Grounds Maintenance - Denver

Grounds Maintenance - Denver role at State of Colorado

Department Information

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

This posting may be used to fill more than one vacancy.

The Division of Facilities Management - Northern Division

The Division of Facilities Management is a customer‑driven support organization responsible for providing facilities management services to all CDHS agencies and offices. These services include the maintenance of building and grounds, custodial, capital construction (budgeting and contract management), utilities management, vehicle fleet management, building space leasing allocation, and facilities planning services. This is accomplished through a centralized statewide team that is divided into three districts and a central office.

By combining our expert professional extensive facilities knowledge and strong commitment to reliable, responsive service, we enable our clients to achieve consistently high performance facilities, and long‑term value. Our goal is to be an organization that meets customer expectations 100% of the time. The facilities managed by the Division of Facilities Management (DFM) include 1,400 acres of land and 349 buildings comprising 3.8 million square feet.

Facilities served:
Colorado Mental Health Hospital at Fort Logan (CMHHFL), Department of Human Services (DHS) (1575 Sherman St.), Wheat Ridge Regional Center (WRRC to include the group homes) and Division of Youth Services (DYS) facilities (Prairie Vista, Gilliam, Lookout Mountain Campus, Marvin W. Foote, Mount View Campus and Platte Valley.) Provides as needed support to the Veterans Community Living Center located in the district.

Total facilities are approximately 1.9 million sq. ft. at multiple sites within the Northern Region.

You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times. Work arrangements are subject to change at any time. This position exists to support the continued operation of the physical plant to include irrigation systems maintenance and repair, Maxicom system maintenance, and roads and asphalt maintenance and repair. This position also exists to provide care of lawns, shrubs, flowers, and trees within the guidelines of all regulatory state and federal requirements.

Also, provides assistance to other area departments, i.e., demolition crew, underground services such as steam lines, electric lines, water and sewer lines by digging, shoring, insulating, back filling and compacting.

• Apply horticultural skills and landscaping skills to trees, shrubs, and lawns by applying herbicides and/or pesticides according to federal and state regulations.
• Manicure and shape shrubs with electric trimmers.
• Display the natural beauty to the grounds by irrigating, aerating, fertilizing, and preserving lawns, trees, and shrubs. Monitor and manage Maxicom irrigation and satellite systems.
• Operate lawn mowers, tractors, dump trucks, snow plows, trenchers and state vehicles.
• Perform irrigation maintenance, repair, and installation.
• Prevent possible hazardous accidents to patients, staff, and visitors by removing ice, snow, debris, and sand from parking lots, walkways, and door entrances.
• Monitor and repair slip, trip, and fall hazards relating to sidewalks, pathways, and building entrances. Assure proper disposal of disregarded materials to eliminate diseases and rodents by unloading disregarded materials to proper disposal sites.
• Repair roads and streets by using proper and adequate tools and/or material in accordance with state and federal regulation.
• Snow removal.

• Assure proper knowledge of a variety of machinery (including jackhammer, lawnmower, Skid Steer Loader, tamper, electrical, gas and hand tools) by demonstrating proper operation.
• Report any and all maintenance issues or malfunctions to the supervisor.
• Operate equipment that requires a CDL, (i.e.. dump truck with air brakes).

• Assists department lead in the design and implementation of all landscaping projects to include design, customer input, cost estimating, and project management.
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