HVAC Pipefitter Journeyman

STEAMFITTER Job Number: 417048 Description BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Steamfitter

DEPARTMENT OF WATER

Bureau o f Water Supply
Starting Annual Salary: $62.50/Hourly
This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with PIPE FITTERS' ASSOCIATION- Local 597 (Bargaining Unit 14) Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.
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Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 8/14/2026
Under supervision, performs journey-level steam-fitting work in the installation, repair, and maintenance of pipes and pipe systems and related equipment, and performs related duties as required
Reads documents (e.g., blueprints, specifications, work orders) to assess work required and to determine the proper installation and repair methods to use

• Removes damaged, defective, or obsolete pipes and pipe systems and related equipment
• Ensures adequate supplies of tools, equipment, and materials at work sites to complete job
• Uses tools to measure, cut, bend, weld, and thread lengths of pipe and to install and repair pipe systems
• Installs, removes, repairs, and maintains low- and high-pressure boilers, radiators, compressors, and pumps for steam, hot water, and heating systems
• Inspects and tests installed systems and equipment to ensure proper working order, detect and plug leakages, and to ensure compliance with safety and municipal standards
• Cleans and replaces worn safety valves, air vents, steam traps, pressure gauges, gaskets, filters, and fittings and related appurtenances of the piping system
• Operates specialized equipment and tools (e.g., cutters, hacksaws, torches, arc welders, threaders) to cut, weld, solder, braze, and thread pipes to specification
• Loads, transports, and unloads equipment and supplies
• Cleans equipment and work sites after projects

Days: Monday - Friday
Department of Labor registered steamfitting/pipefitting apprenticeship training program and journeyman status, OR should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are acceptable:

• Successful completion of an industry or company sponsored apprenticeship training program in steamfitting/pipefitting, PLUS at least two (2) years of journey level work experience as a steamfitter/pipefitter
• Six (6) years of journey-level steamfitter/pipefitter work experience

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* Ability to operate applicable hand tools, power tools, and equipment
This position requires the successful completion of an online application and an initial screening process. Candidates who successfully complete all required assessment components may be invited to take part in a structured interview using a standardized set of questions, when applicable. For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

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APPLICATION EVALUATION : Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. A LL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.