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TEST ANNOUNCEMENT

NUMBER 2007-890

ISSUED FEBRUARY 16, 2007

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State Civil Service Commission

Examination

for

MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR

Exam

No.

Job Title

Job

Code

Pay Schedule

and Range

Mechanical Construction Inspector

10720

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

VETERANS: Pennsylvania law (51 Pa.C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences and opportunities for veterans, visit the Commission’s website www.scsc.state.pa.us; visit one of our offices; or call our veterans information line, (717) 787-6039.

NATURE OF WORK

You will perform a wide variety of technical duties related to the inspection of mechanical support systems during and after construction, renovation, or alteration projects involving state buildings and facilities. Work requires understanding contract drawings, specifications, inspection methods, and safety standards to conduct on-site visual inspections of mechanical systems such as plumbing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, sprinkler and waste disposal systems, and sheet metal duct systems.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

You will be tested before your qualifications are reviewed. Your test results will count only if you meet all job requirements. If after reading the requirements you are not sure you qualify, contact one of the Commission's offices listed at the end of this announcement.

You may be required to travel extensively and occasionally stay overnight up to 4 nights a week. Offers of employment will be made only if you are willing to travel. Travel expenses will be paid.

You must be a Pennsylvania resident, of good moral character and able to perform the essential functions of the job.

Minimum Requirements

Three years of progressively responsible experience as a plumber, steamfitter, pipe fitter, refrigeration mechanic or HVAC technician which includes one year of experience in the inspection of mechanical and plumbing construction and systems installation and an associate’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology or a closely related field; OR two years of progressively responsible experience in the inspection of commercial construction and/or major renovation work which required reading and interpreting plans and specifications involving mechanical and plumbing systems, and an associate’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training.

Clarification of Requirements

You may substitute related education for the required experience or appropriate experience for the required education. Unrelated experience or education will not be accepted.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

There are currently 17 Mechanical Construction Inspectors employed by the Department of General Services (DGS). Six are assigned to the Eastern Region, 7 to the Central Region and 4 to the Western Region. Employees are subject to reassignment as needed based on workload demands, or in accordance with the provisions of an applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Appointments and promotions to job openings in DGS may be filled from a regional list. To be considered for employment in a specific region, indicate your availability for work in any county in that region in the appropriate space on your application.

There is currently 1 vacancy in the Eastern region and 1 vacancy in the Western region.

Eastern Region – Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Columbia, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming.

Central Region – Adams, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Cumberland, Dauphin, Elk, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lycoming, McKean, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Potter, Snyder, Tioga, Union, York.

Western Region – Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland.

Additional opportunities may occur due to normal turnover from retirements, promotions, transfers, resignations and so forth.

For the most recent information on job opportunities contact:

Department of General Services	OR	Department of General Services
Bureau of Human Resources		Construction Regional Offices at:
Room 512, North Office Building		1. Kutztown (610) 894-4820
Harrisburg, PA 17125		2. Harrisburg (717) 787-6984
Telephone: (717) 787-6679		3. Pittsburgh (412) 820-0215

TESTING

The test will be administered on a computer. Information about computerized testing is available online at www.scsc.state.pa.us OR in paper form at any State Civil Service Commission Office.

The 2 1/2 hour test will cover the following subject areas:

Subject Area	Number of Questions
Reading Comprehension	10
Basic Mathematics	15
Mechanical Systems – Materials & Methods	20
Construction Inspection	20
Reading Construction Drawings	20
TOTAL	85

The test will be administered in the Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh State Civil Service Commission Offices, Monday through Friday.

The test will also be held approximately 10 days a month at additional test centers located in Allentown, Erie, Johnstown, Lock Haven, and Scranton. For further details on test dates, contact the Commission’s Information Services Unit; Telephone (Voice) (717) 787-7811, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 783-8896.

If you take the test and want to take it again, you may be retested after 6 months from the date of your test. You must submit a new application to be retested.

If your name is on an eligible list for this job title and you take this test, your most recent examination result will be the only one counted.

TEST RESULTS

Employment and promotion lists will be established. You will be notified in writing of your test results.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online at www.scsc.state.pa.us or submit your completed paper application to:

State Civil Service Commission

ATTN: Applications

P.O. Box 569

Harrisburg, PA 17108-0569

Applications and further information can be obtained from:

1.	State Civil Service Commission:

	Harrisburg: 2nd Level, Strawberry Sq. Complex, 320 Market St., P.O.
	Box 569, Hbg., 17108-0569; Telephone (Voice) (717) 783-3058, Text
	Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 772-2685

	Philadelphia: 110 North 8th St. Suite 503, Phila., 19107; Telephone
	(Voice) (215) 560-2253, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (215) 560-4367


	Pittsburgh: 411 Seventh Ave., Room 410, Pgh., 15219; Telephone
	(Voice) (412) 565-7666, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
	callers only) (412) 565-2484

	Internet: www.scsc.state.pa.us

2.	PA CareerLink offices

3.	The Human Resources Offices listed under the "JOB OPPORTUNITIES" section
	of this announcement

For further information on testing, assistance for persons with disabilities, veterans' preference and other items, refer to the instructions provided with the "Application for Employment/Promotion."