STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CHIEF PLUMBERS’ BOARD INSPECTOR
Class Code: 1900-26 Date Established: 03-18-82
Occupational Code: 3-1-3 Date of Last Revision: 11-12-09
BASIC PURPOSE: To supervise employees in the inspection and
investigation of complaints relating to plumbing and the licensing of plumbers,
and to ensure compliance with applicable plumbing regulations.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Investigates
complaints as directed by the Plumbers’ Board concerning work done by
plumbers.
·
Investigates
as directed by the Plumbers’ Board, any negligence in competency or
misconduct in the performance of work in plumbing installations.
·
Informs the
Board of charges of fraud, deceit, gross negligence, incompetency or misconduct
against licensed plumbers.
·
Prepares and
reviews written reports and training plans for the needs of the Plumbers’
Board.
·
Coordinates
the work of Plumbers’ Board Inspectors.
·
Enforces all
Plumbers’ Board rules, regulations and licensing requirements.
·
Meets with
plumbing contractors, union representatives and concerned public groups for the
purpose of explaining licensing requirements and examination procedures.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and interpreting
data, policy, and procedures OR in using equipment in order to arrive at logical
conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific understanding
to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a particular
field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving direct
service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making preliminary
recommendations for the development of alternative short-term program policies
or procedures. Errors at this level
result in incomplete assessments or misleading recommendations causing a
disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of programs or of
employees doing work which differs from the supervisor, including disciplining
employees, solving personnel problems, recommending hiring and firing
employees, and developing work methods.
The supervisor in this position manages a working unit or section with
responsibility for employee performance appraisal.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical elements or a
number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure to minor
injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including continuous
strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting as well as
performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or coordination
in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and reports and
making decisions to solve problems or to achieve work objectives as well as
articulating and expressing those solutions and goals. This level also requires formal presentations
of solutions and goals to employees and the general public to increase the
responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific
thinking. This level also requires
planning policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on
available criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in analyzing
and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic review and
in making decisions according to established technical, professional or
administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from high school, G.E.D. or its
equivalent plus a four year apprenticeship program as a plumber or two years of
technical college education with specialization in the area of plumbing.
Experience: Seven years’ experience as a journeyman
plumber, at least five of which must have been in a supervisory position
concerned with interpretations of the NH State Plumbing Code or have held a
Master Plumber’s license for five years.
License/Certification: Valid New Hampshire
drivers' license and have access to transportation for use in statewide
travel. Possession of a Master Plumber's
license.
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Must be available for emergency work at
times other than normal business hours.
2. Preference will be given to applicants who
have worked as an inspector in a New Hampshire municipality or who have
operated their own plumbing business.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Thorough knowledge of the plumbing codes and
of common plumbing practices. Thorough
knowledge of installation, repair, alteration and maintenance of plumbing
fittings, devices and fixtures.
Considerable knowledge of proper workmanship in installations of the
above mentioned. Ability to investigate
plumbing installations and prepare reports and recommendations. Ability to understand and apply rules and
code of the Plumbers' Board. Ability to
maintain records, answer correspondence and prepare reports. Ability to establish and maintain effective
working relationships with plumbers, plumbing contractors, union personnel and
the general public as relates to the operation and responsibility of the
Plumbers' Board. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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