This position is located in the Plumbing Shop, Facilities and Engineering Service of the Wilmington VA Medical Center and reports directly to the Maintenance Supervisor. This Center includes a hospital, a 60-bed Community Living Center, and approximately 500,000 sq. feet of floor space. The mission of this service includes the maintenance, operation and improvement of fourteen (14) buildings, 30.2 acres of grounds, safety, occupational health and fire protection, and transportation services.

Duties

knowledge of how various high-pressure piping systems and equipment, such as steam heat, steam generation, and vacuum systems, radiators and circulating pumps are installed and operate responsible to plan and layout the installation, modification and repair of various new and existing piping systems and equipment layout and install various kinds of piping, risers and flexible branches at the proper level and incline; determine the placement and elevation to install steam generators, vacuum and condensate pumps, and radiators; replace heat exchangers and flash and expansion tanks interpret and apply building plans and blueprints, to use shop mathematics to lay out angles, arcs and circles knowledge and skill in any of the accepted trade methods and techniques for figuring pipe, joint, and valve sizes needed to support pressures of systems, aligning pipes, valves, fittings, joints for accurate match and installing proper braces and supports to control movement and vibration and to allow for expansion and contraction requires skill in the use of tool s and equipment such as sliding squares, measuring tapes, dividers, chalk lines, plumb bobs, templates, star drills, grinders, flanges, hand and power pipe threaders and cutters, and pipe wrenches performs other related duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Position Description Title/PD#: Pipefitter/PD01857A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized ****All required documentation must be uploaded before the announcement closes, to support eligibility.**** Failure to submit documentation will constitute the application being categorized as incomplete and therefore ineligible for referral.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/01/2023. 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. 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 eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Attention to DetailBuilding and ConstructionPlumbing and PipefittingProblem SolvingTechnical CompetenceWithout more than normal supervision Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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 pipefitters make repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolding, and platforms, and where the systems and equipment worked on are in hard-to-reach places. This requires the pipefitters to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. The employee will frequently handle, lift, carry and set up parts and equipment that weigh up to 50 pounds and occasionally items that may weigh more than 50 pounds. ****All required documentation must be uploaded before the announcement closes, to support eligibility.**** Failure to submit documentation will constitute the application being categorized as incomplete and therefore ineligible for referral.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Wilmington VA Medical Center 1601 Kirkwood Highway Wilmington, DE 19805 US
• Name: Katrina Paul
• Phone: (412) 822-3584
• Email: [email protected]