Plumber (Finance)

Department: FMC - Building Maintenance Salary: Commensurate with education and experience
Description:

The Plumber will install, maintain and repair plumbing for domestic water lines, sewer systems and related areas throughout the campus, facilities and grounds. Is subject to appointment on the campus hurricane ride-out crew.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm.

Duties:

• Maintain all restroom, kitchen, and other facility related plumbing in proper operation.
• Maintain and repair sump and re-circulating pumps in building systems, pumps in water fountains.
• Inspect, repair and maintain insurance inspection forms for all fire water sprinkler systems.
• Repair, replace or oversee repair of underground water and sewer lines.
• Maintain all fire hydrants, risers, hose reels, etc.
• Maintain and repair all interior and exterior drinking fountains.
• Repair and maintain all interior and exterior sewer lines.
• Perform repairs on natural gas line systems.
• Maintain the plumbing shop in clean, safe order.
• Assist other craftsmen and perform related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

1. High School diploma or GED
2. Three or more years of experience in commercial or construction plumbing
3. Journeyman's Plumber License

Preferred Qualifications:

• Vocational/Trade School
• Two or more years of maintenance plumbing
• Master Plumber License

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to read blueprints and update as-built drawings after renovations.
• Knowledge of all federal, state, and local plumbing codes and the ability to bring non-compliance items back to code.
• Ability to assist a licensed fire sprinkler contractor and have a good working knowledge of applicable NFPA codes.
• Ability to prepare material take-offs for work orders and prepare detailed cost estimates.
• Knowledge of plumbing and applicable NFPA codes.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.