The New York Department of Parks and Recreation has opened a call to fill temporary positions paying more than $70 per hour. The search targets professionals with experience operating and maintaining mechanical, heating, and cooling systems and requires specific licenses and certifications to qualify.
New York seeks temporary workers: pay $73.90 per hour
The Parks Department published an posting to hire facility engineers under the title Stationary Engineer, a role related to the operation, inspection, and upkeep of equipment essential to the functioning of public buildings.
Hired professionals will be responsible for operating, adjusting, and inspecting steam plants, generators, pumps, motors, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems in public buildings. (Stock image via Canva)
According to the agency’s official job notice, this is a six-month temporary appointment paying $73.90 per hour for a 40-hour workweek.
The posting seeks individuals able to work with boilers, pumps, generators, motors, refrigeration systems, and other mechanical and electrical equipment.
However, salary and technical experience are not the only requirements: the position requires a high-pressure boiler operator license, a valid state driver’s license, and certifications related to refrigeration systems.
The posting, identified as Job ID 801245 on the portal, lists three vacancies. Interested applicants can submit applications through October 26.
What tasks temporary workers will perform in New York
The Stationary Engineer role carries significant technical responsibility, as employees must support the safe and continuous operation of equipment used in public facilities.
According to the official NYC Parks description, workers will operate, maintain, and adjust steam plants and electromechanical equipment in buildings under supervision. Responsibilities include controlling boilers, furnaces, motors, pumps, heat exchangers, generators, and systems for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and lighting.
The temporary job posted by New York includes a six-month contract with a 40-hour workweek and a daily pay of $591.20. (Stock image via Canva)
They will also be required to perform regular equipment inspections and make minor repairs. Duties include operating control consoles and building management systems from designated control rooms, reading meters, checking gauges, and recording operational data.
Other job opportunities at the New York Parks Department
The facility engineer search is not the only opportunity listed on the portal. The agency maintains a jobs list of full-time positions and seasonal hires in areas such as construction, maintenance, environmental work, security, recreation, and administration.
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Other vacancies listed include the following:
Senior Structural Engineer: full-time position in the Design and Construction area, application deadline October 30, 2026.
Crew member for natural areas: seasonal hire for maintenance of natural spaces, deadline October 20, 2026.
Coordinator for the tree census project using LIDAR technology: seasonal position, closing October 26, 2026.
Forestry Manager: full-time employment, deadline November 29, 2026.
Climber and Pruner: full-time position, deadline November 29, 2026.
Parks Enforcement Patrol staff: full-time position, application deadline November 10, 2026.
Aquatics Specialist: full-time vacancy, deadline November 10, 2026.
Part-time Aquatics Specialist: seasonal position, deadline November 4, 2026.
Sports Day Associate: seasonal hire, application deadline November 3, 2026.
Scheduling Coordinator: seasonal position, deadline November 3, 2026.
Sports Information Coordinator: seasonal hire, application deadline November 3, 2026.
Recreation Specialist: full-time position, deadline October 20, 2026.
Chief of Staff to the District Commissioner: full-time administrative position, deadline October 26, 2026.
Assistant Coordinator for Records and Archives Services: full-time position, deadline October 26, 2026.
POP Program Worker: seasonal position, with the application period open until the vacancy is filled.
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