mariner's Document (MMD) and have been a qualified member of the engine department (QMED) as an oiler, fireman/water tender, refrigerating engineer or engineman with the U.S. Merchant Marine;Or 6. Completion of a New York State Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program for stationary engineers, plant maintenance (plumber/steamfitter), HVAC Mechanic or plant maintenance (refrigeration/AC) (See Note #1);Or 7. Possession of a High-Pressure Boiler Operating Engineer License or Stationary Engineer License;Or 8. A bachelor's degree in Facilities Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Marine Engineering;Or 9. Four years of full-time hands on experience in the maintenance and operation of commercial, industrial, institutional facility, computer applications of digital energy platforms and building analytics and/or performing diagnosis, repair of HVAC systems or boilers or auxiliary equipment;Or 10. Four years of full-time hands on experience in a residential setting performing diagnosis, operation, maintenance repair of HVAC systems or boilers or auxiliary equipment;Or 11. An associate's degree in HVAC AND two years of qualifying experience as described in EITHER qualification #9 or #10 above;Or 12. Completion of an HVAC certificate or diploma from a BOCES program (900 hours) OR completion of an approved certificate in HVAC, electrical, refrigeration, boiler operations and maintenance, or plumbing from an accredited technical school or technology college (See Note #2) AND two years of qualifying experience as described in EITHER qualification #9 or #10 above.Note #1 Information regarding qualifying New York State Department of Labor recognized apprenticeship programs can be found here: https://labor.ny.gov/apprenticeship/appindex.shtm [(External Link)] .Note # 2 Certification programs must be accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) or recognized by the New York State Education Department Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS). Information on ACCSC accredited programs can be found here: http://www.accsc.org/ [(External Link)] . Information on BPSS recognized proprietary schools can be found here: http://www.acces.nysed.gov/bpss/welcome-career-training-proprietary-schools [(External Link)] . COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (NON-NY HELPS):Candidates must have a reachable score on the University at Albany Plant Utilities Engineer 1 Exam List ORBe a current NYS employee and have a current permanent appointment with 1 year of service as a Plant Utilities Engineer 1, or in a title eligible to transfer to Plant Utilities Engineer 1 ORBe a former NYS employee eligible for reinstatement to the title of Plant Utilities Engineer 1May be filled from a mandatory reemployment list if one is in effect at the time of appointment.OPERATIONAL NEEDS:Valid New York State Driver's License is required.Ability to perform manual laborAbility to work scheduled and unscheduled overtime Ability to understand and carry out written and verbal instructions.Any applications received that do not meet the above requirements as described will be deemed unqualified.
Additional Comments YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE using this link: http://albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=206227
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Name Human Resources
Telephone 518-437-4700
Fax 518-437-4731
Email Address [email protected](you must apply with link below)
Address
Street 1400 Washington Avenue
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12222
Notes on Applying YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE using this link: http://albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=206227
How this job compares
Set against the 1,226 open Facilities Maintenance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$59–72K/yr
- New York median$59–72K/yr36 salary ranges
- US median$70–88K/yr184 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $65K, is close to the New York median midpoint ($65K) — in the middle half of Facilities Maintenance salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 105 open Facilities Maintenance jobs in New York and 1,226 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- New York State Civil Service (this employer)20 open
- Elderwood8 open
- Jones Lang Lasalle4 open
- Experience
- Facilities Maintenance postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (784 postings).
- Education
- 28 of the 1,226 open Facilities Maintenance jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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