What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pipefitter position at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs?
Summary
This position is at the full performance level located at the Raymond G. Murphy Medical Center, Albuquerque New Mexico Plumbing Unit of the Maintenance and Operations section for the Facilities Management Service. The NMVAHCS encompasses 93 acres with 69 buildings and approximately 1.2 million square feet. The incumbent is responsible for all plumbing and pipefitting duties throughout the whole NMVAHCS, and to keep in compliance with numerous directives and entities.
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Duties
Duties include but not limited to:
Telework: This is not eligible for not telework.
Remote: This is eligible for remote.
Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Compress/Flexible schedule is not available for this position.
Position Description Title/PD#: Pipefitter/PD13063A
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/29/2025.
EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. For example but is not limited to the following knowledge, skills, and ability: installs, repairs and maintains high pressure piping systems, works plans band lays out work from blueprints, drawings, technical manuals or specifications, and works with a variety of pipe and pipe fittings including those made of copper, brass, lead, glass and plastic. Measures, cuts, bends, threads, packs and joins piping to pipe fittings.
Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligible's are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: The operators usual work will involve stooping, standing, bending and frequently working in a cramped awkward position or prolonged periods in varying conditions. The position involves heavy work with assistance by other employees or equipment, occasionally lifting of 100 pounds with frequent lifting and or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Work can be inside or outside in temperature extremes of well bellowing freezing to over 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Work areas can be dirty, greasy, dusty possibly with exposures to fumes. Other uncomfortable areas may include tunnels, mechanical rooms and interstitial spaces. All Personal Protective Equipment must be utilized appropriately.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
This position is at the full performance level located at the Raymond G. Murphy Medical Center, Albuquerque New Mexico Plumbing Unit of the Maintenance and Operations section for the Facilities Management Service. The NMVAHCS encompasses 93 acres with 69 buildings and approximately 1.2 million square feet. The incumbent is responsible for all plumbing and pipefitting duties throughout the whole NMVAHCS, and to keep in compliance with numerous directives and entities.
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Duties
Duties include but not limited to:
- The incumbent will perform all pipefitting duties within the shop, will provide support to Internal Project shop with construction needs regarding pipefitting duties. Incumbent must have the ability to do precise, artistic and theoretical practices while performing duties.
- Incumbent is responsible for repairs, installations, modifications, maintenance, troubleshoots, tests and adjusts/overhauls and performs preventative maintenance on a wide variety of medical, dental, laboratory, kitchen, morgue, laundry and engineering equipment. The engineering equipment is hydraulic, pneumatic, medical gases and mechanical units using collars, shafts, pulleys and sprockets and chains. It is highly desirable for incumbent to have certifications in: Back flow testing, installation for medical gases, medical gases, water operator, jurneyman plumbing license.
- The incumbent will be responsible for trouble shooting repairs, replacing or modifying laundry equipment such as industrial/residential use washer dryers, tumblers, steam tunnels, flat work ironers, cross folders, spreader-feeders and related laundry equipment to keep the equipment in proper operating condition. Medical gas manifolds that contain pressure regulators, shuttle cocks and check valves; laboratory equipment that contains high pressure steam, traps and related controls; medical equipment that contains collars, shafts and hydraulics, dental equipment that contains pneumatics and switching collars; morgue equipment that contains vacuum pistons and backflow devices; engineering equipment that contains high pressure controls, solenoid valves, switching devices, high speed regulators, separators and receivers, plumbing and welding inclusive. These are complex systems that require special knowledge of the Plumbing trade.
- The incumbent will perform water treatment of soft water system, and maintain PH, Chlorine and Alkalinity of Large Patient Therapy pool including required documentation. Incumbent will test, monitor, trouble shoot and repair associated equipment to ensure compliance with the Legionella Directive. The tradesman will need special certification to complete these tasks.
- Must be able to attain certification within one year of employment.
- The incumbent will maintain, service and perform preventive maintenance on all assigned equipment to included Reverse Osmosis Systems and Deionized water systems. The incumbent will perform maintenance on Grease Traps, miscellaneous sized watermains and chilled water lines. Incumbent will perform maintenance and repair as well as preventive maintenance on Fire Suppression systems.
- Incumbent will document and maintain preventive maintenance documentation for the established program to ensure compliance with directives and Joint Commission requirements. Incumbent must be able to install, repair, and maintain various types of pipping systems.
- Incumbent will service and maintain equipment on storm and sanitary sewer to include lift stations and float controls. Incumbent will perform maintenance both scheduled, unscheduled on Fire Hydrants, and Fire Department connections.
Telework: This is not eligible for not telework.
Remote: This is eligible for remote.
Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Compress/Flexible schedule is not available for this position.
Position Description Title/PD#: Pipefitter/PD13063A
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- You may be required to serve a probationary period
- Subject to background/security investigation
- Pre-employment physical required
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/29/2025.
EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. For example but is not limited to the following knowledge, skills, and ability: installs, repairs and maintains high pressure piping systems, works plans band lays out work from blueprints, drawings, technical manuals or specifications, and works with a variety of pipe and pipe fittings including those made of copper, brass, lead, glass and plastic. Measures, cuts, bends, threads, packs and joins piping to pipe fittings.
Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligible's are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:
- Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair
- Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)
- Measurement and Layout
- Technical Practices
- Troubleshooting
- Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
- Without more than normal supervision
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: The operators usual work will involve stooping, standing, bending and frequently working in a cramped awkward position or prolonged periods in varying conditions. The position involves heavy work with assistance by other employees or equipment, occasionally lifting of 100 pounds with frequent lifting and or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Work can be inside or outside in temperature extremes of well bellowing freezing to over 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Work areas can be dirty, greasy, dusty possibly with exposures to fumes. Other uncomfortable areas may include tunnels, mechanical rooms and interstitial spaces. All Personal Protective Equipment must be utilized appropriately.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
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