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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 07/01/25

Applications Due07/16/25

Vacancy ID191322

NY HELPYes

AgencyGeneral Services, Office of

TitlePlant Superintendent C (NY HELPS) - VID 191322

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade21

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $78126 to $99056 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 3 PM

To 11 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address 1220 Washington Ave

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12226

Duties Description • Manage physical plant activities at the State Office Building Campus (SOBC), diagnose operational issues.
• Plan maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and accommodate Design & Construction, New York Power Authority and in-house projects at SOBC.
• Establish work priorities. Assign work to subordinate staff. Reassign staff to address health and safety issues or other priorities, as required.
• Oversee work in progress to ensure that assignments are completed on schedule. Provide technical assistance and instruction to subordinate supervisors and workers, as required.
• Review completed work to assure quality and adherence to instructions.
• Perform time and attendance functions. Review employee timecards; approve overtime and leave; counsel staff for time and attendance issues when required.
• Prepare and/or review performance evaluations. Counsel staff to improve job performance when necessary.
• Participate in the development of training programs to meet staff needs.
• Participate in the development of contract specifications.
• Administer all maintenance contracts for primary building systems.
• Oversee all maintenance contractors while on site.
• Allocate/reallocate staff and fiscal resources as needed.
• Perform a full range of supervisory duties.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS)* and applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications to be considered for this position:

Six years of experience** in a physical plant in an institutional, educational, laboratory, or healthcare setting, or a power plant, which must include management of daily plant operations including procedure development, budget planning and workforce allocation, efficiency, and enforcement of codes and standards; capital planning of construction/rehabilitation projects;

AND/OR contract management of building maintenance/construction/rehabilitation projects and grounds.

**Substitutions: an associate degree in a related field can substitute for two years of specialized experience; a bachelor’s in a related field degree can substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree in a related field can substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate in a related field can substitute for six years of experience.

Current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service in a position allocated to a Grade 19 or above and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AWARD THE PROPER CREDIT FOR WORK EXPERIENCE, RESUMES MUST INCLUDE MONTH AND YEAR FOR START AND END DATES. IF ANY OF THIS EXPERIENCE IS LESS THAN FULL TIME YOU MUST INDICATE THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK.

Additional Comments *There is no examination required for appointment to a NY HELPS position. Candidates hired via NY HELPS will be appointed on a permanent non-competitive basis and will begin a probationary period.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected that NY HELPS employees will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to take an exam. Employees will then be afforded with all 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.

The Office of General Services (OGS) is an equal opportunity employer, and we recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We encourage applicants from all communities to apply.

For a full version of OGS’s EEO/AA statement and benefits joining Team #OneOGS, please visit http://www.ogs.ny.gov/employment.


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Name Human Resources/KE

Telephone 518-473-5282

Fax 518-486-1631

Email Address HRresumes@ogs.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Office of General Services, HRM

31st Floor Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12242

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a resume and cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications along with the month/year and, if less than full time, the average hours worked per week for each position listed. Indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID number of each position you are applying to.

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