State of Maryland

A Stationary Engineer Supervisor is the supervisory level of stationary engineering and building maintenance work. Employees in this classification supervise Stationary Engineers, Maintenance Chiefs, skilled and semi-skilled building maintenance workers.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a higher-level Maintenance Supervisor or administrator.

Positions are evaluated by using the Supplemental Standards for Physical Plant Supervisors and In-Charge Maintenance Chiefs Point Factors which includes factors which consider education and experience, number of employees, gross square feet, total acreage, resident population, water filtration, budget and staff.

Assigns, schedules, and supervises the work of Stationary Engineers in the operation of gas or oil-fueled boilers;

Operates central air conditioning plants and equipment;

Conducts safety inspections of the boiler vessel and equipment;

Supervises the cleaning, repair, and maintenance of furnaces and boilers;

Keeps fuel consumption records and prepares operating efficiency reports;

Performs other related duties.  

Knowledge of the operation of high-pressure boilers and equipment;

Knowledge of the hazards and safety precautions involved in the use of boilers;

Knowledge of the maintenance and cleaning of boilers and their components;

Skill in operating boilers;

Skill in evaluating the safety and efficiency of boiler operations;

Skill in adjusting operating controls to obtain desired results;

Skill in maintaining fuel consumption records;

Skill in operating and maintaining central air conditioning equipment and components.

Education:    Completion of the Eighth grade. 

Experience:  Five years of experience in licensed stationary engineering including four years of responsibility assigning, reviewing, and approving the work of others and disciplining, evaluating the performance of and recommending the hiring, firing and promoting of others.

Note: Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience at a rank of Corporal/Petty Officer or higher as a non-commissioned officer in utilities classifications or mechanical maintenance specialty codes in any combination of maintenance trades on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

1. Candidates for positions in the licensed option must possess and maintain a current Maryland Stationary Engineer 1st Grade license from the Board of Stationary Engineers.

2. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.  

Class specifications are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.

Employees in this classification are eligible to receive overtime compensation.  An employee who works more than the normal workweek is entitled to be compensated for that overtime as provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 8-305.