The Department of Facilities Management supports the mission of the University of Denver's physical resources in order to provide a healthy and safe educational environment for campus community through services of the departments of Capital Projects and Planning, Facilities Management, Parking & Mobility Services, Auxiliaries & Real Estate, and Business & Operations.

Position Summary

This is the highest skilled level position in the plumbing trade area. This position works with little or no supervision on all work assigned. This position will fill in for the Plumbing Foreman in their absence and oversee the work of journeymen plumbers and lesser skilled workers.

Essential Functions

In addition to following the University of Denver's policies and procedures, principal responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Works on plumbing systems and ensures that all work is accomplished in compliance with DU guidelines, plumbing codes, regulatory agencies compliance requirements and policies, and project plans and specifications.
• Provides instruction, leadership, supervision, inspections, and participates in the work of lesser-skilled workers in plumbing and other systems.
• Meets with outside contractors for DU projects.
• Acts as plumbing shop foreman in their absence.
• Makes cost and time estimates on repair work and proposed new installations.
• Reads and interprets complex drawings/plans and other detailed diagrams of plumbing, heating systems and equipment as required for design reviews and installations.
• Advises Plumbing Shop Foreman and administrative staff on matters pertaining to plumbing systems and projects.
• Drives to campus sites with tools and equipment.
• Installs and/or replaces the following: ceiling tile, suspended ceilings, floor tile, ceramic tile, steel.
• Operates power equipment that includes power saws, sanders, drill presses and other equipment.
• Drives to sites with tools and equipment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must be able to read and interpret documents such as material safety data sheets, operating manuals, and work orders.
• Ability to communicate effectively with University customers (students, staff, faculty and visitors)
• Basic math skills required when measuring and performing take offs for miscellaneous jobs.
• Detailed procedures. Daily priorities are established by the employee. Employee responds to situations requiring immediate attention.
• Expert skills. Competency in plumbing fields/functions. Ability to read, interpret, and work from complex blueprints, rough sketches, and drawings.
• Knowledge of standardized work routines and the ability to follow and give oral/written instructions involving a number of steps.
• Knowledge of all types of plumbing equipment.
• Must be knowledgeable of related OSHA and EPA regulations and able to effectively communicate regulations to others.
• Understanding of standard tools, materials, methods, and practices of a wide variety within the plumbing trade.
• Comprehension of plumbing construction, maintenance, principles of practical plumbing and plumbing codes.
• Knowledgeable with Microsoft software applications.

Required Qualifications

• A high school diploma or G.E.D.
• Necessary experience required to be licensed as a Master Plumber.
• Licensed by the State of Colorado as a Master Plumber
• Must possess a valid Colorado Driver's License and be insurable under University guidelines.
• Must be knowledgeable of related OSHA, EPA, ADA, IBC, and IPC regulations and be able to effectively communicate regulations to others.
• Pass a pre-employment physical exam, and lift 100 lbs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Backflow certification
• Confined space entry qualified.
• Familiar working with CMMS software, including WebTMA or similar work order system.

Working Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to the risk of electrical shock.
• The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places, in confined spaces, in trenches and ditches, and in outside weather conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, dusty conditions, extreme heat, and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• Unexpected interruptions often occur, and stress level is moderate to high.

Physical Activities

• Moderate to strenuous effort required.
• This position requires extended intervals of standing, walking, climbing, bending, crouching, working at heights from ladders, scaffolds, platforms and repetitive motions of the hand/wrist and elbow/shoulder.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb and balance and talk and hear.
• Workers must also have the ability to work in confined, noisy, hot, and cold spaces and work with hand tools and shop equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Schedule

The University’s administrative offices are open Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Work schedule may vary.

Application Deadline

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number:

The salary grade for the position is 10.

Hourly Range:

The hourly rate for the position is $34.77

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits:

The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

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, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.