General Trades Worker (37.5 Hour)

DDS Central Office•Norwalk, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The State of Connecticut Department of Developmental Services is hiring a full-time General Trades Worker for the West Region Facilities Management Unit within DDS’s Fiscal Division, based in Norwalk, Connecticut. The position is responsible for general building maintenance and renovations at homes throughout the region, the regional center, and other office areas. The work supports health and safety conditions and compliance with licensing requirements and standards of the Connecticut Department of Public Health and State Fire Marshal’s Office. The role performs highly skilled maintenance and construction duties across trade areas such as electrical, plumbing, carpentry, HVACR, glazing, masonry, and painting. Duties may include estimating time, personnel, and materials, maintaining records, and performing related trade work. The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; schedule flexibility is required to meet agency needs. Incumbents may operate trucks and power equipment and may perform snow removal. The State offers professional growth and paid professional development opportunities, promotes work-life balance, and is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer. Candidates must meet the stated experience requirements or an applicable substitution. Additional licenses, permits, or certifications may be required by the appointing authority. The work may involve lifting moderate to heavy weights, extreme weather, equipment-related injury risks, hazardous-materials training, and protective equipment.

Requirements

Four years of experience in one or more trade areas.
Two years of the general experience must involve performing skilled trade functions in one or more trade areas.
Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply standard tools, materials, methods, and practices across a variety of trade areas.
Interpersonal skills and oral and written communication skills.
Ability to prepare estimates, keep shop records, and use computer software.
Housekeeping, custodial, and food-services duties do not count as qualifying experience.
Incumbents may be required by the appointing authority to possess, acquire, and retain appropriate current licenses, permits, and/or certifications.
Adequate physical strength, stamina, agility, and visual and auditory acuity to perform the duties; a physical examination may be required.
Vocational or technical school graduation with a diploma in a maintenance trade area may substitute for two years of general experience.
For licensed trades (electrical, plumbing, HVACR) at the University of Connecticut Internship Training Program, 4,000 registered on-the-job apprenticeship hours recognized by the Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship, together with related instruction hours in the respective maintenance trade area, may substitute for general experience.
At other state agencies, two years of experience as a Qualified Craft Worker Trainee may substitute for the general and special experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience maintaining and repairing commercial, institutional, and residential facilities.
Experience in a skilled trade, including landscape maintenance and gardening.
Experience operating trucks and power equipment.
Experience operating large buses.
Experience responding to emergency needs.
Experience providing emergency or on-call snow removal duties.
Experience operating lawn and garden equipment.
Experience driving a small dump truck with a trailer.
Experience with computers, including Microsoft Office products such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams.
Experience using internet browsers to access work-order systems.
Experience working in facilities occupied by individuals with disabilities.
Experience working in multiple building trades.

Responsibilities

Perform highly skilled maintenance and construction work using trade skills, codes, and standard practices in trade areas including electrical, plumbing, carpentry, HVACR, glazing, masonry, and painting.
Maintain and renovate homes throughout the region, the regional center, and other office areas.
Support the health and safety of facilities and maintain compliance with licensing, Department of Public Health, and State Fire Marshal requirements.
Estimate the time, personnel, and materials required for assigned tasks.
Keep necessary records.
Perform duties related to assigned trade areas as required.
Operate and maintain heavy earth-moving equipment when required by the job class.
Operate trucks and power equipment and perform snow removal duties as applicable to the position.
Perform related duties as required.