JOB SUMMARY

Performs highly advanced supervisory maintenance and construction work. Work involves 
overseeing maintenance and construction staff involved in the installation, care, and repair of state 
facilities and equipment; and supervising the work of others. Works under minimal supervision with 
extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

A. Oversees, supervises, inspects, schedules, assigns, prioritizes, and participates in general 
maintenance, construction, and plumbing work to include preventive, corrective, and emergency 
maintenance; coordinates work assignments with other supervisors to ensure efficient use of 
resources; and provides technical expertise.

B. Oversees the preparation of estimates for work hours, materials, and resources required for 
projects; approves and initiates requisitions for materials and supplies; and prepares reports 
and maintains records of repairs.

C. Trains and supervises offender maintenance and construction workers; and ensures compliance 
with applicable safety rules, regulations, and standards.

D. Assists in maintaining security of assigned offenders.

* Performs a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A. Education, Experience, and Training

1. Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED.

2. Six years full-time, wage-earning plumbing, pipefitting, or pipe welding experience.

3. Plumbing license from the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners preferred.

4. Experience in the supervision of offenders preferred. Must have or be able to obtain a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) 
Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers (BPAT) license and Customer Service Inspectors
(CSI) license within 24 months of employment date.

 Must maintain valid license(s) for continued employment in position.
Selected applicants without required license(s) must sign a Credential Contingency 
Agreement that will remain in effect only until the initially established expiration date. Failure 
to comply with this contingency statement will result in separation from employment. 
Credential Contingency Agreements will not be extended or renewed as a result of an 
employee’s separation from employment or acceptance of another position.

B. Knowledge and Skills

1. Knowledge of maintenance and construction codes, regulations, and standards.

2. Knowledge of building construction practices, methods, procedures, materials, plans, and 
specifications.

3. Knowledge of plumbing and pipe fitting procedures.

4. Knowledge of agency and departmental organizational structure, policies, procedures, 
rules, and regulations preferred. 

5. Skill to communicate ideas and instructions clearly and concisely.

6. Skill to coordinate with other staff, departments, officials, agencies, organizations, and the 
public. 

7. Skill to interpret and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

8. Skill in problem-solving techniques.

9. Skill to prepare and maintain accurate records, files, and reports.

10. Skill to review technical data and prepare technical reports.

11. Skill to plan work in order to meet established guidelines.

12. Skill to interpret blueprints, drawings, plans, and specifications for conformance to plumbing 
codes. 

13. Skill in the use of plumbing tools and equipment.

14. Skill to train and supervise the work of others.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WITH OR WITHOUT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

A. Ability to walk, stand, sit, kneel, push, stoop, crawl, twist, reach above the shoulder, grasp, pull, 
bend repeatedly, climb stairs and ladders, identify colors, hear with aid, see, write, count, read, 
speak, analyze, alphabetize, lift and carry 45 lbs. and over, perceive depth, operate a motor 
vehicle, and operate motor equipment.

B. Conditions include working inside and outside, working around machines with moving parts and 
moving objects, working around moving objects or vehicles, radiant and electrical energy, 
working closely with others, working alone, working protracted or irregular hours, excessive 
heat, cold, humidity, dampness, and chill, excessive or intermittent noise, constant noise, dust, 
fumes, smoke, gases, grease, oils, solvents, silica, asbestos, slippery or uneven walking 
surfaces, working at heights, working on ladders or scaffolding, vibration, working with hands in 
water, working below ground, and traveling by car, van, bus, and airplane.

C. Equipment (machines, tools, devices) used in performing only the essential functions include 
computer and related equipment, calculator, copier, fax machine, telephone, pipe threading 
machine, micrometer, thread gauge, dolly, and automobile.