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Heating Plant Technician

City of New York
Location
New York, NY
Compensation
$38,277 - $62,891 / year
Employment type

How to apply

Source: NYC Open Data · Bespree is not the employer.

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Job description

  • Maintain heating operations at development locations; operate heating and domestic hot water boilers.
  • Tend to and operate heating equipment; monitor CHAS equipment.
  • Maintain, adjust and make repairs to boilers, industrial oil burners, heating and domestic hot water equipment and all auxiliaries.
  • Stand watch and fire low-pressure boilers.
  • Assist in the inspection and testing of boilers and related equipment.
  • Dismantle or assemble heating equipment; requisition parts as required.
  • Conduct and schedule tank inspections.
  • Respond to all heating/hot water service disruptions.
  • Repair boiler/burners and distribution system.
  • Trouble-shoot and provide technical expertise for heating matters.
  • Assist skilled trade administrators in the review of skilled trade tickets.
  • Follow-up on all heating issues at assigned development locations.
  • Keep logs and make reports as required.

When assigned to a roving team in the Operations area, respond to emergency dispatches and perform minor repairs of heating systems and related equipment to remedy the alarm conditions, especially those caused by abnormalities in steam and hot water.

Operate a motor vehicle to travel to assigned and emergency work locations and to transport needed equipment throughout the five boroughs.

Check assigned vehicle to ensure proper operating condition; report the need for routine servicing; complete equipment and activity reports.

Assignments Will Be Made Throughout the Five Boroughs

Note: Heating Plant Technicians are required to work shifts including nights, weekends and holidays on a rotating basis.

Shifts are as follows: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM 12:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Minimum Qualifications

Do you have six months of full-time satisfactory experience in the operation and maintenance of low and/or high pressure boilers and related equipment? Do you have one year of satisfactory education or training acquired in an approved trade school, vocational high school or a technical school with a major course of study in the operation and maintenance of low and/or high pressure boilers which combines classroom and boiler room instruction? Do you have satisfactory completion of the training course "Fundamentals of Heating Plant Operations" given by organizations approved by the New York City Housing Authority?

Residency Requirement

NYCHA has no residency requirements.

Additional Information

Additional License Requirements Candidates must also possess both of the following:

  • A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York.

This license must be maintained for the duration of assignment; and

  • A Certificate of Fitness to Operate Air Compressors (G-35), issued by the New York City Fire Department.

This certificate must be maintained for the duration of assignment.

Special Instructions:

  • Applicants will be required to submit a copy of HPT certificate once scheduled for an interview.

2.

Nycha

employees applying for promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year in their current title and level (if applicable).

  • This position is open as a promotional opportunity only.

It is not open on a direct transfer (lateral) basis.

About employer

The City of New York delivers public services through agencies working across education, parks, public safety, health, infrastructure, and other areas.

Full-time
Date posted
Oct 15, 2026
New York, NY

How to apply

Source: NYC Open Data · Bespree is not the employer.

Need a resume for this application?

Tailor your resume for this job

Job description

  • Maintain heating operations at development locations; operate heating and domestic hot water boilers.
  • Tend to and operate heating equipment; monitor CHAS equipment.
  • Maintain, adjust and make repairs to boilers, industrial oil burners, heating and domestic hot water equipment and all auxiliaries.
  • Stand watch and fire low-pressure boilers.
  • Assist in the inspection and testing of boilers and related equipment.
  • Dismantle or assemble heating equipment; requisition parts as required.
  • Conduct and schedule tank inspections.
  • Respond to all heating/hot water service disruptions.
  • Repair boiler/burners and distribution system.
  • Trouble-shoot and provide technical expertise for heating matters.
  • Assist skilled trade administrators in the review of skilled trade tickets.
  • Follow-up on all heating issues at assigned development locations.
  • Keep logs and make reports as required.

When assigned to a roving team in the Operations area, respond to emergency dispatches and perform minor repairs of heating systems and related equipment to remedy the alarm conditions, especially those caused by abnormalities in steam and hot water.

Operate a motor vehicle to travel to assigned and emergency work locations and to transport needed equipment throughout the five boroughs.

Check assigned vehicle to ensure proper operating condition; report the need for routine servicing; complete equipment and activity reports.

Assignments Will Be Made Throughout the Five Boroughs

Note: Heating Plant Technicians are required to work shifts including nights, weekends and holidays on a rotating basis.

Shifts are as follows: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM 12:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Minimum Qualifications

Do you have six months of full-time satisfactory experience in the operation and maintenance of low and/or high pressure boilers and related equipment? Do you have one year of satisfactory education or training acquired in an approved trade school, vocational high school or a technical school with a major course of study in the operation and maintenance of low and/or high pressure boilers which combines classroom and boiler room instruction? Do you have satisfactory completion of the training course "Fundamentals of Heating Plant Operations" given by organizations approved by the New York City Housing Authority?

Residency Requirement

NYCHA has no residency requirements.

Additional Information

Additional License Requirements Candidates must also possess both of the following:

  • A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York.

This license must be maintained for the duration of assignment; and

  • A Certificate of Fitness to Operate Air Compressors (G-35), issued by the New York City Fire Department.

This certificate must be maintained for the duration of assignment.

Special Instructions:

  • Applicants will be required to submit a copy of HPT certificate once scheduled for an interview.

2.

Nycha

employees applying for promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year in their current title and level (if applicable).

  • This position is open as a promotional opportunity only.

It is not open on a direct transfer (lateral) basis.

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.

About employer

The City of New York delivers public services through agencies working across education, parks, public safety, health, infrastructure, and other areas.