Occ. Code 4230200

 

ASSISTANT HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEER, GRADE 20

4230200

SENIOR HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEER, GRADE 24

4230300

ASSOCIATE HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEER, GRADE 27

4230400

PRINCIPAL HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEER, 31

4230500

 

New York State Department of Civil Service

 

Classification Standard

 

 

            These engineers design and redesign heating, ventilating, refrigerating, and air conditioning systems, boiler plants and power houses, and reviews such designs prepared by private architects and engineers for State buildings and institutions.  These systems range from small domestic-type installations to large steam heating and hot water systems supplying power for electrical generation, heat, and domestic hot water to multiple-building institutions.  The work includes the design of coal handling equipment, steam tunnels and layout steam lines and radiators and also ventilating systems which range from gravity toilet vents to auditoriums and multiple story building systems.  It does not include inside or outside sanitary plumbing, generating equipment, electrical, or structural design, although in the design of new systems or of alterations in existing systems, plans must be coordinated with the plumbing, electrical, and structural elements of designs or existing structures.  In some instances, these employees investigate operating difficulties in the field to determine means for their correction or to secure basic data for design.

 

            Positions described in the Drafting Technician Series assist the heating and ventilating engineers in tracing, detailing, filing, and record keeping, and simpler arithmetical calculations.  These engineers may be assigned to train personnel in the operation of heating, ventilating, and refrigerating equipment.  The work includes making preliminary plans for cost estimates before the preparation of working plans and the checking of contractors shop drawings and equipment lists before construction to insure adherence to contract specifications.  While the preparation of contract specifications and final cost estimate usually is done by specialized personnel.

 

            ASSISTANT HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEER designs, redesigns, and reviews plans for projects of average difficulty, and works on more complex projects under rather close supervision from a Senior Heating and Ventilating Engineer:  figures the heat loss, amount of ventilation necessary, and designs heating and ventilating systems; checks shop drawings such as for new medium or large size structures involving new service connections and conflicts between the needs of the various building trades; designs alternations in the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems of large buildings which present complex problems of adapting the plans to existing facilities and structural parts; checks contractors shop drawings and equipment lists against specifications, and is assigned a variety of smaller but difficult projects such as designing air conditioning systems for surgical operating rooms. QUALIFICATIONS:  Promotion:  One year of permanent service in an engineering position allocated to Grade 15.  Open Competitive:  One year of engineering experience in the preparation and checking of heating and ventilating layouts on building plans and five additional years of any combination of the following:  (a) assisting in heating and ventilating engineering work; (b) college study in engineering; (c) technical institute or two-year college study in applied science or in a curriculum such as heating and ventilating, air conditioning, mechanical technology or pre-engineering:  One year of graduate study in mechanical engineering may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

 

            SENIOR HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEER is responsible to the Associate Heating and Ventilating Engineer for a group of complex projects which usually are related to each other either by agency (e.g., all heating, ventilating, and allied projects for a major department or group of departments) or by type of project (e.g., all refrigeration or all institution power plant work):  supervises engineers of lower grade, drafting technicians, and clerical employees; determines the general type of system to be used on each project assigned, and assigns detailed design or checking projects to subordinates, advises them on work in progress, and checks it in detail upon completion; coordinates the work of mechanical estimators and mechanical specifications writers who work on related projects; designs air conditioning systems; advises on institutional heating  systems, including the layout for new institutions, and the rehabilitation of existing equipment where adequate service lines were not provided; investigates operation difficulties in installations and instructs agency staff in the use of equipment; serves as general assistant to the associate engineer in charge.  Senior Heating and Ventilating Engineers regularly supervise subordinate engineers and drafting technicians who are assigned to them as their workload requires.  QUALIFICATIONS: Professional engineers license and:  Promotion:  either (a) two years of permanent service as Assistant Heating and Ventilating Engineer or (b) two years of permanent service in any engineering position in Grade 19.  The eligible list consisting of candidates qualifying under option (b) will not be used until the list consisting of candidates qualifying under option (a) is exhausted.  Open-Competitive:  Two years of professional heating and ventilating engineering experience.

 

            ASSOCIATE HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEER is responsible, under general supervision from a Principal Heating and Ventilating Engineer, for the type and design of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration, and related equipment in the construction and repair of State buildings and supervises a force of subordinate engineers; assigns and reviews design projects; reviews plans, estimates, and specifications; confers with architects, contractors, suppliers, and representatives of State agencies; coordinates the work of the section with the work of the structural, electrical, plumbing, and sanitary engineering branches of the State Architects Office.  A typical project is the rehabilitation of a power house which has served its normal life, and while the structure is still sound and useful, requires the installation of larger boilers, stokers, and other equipment and complete new piping, without interruption of service.  QUALIFICATIONS:  Professional engineers license and:  Promotion: either (a) two years of permanent service as a Senior Heating and Ventilating Engineer or (b) two years of permanent service in any engineering position in Grade 23.  The eligible list consisting of candidates qualifying under option (b) will not be used until the list consisting of candidates qualifying under option (a) is exhausted.  Open-Competitive:  four years of professional heating and ventilating engineering experience including at least two years of important supervisory responsibility.

 

            PRINCIPAL HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEER, under the general direction of the Chief Building Mechanical Engineer, supervises and is responsible for the entire heating and ventilating design program:  coordinates the priority schedule of the Heating and Ventilating Section with the architectural and other engineering sections; coordinates the work of the section with consulting architects and engineers; confers with representatives of State agencies to determine design requirements; assists the Chief Building Mechanical Engineer in establishing design policies and is qualified in all phases of contract procedures.  QUALIFICATIONS:  Professional engineers license and:  Promotion:  either (a) two years of permanent service as an Associate Heating and Ventilating Engineer or (b) two years of permanent service in any engineering position in Grade 27.  The eligible list consisting of candidates qualifying under option (b) will not be used until the list consisting of candidates qualifying under option (a) is exhausted.  Open-Competitive:  Six years of professional heating and ventilating engineering experience including at least three years in a responsible administrative capacity.

 

 

 

Revised:  4/06

 

 

NOTE:  Classification Standards illustrate the nature, extent and scope of duties and responsibilities of the classes they describe.  Standards cannot and do not include all of the work that might be appropriately performed by a class.  The minimum qualifications above are those which were required for appointment at the time the Classification Standard was written.  Please contact the Division of Staffing Services for current information on minimum qualification requirements for appointment or examination.