Plumber Apprentice

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department:
Facilities Management

Job Title:

Plumber Apprentice

Position: #  

- Requisition : # 38917

Job Summary:

Provide maintenance, repair, and operations services for all University of Colorado buildings at Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC) on a twenty-four-hour basis. Responsible for providing utility and facility support for the research and learning facility in a manner that promotes the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus' mission of health care, education, and research.

Key Responsibilities:

* The responsibilities of this position include attending plumbing trade school and maintaining adequate attendance with a 2.5 GPA.

* Learn to design and install various plumbing and mechanical systems, perform preventative and corrective maintenance on plumbing, mechanical, fire protection, infrastructure, HVAC systems, as well as pump repairs, water treatment for closed loops, utility locates, and backflow prevention.

* Collaborate with clients, project managers, contractors, and other trades to ensure proper installation and operation of facility systems.

Work Location:

On-site - this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, Colorado.

Why Join Us:

Why work for the University?

We offer amazing benefits and provide exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation, and sick leave. The University of Colorado provides an excellent benefits package, including:

Earn your Journeyman plumber's license after successful completion of the apprenticeship program.

* Medical:
Multiple plan options

* Dental:
Multiple plan options

* Additional Insurance:
Disability, Life, Vision

* Retirement 401(a) Plan:
Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay

* Paid Time Off:
Accruals over the year

* Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)

* Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)

* Holiday Days: 10/year

* Tuition Benefit:
Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses

* ECO Pass:
Reduced-rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Qualifications:

Please make sure to include the following in your resume: job title, duties, months and years employed, and average hours worked per week, as minimum experience is calculated on a 40-hour/week basis.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Two years of experience in building maintenance, repair and operations services, construction, grounds, or other mechanical field

* Substitution:
Appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis

Colorado law requires that candidates for state government jobs be residents of Colorado at the time of application.

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

* Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

* Mechanical ability

* Physical ability

Conditions of Employment:

* The selected candidate must be willing and able to attend Plumbing Trades School while maintaining adequate attendance, as well as maintaining at least a 2.5 GPA.

* The selected candidate must register with the Department of Regulator Agencies (DORA) and the Divisions of Professions and Occupations.

* The selected candidate must enroll with the Construction Industry Training Council. This is the classroom training or school portion of the program. The Construction Industry Training Council will provide, track, and report all the necessary information including the 144 hours per year of classroom training to meet the federal requirements of the program.

* Apprentices must register with DORA as an individual. You must register an account (name, SSN, address, etc.) with DORA. If you have ever been registered as an apprentice before, provide the apprentice number to your supervisor.

* Apprentices are given one number to carry until they pass an exam for another license.

* The selected candidate must agree to an extended 2 years of service in Facilities Management, in the specific trade, after completion of the journeyman certificate

* The selected candidate must agree to reimburse Facilities Management for the full cost of tuition if they fail to complete the training or leaves…