Boiler Inspector Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Meet one of the listed qualification pathways: five years of full-time satisfactory experience in a qualifying boiler trade or operating, inspection, installation, or repair role; three years of such experience plus 60 credits toward a degree in mechanical engineering or engineering technology; completion of a qualifying boiler-trade or boiler-inspection apprenticeship of at least three years plus either two years of qualifying experience or 60 relevant credits; a valid NYC High Pressure Boiler Operating Engineer’s License; a valid New York State Boiler Inspector Certificate of Competency; a New York State professional engineer license; or equivalent education and/or experience.
• For Assignment Level II, candidates other than licensed professional engineers, High Pressure Boiler Operating Engineers, or holders of a valid Boiler Inspector Certificate of Competency must have at least one additional year of qualifying experience after meeting the minimum requirements.
• For Assignment Level III, candidates other than licensed professional engineers must meet Assignment Level II requirements and have at least one year of qualifying experience in a supervisory capacity.
• Successfully pass a drug screening to be appointed.
• Have a motor vehicle driver license valid in New York State at appointment and maintain it throughout employment.
• New York City residents must apply for Special Patrolman status at appointment.

Responsibilities

• Inspect the condition, design, operation, and installation of steam boilers and other pressure vessels for compliance with applicable codes, rules, laws, and approved plans and specifications.
• Respond to, report, and investigate accidents, incidents, and complaints.
• Examine boiler shells, tubes, rivets, braces, steam domes, and connections for defects, scale, and corrosion.
• Calculate brace strength and conduct hydrostatic tests to determine safe working pressures.
• Inspect arches and furnace walls and test injectors, safety valves, and other equipment.
• Check the safety condition of runways, ladders, and stairways in boiler rooms.
• Inspect new boiler and auxiliary equipment installations.
• Study drawings to obtain inspection details.
• Issue violations, summonses, and stop work orders, and explain the violating condition to recipients.
• Verify licenses of onsite workers.
• Testify as needed at ECB proceedings, depositions, and court.
• Maintain records, prepare reports, and explain and enforce relevant laws and rules.
• May assign, supervise, review, and evaluate subordinate work; train subordinates; review relevant applications; assist a supervisor; and operate a motor vehicle in the performance of assigned duties.