Pipefitter​/Welder- Pueblo

Overview

Department Information
This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note:

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

The Division of Facilities Management - Southern Division
The Division of Facilities Management 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 and enhances the quality of life in CDHS facilities and campuses.

Facilities served:
Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP), Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities in Pueblo, Pueblo Regional Center (PRC), Division of Youth Services (DYS) - Zeb Pike, Spring Creek and Pueblo, and the Veteran’s Community Living Centers in the southern district.

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 travels to various CDHS locations within the Southern District to install, maintain, alter and/or repair steam equipment and piping (high and low pressure), air piping, steam traps, condensate equipment and piping, gas piping and all facility pumps. Monitor and repair control valves to systems and equipment. 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, alter and repair hangers, supports and system protection. Calibrate and monitor water temperature mixing valves, high and low pressure gauges of water, steam and gas and flow meters.

• Position is responsible for performing pipe fitting at a journeyman level, fabricating, welding, planning new or modifying existing installations, including the repair and maintenance of building infrastructure of existing facilities.
• All jobs require initial troubleshooting and diagnosis of the problem, safety issues and requirements to resolve and repair the problem.
• Perform system analysis of process control valves, perform initial troubleshooting and diagnosis of the problem, determine requirements to resolve and repair the problem.
• Typical decisions made are which stored energy systems should be locked out and tagged out prior to repairing process systems
• Interpretation of blueprints, drawing and developing as-built condition drawings are ongoing on a continual basis. Must be able to clearly and logically draw and annotate field changes conditions on record drawings and documents to include all relevant information for record management purposes.
• Determine what is needed and how to repair and/or fabricate piping systems to meet the design requirements in accordance with applicable regulatory standards.
• Regularly access piping system conditions and determine the scope of repairs needed. Coordinate and plan repairs.
• Install, alter, repair hangers, supports, and system protections for mechanical piping systems. Designs and measures via shop drawings to fabricate piping by means of oxygen acetylene cutting, welding, pipe threading, soldering, caulking of all types of joints and fittings.
• Installs, maintains, alters and repairs hot and cold water piping, air piping, high and low pressure steam piping, sewer drainage piping, gas piping, emergency repair of plumbing fixtures, water supply valves, steam traps, all sewer drainage traps.
• Monitors and repairs control valves, pumps to systems and equipment of heating, ventilating, air conditioning.
• Calibrates and monitors water temperature mixing valves, high and low pressure gauges of water, steam gas.
• This position will be required to obtain an Asbestos abatement certification within the first year of employment.
• Snow removal
• Performs other duties as assigned

This is a full-time, in-person, essential position. Must be available for and respond to after hours call…