Becoming a plumber in Green Bay, WI, typically begins with an apprenticeship, combining hands-on experience with classroom learning, allowing individuals to earn while they learn. Apprenticeships last about four to five years, requiring many hours of training under licensed professionals. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 736,000 plumbers nationwide, with projections of a 6% job growth from 2023 to 2033. Apprentices in Green Bay earn an average of $606 per week, with experienced plumbers earning up to $755.67 per week. Trade schools, unions, and platforms like Gild help aspiring plumbers find apprenticeship opportunities, leading to a career with strong earning potential.
Master Plumber needed! Excellent benefits, competitive compensation, and opportunities for professional development. • Competitive Pay • Excellent Benefits • Professional Growth • Great company culture What You'll Do: • Install, maintain, and repair pipes, and fixtures associated with heating, cooling, water distribution, and sanitation systems in residential and commercial structures. • Interpret blueprints and building specifications to map layout for pipes, drainage systems, and other plumbing materials. • Install pipes and fixtures; assembles fittings and valves; and modifies length of pipes, fixtures, and other plumbing materials as needed for installations and services. • Perform inspections of plumbing systems to ensure quality control, adherence to all relevant codes, and to identify and replace any worn or damaged parts. • Inspect drainage and other plumbing systems to ensure compliance with building code. What You'll Bring: • Current and valid Master Plumbing License in Wisconsin. • Previous technical and trade experience (5+ years). • Understanding of the industry, with some commercial experience. • In-depth knowledge of maintenance and repairs of plumbing systems, as well as construction industry safety standards and procedures. • Ability to meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency. • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with strong interpersonal competence on a technical level. • Excellent troubleshooting and time-management skills. • Basic computer and smartphone competency Please send resume to [email protected] for more information on this or any other positions you may be interested in.
See More Details >>Are you a Plumbing Designer or Engineer looking for a new challenge? Look no further! Somerville Architects and Engineers is hiring a Plumbing Designer or Engineer to join our team. About the Position We seek an individual with a collaborative spirit who can seamlessly work together with other top-talented architects, engineers, designers, and drafters to advance our projects. Somerville engineers are problem solvers who demonstrate strong critical-thinking abilities, great attention to detail, and exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Your role will involve • * Collaborating with other engineers while mentoring designers and drafters • Performing building system assessments, documenting existing conditions, and writing reports that provide recommendations for refurbishment or replacement • Writing scope of work documents for plumbing designs • Clearly and effectively presenting complex plumbing engineering concerns and solutions to the owner and design team • Conducting calculations for appropriate plumbing and/or fire protection systems and plumbing equipment selection • Utilizing BIM software and visualization methods to design plumbing systems and provide layouts • Incorporating best practices and sustainability strategies into designs • Ensuring projects meet client expectations and code requirements • Providing estimates of probable construction costs for plumbing designs • Coordinating with consultants and contractors • Research new/emerging products, equipment, and systems • Compiling system specifications, details, and schedules • Performing field observation and ensuring adherence to plumbing design intent Qualifications • Experience • * Four or more years of plumbing design experience for buildings in the healthcare, education, community, or commercial markets • A strong portfolio of work • Technical Knowledge • * Experience with Revit, BIM software, and Bluebeam preferred • Understanding of Wisconsin Administrative Plumbing code • Education & Licenses • * Associate degree or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering • Certified Plumbing Designer (CPD), Designer of Engineering Systems (DES) credential, or Professional Engineer (PE) license • LEED accreditation preferred • Skills • * Excellent communication skills • Strong attention to detail with critical thinking and problem-solving abilities • Creative approach to developing solutions for building system challenges • Ability to remain flexible and open to changes in project scope • Exceptional time management • Actively seeks to collaborate with diverse team members Salary & Benefits • Generous salary • Health, vision, dental, and life insurance • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) • 401K & Profit Sharing • Industry-leading annual discretionary bonuses • Paid time off & eight paid holidays • Plus, many other benefits About Somerville • Somerville is a 100% employee-owned, full-service firm providing expert architectural, engineering, interior design, and environmental graphic design services for education, healthcare, civic, cultural, corporate, and commercial projects. • Our average employee tenure is over three times the national average for professional service firms, which means we love what we do. • We equip our elite team members with the latest tools and technologies in the profession. • We wholeheartedly believe in supporting the communities where we work. • We are relationship-driven; at any given time, 94% of our work is from repeat clients, with some relationships spanning over 70 years. • We support personal and professional development through online training subscriptions, Global Leadership Summit, professional conferences, training opportunities, career-specific learning, professional memberships, professional licenses/accreditations, and more. • We thrive on teamwork and believe working alongside our architectural and engineering team members is integral to our collective success. • Somerville’s office is located on the Fox River in Allouez, a suburb of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Our new office building, also in Allouez, will be completed in August 2025. Somerville, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for all employees and applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Interested parties should submit a cover letter, resume and salary requirements to: [email protected]
See More Details >>Introduction Make an impact at the Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services by consulting, inspecting, and reviewing plumbing plans for compliance in South Central Wisconsin for the Division of Industry Services! The Department of Safety and Professional Services mission is to promote economic growth and stability while protecting the citizens of Wisconsin as designated by statute. DSPS and related professional boards protect the citizens of Wisconsin by ensuring the safe and competent practice of licensed professionals; performing inspections of commercial buildings, amusement rides, boilers, elevators, pressurized gas systems, and electrical systems; and performing plan reviews of commercial building, plumbing, fire suppression, elevators, boilers, and private onsite wastewater treatments systems. What We Are Looking For: A plumbing expert (Plumbing Plan Reviewer) to provide plumbing plan reviews, consultation, and inspection in the Division of Industry Services. Where We Are Located: This position will be headquartered out of Green Bay, WI, with the possibility to work remotely at the discretion of the department. This position will service the following counties: Door County, Brown County, Manitowoc County, and Sheboygan County. What We Offer: DSPS is a great place to work! In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, we offer a competitive benefits package featuring: • Substantial leave time including at least 3.5 weeks of paid leave time to start, 9 paid holidays, and 130 hours of sick time that roll over each year. • Excellent and affordable health, vision, and dental benefits ( health plan options start at just $39/month for single plans and $97/month for family plans after two months of employment) • A casual office atmosphere, flexible work schedules, and telework options depending on the position's requirements • An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment, plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan • Well Wisconsin Wellness Program • A free and confidential employee assistance program that offers employees and their immediate family dependents a variety of tools, resources, and professional consultation services to support their health, goals, and overall well-being • Use this Total Rewards Calculator to see the total value of our competitive benefits package! In addition to our generous employee benefits, we strive for inclusivity and celebrate different religious holidays and cultural observances and provide flexibility for utilizing paid time off for such celebrations. Please note: This position will require independent statewide travel, sometimes through the use of one's own transportation. Overnight stays may also be required. Position Summary This position protects the public health, safety, environment and the water resources of Wisconsin relative to plumbing systems in connection with constructed environments. This position serves as an expert in plumbing system methods, components and in understanding and applying engineering principles/practices to plumbing systems. This position is a deputy of the Department and a licensed master plumber in accordance with s. 145.02, Stats. This position also performs assigned duties that include conducting plan reviews, training, instructing, section staff peer plan review in the disciplines of healthcare, water treatment, water reuse, and stormwater. In addition, this position performs assigned audits, plumbing/pool inspections, and consultations. This position is responsible for writing and enforcing Department orders along with the development and presentation of training, examinations and codes. Through research and development, this position specializes in areas of drain and vent, drinking water treatment, interceptors and indirect wastes, water reuse, storm, wastewater treatment, water supply, fire protection, cross connection control and the protection of the water supply system. This specialty provides the highest level of working knowledge for the plumbing and public swimming pool construction industries and the State of Wisconsin plumbing and public swimming pool programs. Specific responsibilities include: • Examination of plans for compliance with Wisconsin Administrative Code and national standards. Provide expert consultation for petitions for variance. • Provide complex and technical plumbing/public swimming pool system consultation to external and internal customers including cross connection control, healthcare, water treatment, water reuse, and stormwater engineering issues embodied in Wisconsin Administrative Code and national standards. • Provide technical plumbing/public swimming pool training, and consultation to section staff including cross connection control, healthcare, water treatment, water reuse, and stormwater engineering issues specific to Wisconsin administrative code and national standards. • Conduct field inspections and complaint investigations. • Prepare and provide specialized training courses for plumbing/public swimming pool system issues, regarding the administration, interpretation and enforcement of Wisconsin Administrative Codes and Statutes. Salary Information This position is in schedule-range (insert) with an annual salary of $75,316.80 - $88,129.60 plus a $3.50 hourly add on for holding a Masters Plumber License. A twelve month probationary period is required. Pay for current state employees will be set in accordance with the Wisconsin State Compensation Plan. A Sign-on Bonus of $2,000 for eligible employees who agree to remain in the position for one year. $1000 will be paid on first paycheck and $1000 will be paid when employee completes one year of service. Job Details Prior to any appointments for position(s) filled from this announcement, candidates may be subject to a comprehensive criminal background check. This state agency does not sponsor work visas. Any appointment made will be contingent on the applicant being able to prove valid status to work in the United States. Certain positions within this Department may allow remote/work from home flexibility for a portion of their work schedule, depending on the needs of the position and the work unit. This topic and any remote work flexibility that may be available will be discussed in more detail in the interview process. For permanent positions that allow remote work flexibility, it is not anticipated that working outside of Wisconsin (or bordering cities) will be allowed because positions may need to report to office locations in Wisconsin on short notice. Qualifications Qualified applicants will have: • A Master Plumber License • A Commercial Plumbing Inspector License or have the ability to obtain it within 6 months of hire In addition to having all the above, well qualified applicants will have experience with one or more of the following: • Experience or training with plumbing plan review • Experience or training with plumbing inspections How To Apply Apply online! To apply, click "Apply for Job" to start the application process. Then, you will access your existing account or to create a new account if you don't have an account. Once you are logged in, click "Apply for Job." Follow the steps outlined in the application process and submit your application. Your application materials are very important parts of your application and are used during our evaluation process to determine your qualifications as they relate to the job. For instructions on how to develop and what should be included in these materials, click here . For more information on the basics of the selection process and how the State of WI ensures fair and equitable treatment of all applicants, click here . The vast majority of applicants are able to outline their background and experience in their resume in 1-3 pages. Any resumes submitted with more than 10 pages will not be considered after page 10. If this job posting requires a letter of qualifications, the same limit applies. Permanent classified state employees who are eligible for consideration (transfer or voluntary demotion) should complete the application process as described above by the stated deadline. Submitted materials will be evaluated by a panel of job experts and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Questions related to the job and how to apply can be directed to Chanda Kaz at [redacted] or [redacted]. For general wisc.jobs user information and technical assistance, please see the wisc.jobs Frequently Asked Questions page. Deadline to Apply Applications will be reviewed every two weeks starting on Monday, June 17th until the position is filled. Applications must be received by 11:59PM CST on the Sunday prior to the review date to be considered for that review period.
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