Building Services Specialist

Job No: 498795

Work Type: Staff Full-Time

Location: Denver, CO

Categories: Maintenance / Grounds / Skilled Trades, Facilities Management & Planning

Under the general direct supervision of the Conversion Manager and the general direction of the Operations Manager of Auxiliary Facilities, this position will be responsible for the performance of skilled labor tasks associated with the successful production of events and conversions in an assembly facility environment.

• Work variable shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays as dictated by the event schedule.
• Take and follow direction in a client‑service based environment.
• Instruct and lead nonskilled laborers as needed to complete assigned tasks.
• Manage minute details in the delivery of the production schedule within rigid time constraints.
• Construct and repair staging and associated equipment, assembly of portable seating, fixed seating, dasher boards and glass, riser systems, portable floor systems, special set‑up equipment, and storage carts/systems associated with the above items.
• Operate forklifts, high lifts, air sleds, and ram paks.
• Move office furniture such as tables, chairs, desks, files, supplies, utilizing flat carts, dollys, and pallet jacks.
• Assist with skilled and semi‑skilled tasks related to general maintenance within the assembly facility, including mechanical and electrical repair, general carpentry, painting, and snow removal.

• Effectively communicate verbally and in writing with various building constituents through manual and electronic means.
• Preference given to dual‑language speakers (English/Spanish).
• Proficiency with addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and other computations necessary for general maintenance and event production work.
• Follow detailed instructions both verbally and in writing; visualize projects from inception to completion and devise courses of action; make decisions under rigid time constraints and extreme pressure; receive direction from multiple sources and choose the most prudent path of action.
• Obtain a Certified Forklift Operators license within six months of hire (if not already held).

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Three years of experience in general stagehand, theater, or assembly facility work as a lead conversion/changeover worker or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid Colorado Driver's License and insurability under University guidelines.
• Pass a pre‑employment physical exam and lift 100 lbs.
• Obtain a Certified Forklift Operators license within six months of hire (if not already held).

• Familiar with Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) software, including WebTMA.
• Advanced general maintenance skill in carpentry, electrical, HVAC, or plumbing.
• Certified Forklift Operators license.

• Standard office environment.
• Unexpected interruptions occur often; stress level is moderate to high.
• Noise level is quiet to moderate.

• Work in front of a computer for extended periods.
• Occasionally required to move about the office/campus.

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m.

Salary Grade Number: 06

Hourly Rate: $25.42

The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass.

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status,…