Plant Operations Manager 1 - Iowa Veterans Home

The Plant Operations Manager will provide guidance and work alongside staff in the skilled maintenance trades field. This position will supervise classifications including HVAC Technicians, Electricians, Plumbers, Maintenance Repairers, and a Power Plant Engineer. Skills needed include working knowledge of these skilled trades, providing guidance to direct subordinates, providing clear communication to staff and contractors, problem solving skills with great leadership and the ability to manage teams to meet deadlines.

What we offer as a full time State of Iowa employee:

• Team oriented, positive work environment
• Opportunity for professional growth and development
• Paid time off (sick leave and vacation) plus nine paid holidays per year
• Medical and Dental Insurance Benefits:
• Monthly optional Medical Insurance Premium (Iowa Choice*) for 2025:
  • Single: $64/mo = employee share; $836/mo = state share
  • Family: $210/mo = employee share; $1,896/mo = state share
  • National Choice option also available
• Monthly optional Dental Insurance Premium for 2025:
  • Single: Free
  • Family: $46
• Optional flexible spending accounts for health and dental expenses, and dependent care
• $20,000 basic life insurance at no cost
• Exceptional retirement package: IPERS (Iowa Public Employee Retirement System)
• Optional 401(a) Plan with employee contribution: The State makes match contributions into the employees selection of investments in a 401(a) employer match account. The match is $1 for every $1 contributed up to a $75 monthly maximum.

**All applicants are subject to a Criminal Background Check Dependent Adult Abuse and Child Abuse Check.
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1) Six years of full-time skilled trades work experience in the construction, maintenance, and repair of residential and commercial buildings or the operation, maintenance, and repair of commercial equipment to produce power, heat, and refrigeration, three years of which must be in a supervisory capacity.
2) Six years of full-time work experience in the inspection of commercial or residential buildings for compliance with local, state, and federal building and safety codes.
3) Six years of full-time work experience in preparing engineering or architectural plans and specifications for commercial or residential buildings.
4) Six years of full-time work experience in water treatment, water distribution, wastewater treatment, or water disposal and pollution control.
5) A total of six years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in numbers one through three), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in structural, civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering equals eighteen months of full-time experience.
6) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to one year of full-time work as a Maintenance Repairs Supervisor or Power Plant Engineer 4.
7) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to two years of full-time work as a Carpenter 2, Electrician 2, Plumber 2, Maintenance Repairer, Water & Disposal Plant Operator 2, or Power Plant Engineer 3.

For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description. Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, employees in this class may be required to obtain a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) and endorsements.