Plant Maintenance Engineer

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Opening Date: February 25, 2026

Closing Date: March 11, 2026

Grade / Admin Unit: 20 Professional/Technical

Job Class Code: 8271

Salary: $23.78 - $33.21
* Hourly (
* Includes 15% recruitment and retention stipend)

Position Number:

Location: Augusta

Telework: None

This is structure and craft work involving the operation of a high pressure steam generating plant; the maintenance and repair of boilers, water, heating, sewage, and electrical systems; the installation and maintenance of pumps; and the repair of turbines at a department or institution. Work may include functioning as the head of heating, plant installation, and maintenance in a moderate size department or institution, or as assistant to the chief engineer in a larger department or institution.

Positions are assigned to small facilities on the basis of independent responsibility for all plant maintenance work including supervision over skilled tradesmen. At larger facilities, the work includes supervision of journeymen and other workers including inmates and may include the production of electrical power. Work is performed under limited supervision.

• Monitors and directs the operation and maintenance of a central heating plant, or a number of low-pressure plants used in heating individual buildings in order to heat facilities effectively and economically.
• Inspects and oversees the operation and maintenance of heating plants, including electrical power generating equipment operated by the facility in order to ensure serviceability.
• Performs the more skilled and complex maintenance jobs in order to ensure heating plant operates correctly and work is properly done.
• Lays out and inspects the work of skilled tradesmen, maintenance workers, and other workers or inmates in order to ensure work is accomplished according to established standards.
• Keeps related records and prepares reports in order to document activities and provide information for administrative review and planning purposes.
• Requisition s supplies and materials needed in the operation and maintenance of the plant and mechanical department in order to ensure availability of needed items.
• Monitors and directs the operation, maintenance, and testing of a sewerage treatment plant in order to ensure plant operates properly.

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of heating plant operations and maintenance.
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the mechanical and building trades and in the operation of steam/electric power plants.
• Knowledge of the mechanical and building trades.
• Ability to use a variety of power and hand tools.
• Ability to read plans and to work from sketches and specifications.
• Ability to plan, assign, and direct the work of journeymen, semi-skilled, and unskilled workers and inmates.
• Ability to keep records and make reports.

Four (4) years of experience in the operation and maintenance of steam generating plants and maintenance and repair of water, heating and electrical systems in a large commercial or public plant.

Possession of an engineer's license of the class required by the State of Maine for the equipment to be operated.

Please submit a cover letter along with a current resume.

In order for us to properly determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for any posting, you must be sure your resume includes the month and year for any relevant experience listed. Your resume should include the duties and responsibilities associated with each position. Any experience that was not full-time employment should be identified as such.

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The selected candidate will be required to pass the required background checks (fingerprinting may be required) as a condition of employment.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions.

• Work-Life Balance – Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
• Health Insurance Coverage – The State of Maine pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums ($11,857.68-$13,950.24 annual value), depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costs for you and your family,…