Trades Specialist (Plumber/Steamfitter) (Downtown Campus Maintenance)
Albany, NYFull-time$53–64K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Trades Specialist (Plumber/Steamfitter) performs journey-level plumbing and steam-fitting work at the University at Albany’s Downtown Campus. The role installs, alters, and repairs piping, fixtures, heating, ventilation, water, and drainage systems according to specifications and plumbing codes, and frequently supervises others. The schedule is 37.5 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with Thursday through Monday also listed as the workweek explanation.
Skills & qualifications
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Qualifications
Full job description
NY HELPS No
55-b/c Eligible No
Agency University at Albany
Title Trades Specialist (Plumber/Steamfitter) (Downtown Campus Maintenance)
Occupational Category Skilled Craft, Apprenticeship, Maintenance
Salary Grade 12
Bargaining Unit OSU - Operational Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary Range From $52694 to $64321 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Contingent Permanent
Internship No
Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class
Travel Percentage 0%
Workweek Mon-Fri
"Other" Explanation Thursday thru Monday, Pass Days: Tuesday/Wednesday
Hours Per Week 37.5
Workday
From 7 AM
To 3:30 PM
Flextime allowed? No
Mandatory overtime? No
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Telecommuting allowed? No
County Albany
Street Address University at Albany (Downtown Campus Maintenance)
1400 Washington Ave
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12222
Duties Description Trades Specialist (Plumber & Steamfitter) perform journey-level plumbing and steam fitting work and frequently supervises others in the installation, alteration and repair of pipes, fittings and fixtures of heating, ventilating, heating control, water, and drainage systems, according to specifications and plumbing codes.
Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:Non-competitive: Four years of full-time experience in plumbing under a skilled tradesperson; which would provide training equivalent to that given in a training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program, OR an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of technical courses in plumbing at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services; OR successful completion of the two-year Trades Specialist (Plumber & Steamfitter) traineeship or a two-year plumbing training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program* such as the New York State Civil Service Employees Association-Partnership Applied Skilled Trades Traineeship and Certificate Program. Operational needs:Experience in repairing, maintaining and installing plumbing fixtures and appliances such as sinks, shower baths, commodes, drinking fountains, dishwashers, valves including pneumatic controls, gas and water meters, gas hot water heaters and other gas appliances, heating systems and controls, and various steam equipment used in kitchens and machine rooms, water pumps and water system equipment. Ability to identify and discuss problems with users, visually inspect the fixtures or equipment, and use appropriate test equipment such as pressure and vacuum gauges to determine cause and location of trouble. Experience in following technical manuals, codes, and diagrams. Experience in planning work to make repairs and order replacement parts indicating quality and type and any other materials required. Experience in planning and laying out the installation, alteration, and repair of high- and low-pressure pipe systems that carry water, steam, air or other liquids or gases. Experience in new installations and alterations to existing installations. Experience in major repairs consistent with specifications, plans, and plumbing codes.Ability to assemble and install a variety of metal and nonmetal pipe and pipe fittings, joins piping by means of threaded, caulked, wiped, soldered, brazed, fused or cemented joints. Ability to test pipe system for leaks by filling with liquid or air and reading pressure gauges. May weld holding fixtures to steel members. Ability to assemble materials, tools, and equipment that are required to complete the work according to plans. Ability to supervise and instruct others in performing plumbing and steam fitting work by giving verbal instructions and/or demonstrating proper plumbing techniques and the use of plumbing and steam fitting tools and equipment. Ability to read blueprints, plans, and schematics.
Additional Comments YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE using this link: http://albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=206359
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Name Office of 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
UAB 300
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12222
Notes on Applying YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE using this link: http://albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=206359
How this job compares
Set against the 596 open Plumber jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$53–64K/yr
- US median$90–100K/yr90 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $59K, is 41% below the US median midpoint ($100K) — in the lowest quarter of Plumber salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 37 open Plumber jobs in New York and 596 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)4 open
- GE Vernova3 open
- Monroe Community College2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Plumber postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (284 postings).
- Education
- 14 of the 596 open Plumber 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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