Steam Fitter
City of New York · New York, NY · 1 mo ago
ManagementFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real content. We need to extract substantive info from posting.
Let's parse the job posting.
First paragraph: DCAS mission description. That's about the organization, could be "About the role" or "About the agency". The instruction says use
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real content. We need to extract substantive info from posting.
Let's parse the job posting.
First paragraph: DCAS mission description. That's about the organization, could be "About the role" or "About the agency". The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have "About the role" heading and include description of DCAS mission and FMC etc.
Then "Facilities Management & Construction (FMC) manages..." That's also about the role/department.
Then "The Mechanical Maintenance and Operations group is responsible..." That's more detail.
Then "The Responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:" then list of duties (Steamfitters...). That's responsibilities.
Then repeated responsibilities block (duplicate). We need to preserve all substantive info but not duplicate lines? The instruction: Remove duplicated lines. So we should deduplicate.
Then "All Steam Fitters Perform Related Work" etc. That's also responsibilities.
Then "To Apply ..." that's application instructions, we should remove.
Then "NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED." remove.
Then "STEAM FITTER - 91925 Minimum Qualifications" heading. That's qualifications.
Then "Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as a Steam Fitter; or Not less than two and one-half years of such experience plus sufficient full-time experience as a helper or apprentice or relevant education or training to make up a total of five years of acceptable experience. Six months of experience will be credited for each year of apprenticeship or helper experience or for each year of completed approved trade or vocational school training..." That's qualifications.
Then "License Requirement For appointment to certain agencies, candidates must possess a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. The license must be maintained for the duration of employment." That's a requirement/qualification.
Then "55a Program This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program." That's additional info, maybe under "Additional Information" but not required heading; we could include under "Qualifications" or separate "Additional Information". Since we only have set headings, maybe we can put under "Qualifications" or "Requirements". It's a program info.
Then "Public Service Loan Forgiveness As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/." That's benefits? Could be under Benefits.
Then "Residency Requirement New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview." That's a requirement.
Then "Additional Information The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy." That's EEO boilerplate, should be removed.
Then ", $497.56 – $497.56" appears at end weirdly; maybe pay? It shows same min and max? It's a pay range: $497.56 – $497.56 (maybe per day?). That's pay info. So we should include a Pay section with that.
We need to avoid boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc.
We need to include sections only when there is real specific content.
Thus sections:
- About the role (or About the agency) containing DCAS mission, FMC description, Mechanical Maintenance group.
- Responsibilities: list of duties (Steamfitters tasks, physical activities). Use - .
- Requirements / Qualifications: maybe combine? The instruction lists separate headings: Requirements, Qualifications. We need to decide which to use. We have minimum qualifications (experience, license). Also residency requirement. Could treat as Requirements. Also 55a program maybe as Additional Information but we don't have that heading; we could put under Qualifications or Requirements. Since we have both headings available, we could split: Requirements: license, residency. Qualifications: experience, education, 55a program. But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps better to have one Qualifications section covering experience, license, residency, 55a program. But we have both headings allowed; we can use both if content sufficient.
Let's see content:
Experience: Five years... etc.
License: Motor Vehicle Driver License.
Residency: NYC residency requirement.
55a Program: open to qualified persons with disability.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness: benefit.
Pay: $497.56 – $497.56.
Schedule: not mentioned.
Benefits: maybe Public Service Loan Forgiveness is a benefit; also maybe health etc not mentioned. So we could have Benefits section with loan forgiveness.
Thus sections:
- About the role
- Responsibilities
- Qualifications (experience, license, residency, 55a program)
- Benefits (Public Service Loan Forgiveness)
- Pay (salary range)
We should not include Schedule.
Now we need to format.
Use
for each section heading.
Inside sections, use
for prose,
- for lists.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID etc.
We must remove duplicated lines.
Let's craft About the role paragraph(s). Combine DCAS mission and FMC description.
Original text:
"DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City's most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies. What we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of City government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York. Our Commitment To Equity, Effectiveness, And Sustainability Guides Our Work Providing City Agencies With The Critical Resources And Support Needed To Succeed, Including Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees. Managing 56 public buildings. Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property. Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies. Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country. Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations. When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service to all of them. It's an opportunity to provide meaningful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at NYC.GOV/DCAS to learn more about the work we do. Facilities Management & Construction (FMC) manages, operates, and maintains 55 City-owned buildings throughout the five boroughs, working to provide clean, safe, and energy efficient space for the tenants in these public buildings. FMC is dedicated to both the daily maintenance of the public buildings, managed by Building Services, Fire & Life Safety, and other critical field staff, as well as to long-term renovation and rehabilitation projects, which are managed by a dedicated staff of architects, engineers, and other professional technical experts. FMC also oversees the daily operations of all elevators across the DCAS public buildings portfolio. The Mechanical Maintenance and Operations group is responsible for the preventative maintenance, repairs and operations of various mechanical systems within 55+ DCAS-managed court and non-court buildings. They are also responsible for maintaining all heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment for safe, reliable, and efficient operation, including seasonal tune ups; filter, belt, steam trap replacement, lubrication and perform emergency repairs on a 24-hour basis."
We need to keep all that info. Remove the website mention? It's not boilerplate but maybe considered navigation? It's a link to learn more; could be considered extra but not prohibited. The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The website mention is not necessarily boilerplate; it's informational. Might keep.
But we could keep it as part of About the role.
Now Responsibilities: The responsibilities list includes:
- Steamfitters, under supervision, perform work relating to installing, maintaining, and repairing piping, controls, and equipment for heating systems, compressed air systems, refrigerating systems, air conditioning systems, steam and hot water systems, fire suppression systems, cooling systems, and sprinkler systems.
- They install boilers, feed water, vacuum and condensate equipment, fuel oil piping, and related auxiliary equipment; lay out work from plans, specifications, and sketches; may work with welding and brazing equipment; and supervise the work of Steam Fitter’s Helpers.
- All Steam Fitters Perform Related Work (some duplicate). Then physical activities: working in hot, uncomfortable environments; working with steam leaks; using 6 inch to 4 foot pipe wrenches; using combination wrenches with a 60 pound pull; climbing ladders and scaffolds to reach equipment 25 feet above the ground; moving large and heavy sections of pipe and lifting heavy objects.
We need to deduplicate repeated sentences.
Let's list unique responsibilities:
1. Installing, maintaining, and repairing piping, controls, and equipment for heating systems, compressed air systems, refrigerating systems, air conditioning systems, steam and hot water systems, fire suppression systems, cooling systems, and sprinkler systems.
2. Install boilers, feed water, vacuum and condensate equipment, fuel oil piping, and related auxiliary equipment.
3. Lay out work from plans, specifications, and sketches.
4. May work with welding and brazing equipment.
5. Supervise the work of Steam Fitter’s Helpers.
6. Perform related work (maybe same as above). We'll keep as "Perform related work" but it's vague.
Physical activities/conditions:
- Working in hot, uncomfortable environments.
- Working with steam leaks.
- Using 6 inch to 4 foot pipe wrenches.
- Using combination wrenches with a 60 pound pull.
- Climbing ladders and scaffolds to reach equipment 25 feet above the ground.
- Moving large and heavy sections of pipe and lifting heavy objects.
We'll include these as list items.
Now Qualifications: Experience requirement, license requirement, residency requirement, 55a program.
Experience: "Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as a Steam Fitter; or Not less than two and one-half years of such experience plus sufficient full-time experience as a helper or apprentice or relevant education or training to make up a total of five years of acceptable experience. Six months of experience will be credited for each year of apprenticeship or helper experience or for each year of completed approved trade or vocational school training in the steam fitting field."
License: "For appointment to certain agencies, candidates must possess a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. The license must be maintained for the duration of employment."
Residency: "New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau,
- .
- Requirements / Qualifications: maybe combine? The instruction lists separate headings: Requirements, Qualifications. We need to decide which to use. We have minimum qualifications (experience, license). Also residency requirement. Could treat as Requirements. Also 55a program maybe as Additional Information but we don't have that heading; we could put under Qualifications or Requirements. Since we have both headings available, we could split: Requirements: license, residency. Qualifications: experience, education, 55a program. But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps better to have one Qualifications section covering experience, license, residency, 55a program. But we have both headings allowed; we can use both if content sufficient.
Let's see content:
Experience: Five years... etc.
License: Motor Vehicle Driver License.
Residency: NYC residency requirement.
55a Program: open to qualified persons with disability.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness: benefit.
Pay: $497.56 – $497.56.
Schedule: not mentioned.
Benefits: maybe Public Service Loan Forgiveness is a benefit; also maybe health etc not mentioned. So we could have Benefits section with loan forgiveness.
Thus sections:
- About the role
- Responsibilities
- Qualifications (experience, license, residency, 55a program)
- Benefits (Public Service Loan Forgiveness)
- Pay (salary range)
We should not include Schedule.
Now we need to format.
Use
for each section heading. Inside sections, use
for prose,
- for lists. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include Job ID etc. We must remove duplicated lines. Let's craft About the role paragraph(s). Combine DCAS mission and FMC description. Original text: "DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City's most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies. What we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of City government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York. Our Commitment To Equity, Effectiveness, And Sustainability Guides Our Work Providing City Agencies With The Critical Resources And Support Needed To Succeed, Including Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees. Managing 56 public buildings. Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property. Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies. Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country. Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations. When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service to all of them. It's an opportunity to provide meaningful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at NYC.GOV/DCAS to learn more about the work we do. Facilities Management & Construction (FMC) manages, operates, and maintains 55 City-owned buildings throughout the five boroughs, working to provide clean, safe, and energy efficient space for the tenants in these public buildings. FMC is dedicated to both the daily maintenance of the public buildings, managed by Building Services, Fire & Life Safety, and other critical field staff, as well as to long-term renovation and rehabilitation projects, which are managed by a dedicated staff of architects, engineers, and other professional technical experts. FMC also oversees the daily operations of all elevators across the DCAS public buildings portfolio. The Mechanical Maintenance and Operations group is responsible for the preventative maintenance, repairs and operations of various mechanical systems within 55+ DCAS-managed court and non-court buildings. They are also responsible for maintaining all heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment for safe, reliable, and efficient operation, including seasonal tune ups; filter, belt, steam trap replacement, lubrication and perform emergency repairs on a 24-hour basis." We need to keep all that info. Remove the website mention? It's not boilerplate but maybe considered navigation? It's a link to learn more; could be considered extra but not prohibited. The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The website mention is not necessarily boilerplate; it's informational. Might keep. But we could keep it as part of About the role. Now Responsibilities: The responsibilities list includes: - Steamfitters, under supervision, perform work relating to installing, maintaining, and repairing piping, controls, and equipment for heating systems, compressed air systems, refrigerating systems, air conditioning systems, steam and hot water systems, fire suppression systems, cooling systems, and sprinkler systems. - They install boilers, feed water, vacuum and condensate equipment, fuel oil piping, and related auxiliary equipment; lay out work from plans, specifications, and sketches; may work with welding and brazing equipment; and supervise the work of Steam Fitter’s Helpers. - All Steam Fitters Perform Related Work (some duplicate). Then physical activities: working in hot, uncomfortable environments; working with steam leaks; using 6 inch to 4 foot pipe wrenches; using combination wrenches with a 60 pound pull; climbing ladders and scaffolds to reach equipment 25 feet above the ground; moving large and heavy sections of pipe and lifting heavy objects. We need to deduplicate repeated sentences. Let's list unique responsibilities: 1. Installing, maintaining, and repairing piping, controls, and equipment for heating systems, compressed air systems, refrigerating systems, air conditioning systems, steam and hot water systems, fire suppression systems, cooling systems, and sprinkler systems. 2. Install boilers, feed water, vacuum and condensate equipment, fuel oil piping, and related auxiliary equipment. 3. Lay out work from plans, specifications, and sketches. 4. May work with welding and brazing equipment. 5. Supervise the work of Steam Fitter’s Helpers. 6. Perform related work (maybe same as above). We'll keep as "Perform related work" but it's vague. Physical activities/conditions: - Working in hot, uncomfortable environments. - Working with steam leaks. - Using 6 inch to 4 foot pipe wrenches. - Using combination wrenches with a 60 pound pull. - Climbing ladders and scaffolds to reach equipment 25 feet above the ground. - Moving large and heavy sections of pipe and lifting heavy objects. We'll include these as list items. Now Qualifications: Experience requirement, license requirement, residency requirement, 55a program. Experience: "Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as a Steam Fitter; or Not less than two and one-half years of such experience plus sufficient full-time experience as a helper or apprentice or relevant education or training to make up a total of five years of acceptable experience. Six months of experience will be credited for each year of apprenticeship or helper experience or for each year of completed approved trade or vocational school training in the steam fitting field." License: "For appointment to certain agencies, candidates must possess a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. The license must be maintained for the duration of employment." Residency: "New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau,