Parks & Recreation
Plumbing Field Engineer
Posting Expires: June 1, 2026
Salary: $47,474.94 – $67,000.00/annually
General Description and Classification Standards:
The purpose of this job is to supervise, participate in, and provide plumbing field-engineering services. Duties include but are not limited to supervising staff; coordinating activities; monitoring contract compliance; performing paraprofessional surveying and engineering work; and coordinating engineering projects. This is a fully seasoned skilled level capable of independently carrying out most assignments typical of supervisors. Responsible for overseeing the Plumbing Department, supervising and training junior technicians in completing plumbing orders, managing contractors within the plumbing department, and assisting the Director/ Manager in overseeing the plumbing budget.
Supervision Received:
Direction received is very general and focuses on end results and is typically collaborative in nature. Makes decisions on technical issues, diagnoses, or procedures in collaboration with other internal and external stakeholders.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive.
• Manages contractors' Statements of Work (SOW) and oversees budgetary aspects of projects.
• Trains subordinates to function well as a team to at least journeyman level competency in plumbing and mechanical repair.
• Trains subordinates to complete work orders in a timely and efficient manner without needing constant supervision or guidance.
• Evaluates facility maintenance problems/issues in a timely manner and determines a course of action to resolve problems/issues given budget and resources.
• Schedules and manages necessary subcontractor budget and repairs.
• Learns City of Atlanta organization policy and procedures to better manage resources available to complete section maintenance and personnel needs.
• Becomes familiar with City of Atlanta PPD, Civil Code, Code of Ethics in conjunction with building and safety codes to assist in better managing resources.
• Investigates plumbing related complaints; suggests methods and procedures for repair, re-engineering or replacement of systems and their components.
• Makes site visits to review, inspect and maintain quality control of plumbing systems and installations. Receives, reviews, and logs engineering requests and determines type and scope of work.
• Develop work plans and tracks project costs and time.
• Prepares and/or reviews reports, memos, and other documents, and develops and maintains related files.
• Confers with supervisor, contractors, and others as necessary to provide directions, answer questions, and resolve problems.
• Confers with Civil Engineers, City and other governmental officials, and others as necessary to coordinate work.
• Conducts on-site inspections to ensure that work is performed in conformance with specifications and plans.
• Conducts tests and otherwise monitors water availability, pressure, and flow, resolves problems, and performs other duties as necessary to ensure the availability of potable water.
• May perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:This is a partial listing of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully, it is not an exhaustive list.
• Knowledge of plumbing codes, engineering, and plumbing construction practices and procedures as necessary in the completion of daily responsibilities; sewer gas and back flow prevention devices and systems; applicable policies, standards, and regulations pertaining to the specific duties and
• Skills in: organization, management, human relations, and technical understanding; operating computers with demonstrated talent in identifying, scrutinizing and streamlining complex work processes.
• Ability to: develop and administer policies, procedures, plans, and activities and to monitor performance of subordinates against measured established goals; develop and administer operations and staff plans and objectives; develop and implement long-term goals for the department in order to promote effectiveness and efficiency; keep abreast of any changes in policy, methods, operations, budgetary and equipment needs, etc.; effectively communicate and interact with subordinates, management, employees, and members of the general public; assemble information and make written reports and documents in a concise, clear, and effective manner; use independent judgment and discretion in managing subordinates including the handling of emergency situations, determining and deciding upon procedures to be implemented, setting priorities, maintaining standards, and resolving problems; comprehend, interpret, and apply regulations, procedures, and related information; mathematically handle required calculations using statistical data; read, understand, and interpret blueprints, building code laws, engineering and surveying reports and related materials.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience –
Licensures and Certifications –
Preferred Requirements –
Work Environment:
Required physical lifting, climbing, stooping and sensory capabilities are requirements to perform the job successfully. Typical environmental conditions associated with job.
Lifting Requirements:
Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
The City of Atlanta remains a transportation hub, not just for the country but also for the world: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is one of the nations busiest in daily passenger flights. Direct flights to Europe, South America, and Asia have made metro Atlanta easily accessible to the more than 1,000 international businesses that operate here and the more than 50 countries that have representation in the city through consulates, trade offices, and chambers of commerce. The city has emerged as a banking center and is the world headquarters for 13 Fortune 500 companies.
Atlanta is the Capital city of the southeast, a city of the future with strong ties to its past. The old in new Atlanta is the soul of the city, the heritage that enhances the quality of life in a contemporary city. In the turbulent 60's, Atlanta was "the city too busy to hate." And today, in the 21st Century, Atlanta is the "city not too busy to care".
For more than four decades Atlanta has been linked to the civil rights movement. Civil Rights leaders moved forward, they were the visionaries who saw a new south, a new Atlanta. They believed in peace. They made monumental sacrifices for that peace. And because of them Atlanta became a fast-pace modern city which opened its doors to the 1996 Olympics.
Die-hard Southerners view Atlanta as the heart of the Old Confederacy; Atlanta has become the best example of the New South, a fast-paced modern city proud of its heritage.
In the past two decades Atlanta has experienced unprecedented growth -- the official city population remains steady, at about 420,000, but the metro population has grown in the past decade by nearly 40%, from 2.9 million to 4.1 million people. A good measure of this growth is the ever-changing downtown skyline, along with skyscrapers constructed in the Midtown, Buckhead, and outer perimeter (fringing I-285) business districts.
