Plant Operations Manager 1 - Iowa Veterans Home
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Plant Operations Manager 1 - Iowa Veterans Home
Salary
$51,750.40 - $78,624.00 Annually
Location
Marshalltown - 50158 - Marshall County, IA
Job Type
Full-time
Job Number
25-03420
Agency
671 Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Home
Opening Date
06/12/2025
Closing Date
6/22/2025 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag
LI-POST
Point of Contact
ivhrecruitmentandretention@ivh.state.ia.us
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Job Description
The Plant Operations Manager will provide guidance and work alongside staff in the skilled maintenance trades field. This position will supervise classifications including HVAC Technicians, Electricians, Plumbers, Maintenance Repairers, and a Power Plant Engineer. Skills needed include working knowledge of these skilled trades, providing guidance to direct subordinates, providing clear communication to staff and contractors, problem solving skills with great leadership and the ability to manage teams to meet deadlines.
What we offer as a full time State of Iowa employee:
Team oriented, positive work environment
Opportunity for professional growth and development
Paid time off (sick leave and vacation) plus nine paid holidays per year
Medical and Dental Insurance Benefits:
Monthly optional Medical Insurance Premium (Iowa Choice*) for 2025:
Single: $64/mo = employee share; $836/mo = state share
Family: $210/mo = employee share; $1,896/mo = state share
National Choice option also available
Monthly optional Dental Insurance Premium for 2025:
Single: Free
Family: $46
Optional flexible spending accounts for health and dental expenses, and dependent care
$20,000 basic life insurance at no cost
Exceptional retirement package: IPERS (Iowa Public Employee Retirement System)
Optional 401(a) Plan with employee contribution: The State makes match contributions into the employee's selection of investments in a 401(a) employer match account. The match is $1 for every $1 contributed up to a $75 monthly maximum.
**All applicants are subject to a Criminal Background Check Dependent Adult Abuse and Child Abuse Check.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
1) Six years of full-time skilled trades work experience in the construction, maintenance, and repair of residential and commercial buildings or the operation, maintenance, and repair of commercial equipment to produce power, heat, and refrigeration, three years of which must be in a supervisory capacity.
2) Six years of full-time work experience in the inspection of commercial or residential buildings for compliance with local, state, and federal building and safety codes.
3) Six years of full-time work experience in preparing engineering or architectural plans and specifications for commercial or residential buildings.
4) Six years of full-time work experience in water treatment, water distribution, wastewater treatment, or water disposal and pollution control.
5) A total of six years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in numbers one through three), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in structural, civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering equals eighteen months of full-time experience.
6) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to one year of full-time work as a Maintenance Repairs Supervisor or Power Plant Engineer 4.
7) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to two years of full-time work as a Carpenter 2, Electrician 2, Plumber 2, Maintenance Repairer, Water & Disposal Plant Operator 2, or Power Plant Engineer 3.
For additional information, please click on thislink to view the job description. (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class\and\pay/JobClassDescriptions/PlantOperationsManager1-08425-88425.pdf)
Additional Qualification Requirements
Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, employees in this class may be required to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and endorsements.
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Do you have six years of full-time work experience in water treatment, water distribution, wastewater treatment, or water disposal and pollution control?
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Do you have a combination of six years of experience in the below areas AND/OR post high school education in structural, civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering? 30 semester hours equals eighteen months of full-time work experience. Experience must be in any of the following: 1) Full-time skilled trades work experience in the construction, maintenance, and repair of residential and commercial buildings or the operation, maintenance, and repair of commercial equipment to produce power, heat, and refrigeration 2)The inspection of commercial or residential buildings for compliance with local, state, and federal building and safety codes 3) Preparing engineering or architectural plans and specifications for commercial or residential buildings. 4) Water treatment, water distribution, wastewater treatment, or water disposal and pollution control.
Yes - I have the six years of experience and/or education
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Do you have six years of full-time experience in preparing engineering or architectural plans and specifications for commercial or residential buildings?
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Do you have three years of full-time supervisory work in the construction, maintenance and repair of residential and commercial buildings or the operation, maintenance and repair of commercial equipment for the production of power, heat and refrigeration? IF YES - do you have an ADDITIONAL three years of full-time work experience (does not have to be supervisory) in the same areas?
Yes - I have the three years of supervisory experience AND an additional three years of work experience in the required areas
No - I do not have the required experience - either the three years supervisory or three years of additional work experience
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08425/88425MQ - Do you have six years of full-time experience in the inspection of commercial or residential buildings for compliance with local, state and federal building and safety codes?
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Are you a current permanent State of Iowa employee - executive branch? IF YES - Do you have one year of full-time experience as a Maintenance Repairs Supervisor or Power Plant Engineer 4 or TWO years of full-time experience as a Carpenter 2, Electrician 2, Plumber 2, Maintenance Repairer, Water & Disposal Plant Operator 2, or Power Plant Engineer 3?
Yes - I am a current permanent State of Iowa employee - executive branch and have one year of full-time experience as a Maintenance Repairs Supervisor or Power Plant Engineer 4 or TWO years of full-time experience as a Carpenter 2, Electrician 2, Plumber 2, Maintenance Repairer or Power Plant Engineer 3
I am a a current permanent State of Iowa employee - executive branch but do not have the required time in the classifications needed
I am not a current permanent State of Iowa employee - executive branch
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Employer
State of Iowa
Agency
671 Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Home
Address
1301 Summit St
Marshalltown, Iowa, 50158
Website
http://ivh.iowa.gov/
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