Plumber​/Building Maintenance - Pueblo

Division of Facilities Management – South District

The Division of Facilities exists to plan, design, construct, operate, maintain, and manage the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) facilities and campuses according to all applicable standards in a manner that promotes the CDHS mission of providing a safe, sanitary, and effective environment for clients, youth, residents, consumers and staff.

Facilities served include the Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP), Pueblo Regional Center (PRC), Department of Corrections (DOC), Division of Youth Services, and the Veteran’s Community Living Centers in the southern district.

This position performs plumbing at a journeyman level and building maintenance for facilities served in the South District.

• Drive to location and install, maintain, and perform emergency repair of plumbing fixtures, water supply valves, hot and cold water piping, sewer drainage piping, all sewer drainage traps, chill water equipment, water softeners, water heaters, kitchen appliances and hydronic pumps.
• Install, maintain, alter and/or repair steam equipment and piping (high and low), air piping, steam traps, condensate equipment and piping, gas piping and all facility pumps.
• Monitor and repair control valves to systems and equipment.
• Perform general routine maintenance functions in all Southern District facilities.
• Respond to work requests phoned into the maintenance dispatch desk during normal operating hours and after hours.
• Inspect the facilities and generate work orders for necessary repairs such as burnt out lights, leaking faucets, loose hinges and other damage caused by patients and staff.
• Troubleshoot, repair, maintain, adjust and make minor repairs to various types of locks (penal, residential, and commercial grade locks).
• Snake plugged sanitary lines using appropriate equipment, including but not limited to unplugging stools, urinals, sinks, floor drains and main sewer lines.
• Repair residential, institutional, and penal fixtures such as dripping faucets, running water closets and urinals, by replacing washers, seats, traps, valves, supply lines, P‑traps, handles, diaphragms, vacuum breakers and molded disks.
• Perform electrical repair, replace ballast, replace lights, repair and replace light fixtures and replace light switches.
• Secure or repair damaged windows caused by patients.
• Adjust door hinges to allow doors to close properly and adjust door closures.
• Repair damage to facilities finish and systems, including walls, ceilings, roofs, floors and accentuated systems; replace flooring material and coverings, including floor tile, sheet goods, wall base and accessories, repair cabinets and countertops to include millwork hardware.
• Apply paint to walls, surfaces, doors, casings, caseworks, gym floors, mechanical rooms, handrails, bollards, parking lot striping; perform tasks in a professional and timely manner.
• Snow removal.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Applicants must possess an active Journey worker/Journeyman or Master Plumber license issued by the State of Colorado and provide a copy of the license with the application. A certification in asbestos abatement must be obtained during employment with DFM. Applicants must have at least three years of full‑time plumbing experience that led to the Colorado Plumbing license (Journey worker/Master). Alternatively, a combination of related education, a formalized apprenticeship program, or relevant experience equal to three (3) years may be substituted, and applicants must attach transcripts or apprenticeship documentation.

• Relevant State Experience
• Excellent attention to detail
• Customer‑service oriented; pleasant attitude; independent and self‑directed; problem‑solving and resourceful
• Basic computer skills: email, Google applications, Microsoft Office
• Experience working with a work order system
• Institutional and/or Correctional plumbing experience
• General Building Maintenance Experience

• This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application and throughout employment.
• A full pre‑employment criminal…