Facilities Plumber Pipefitter

About the role

The Facilities Management Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has an immediate opening for a Plumber - Pipefitter. This role reports to the Facilities Plant Operations-Supervisor and involves responsibility for design, layout, installation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair of all mechanical piping systems within the facility.

Responsibilities

• Perform design, layout, prefabrication and installation of facility piping systems for ongoing maintenance.
• Ensure quality and code compliance of all projects via inspection, conduct scheduled inspections of Bank’s Life Safety Systems including fire pumps, sprinkler piping, halon and FM 200 systems.
• Assist maintenance staff with preventive and corrective maintenance and repair of new or reworked mechanical piping systems.
• Collaborate with other Trade staff to coordinate routing of new mechanical piping systems, ensuring no installation or accessibility conflicts occur.
• Coordinate shutdowns of building mechanical systems and Bank’s fire suppression systems.
• Function as technical resource for mechanical piping systems, reviews project specifications and drawings, oversees internal and external staff to ensure code compliance.
• Assist in performance of inspections, testing, maintenance, and operations of the Bank’s critical life safety systems.
• Assist HVAC technicians to install, repair, and troubleshoot commercial HVAC systems and equipment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5 to 9+ years of relevant work experience
• Four years in Virginia state recognized plumbing/pipefitting apprenticeship program
• Journeyman plumber certification
• Gas Fitter and Backflow Prevention experience
• Working knowledge of trouble-shooting and problem-solving processes

Other Requirements and Considerations

• Candidates should review the Bank’s Employee Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict-of-interest rules and personal investment restrictions.
• If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please notify rich.recruit@rich.frb.org.
• Employees who work at and/or visit another Federal Reserve entity or outside business as part of their job duties are required to comply with any onsite safety and health protocols of those organizations (including, but not limited to, requirements to vaccinate or test, mask, social distance, etc.).
• Sponsorship is not available for this role.
• Selected candidate is subject to special background check procedures.

Pay and Schedule

The hiring range for this role is $57,000 - $79,300 annually. Salary offered will be based on the job responsibilities and the individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience as defined in the job qualifications. This position is required to be onsite Monday through Friday each week, with an on-call rotation every 6 weeks.