Stationary Power Engineer License

The City of Pittsburgh requires a Stationary Engineer license for engineers and boiler firemen who work within the City limits. 

WONDERING HOW MUCH YOUR LICENSE COSTS? 

 All Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections fees change annually. Consult the Current Fee Schedule  for new applications, renewals, and late fees.  

LATE FEES

A 60 day grace period begins when your license expires. A late fee will be charged the day after your license expires. If your license is not renewed within 60 days of expiration, it is considered lapsed and closed. All contractor and trade licenses expire a year from the date of issuance. 

RESOURCES

• Looking for additional info or clarification on your license requirements?
  • Check out the Rules and Regulations
• Testing for new Stationary Engineers is performed by the National Institute for the Uniform Licensing of Power Engineers (NIULPE)

Continuing Education Credits

• PLI will accept relevant continuing education credits from accreddited institutions as listed by:
  1. The ICC Preferred Provider’s Directory. For a full list of current providers, visit https://ppp.iccsafe.org, and click on “Providers Directory.”
  2. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry’s (PA - DLI) UCC continuing education providers. For a list of current providers, visit www.dli.pa.gov/ucc, and click on the “Continuing Education Providers” link.
  3. For Stationary Power Engineers, relevant trainings provided by the International Union of Operating Engineers (“IUOE”) and relevant Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) courses.
  4. Relevant trainings provided by trade-specific union and apprenticeship programs are accepted.
  5. PLI will review requests outside the above categories on a case by case basis