(Auraria) Painter - Structural Trades I

Department Information Who we are: Welcome to the Auraria Campus located in the Platte River Valley in downtown Denver. The Auraria Campus is the service provider for 38,000 students and approximately 5000 faculty and staff working at and attending the Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the University of Colorado Denver . Learn more about us through this link: The Auraria Campus Auraria employees enjoy an excellent benefits package which includes paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave, multiple medical, dental and vision options, discounted RTD Eco-Pass, BenefitHub and outstanding retirement plan. Learn more through this link: Benefits Package . So, if you're interested in a great job working alongside great people, this may be the opportunity for which you've been waiting for.

Description of Job Job Summary:

This position exists to perform Journeyman level painting, taping, and protective coatings on equipment, sealing masonry, varnishing, refinishing wood, and painting both interior and exterior surfaces. Coordinate task list/schedule of repairs or enhancements needed in each space to maintain quality standards for each space.

Essential Job Functions: General Maintenance:

• Reviews and prioritize work orders daily.
• Performs building maintenance painting through visual, physical inspections and repairs of campus building walls and surfaces as assigned by the Paint Shop Supervisor.
• Provide Journeyman level repairs and painting by applying coats of paint, varnish, stain, lacquer, or other finishes to decorate and protect interior and exterior surfaces, trims, and other fixtures of building structures, equipment or furniture.
• Remove old finish, prepares surfaces, makes necessary repairs, mixes or matches and applies finish-using brush, roller, airless, HVLP sprayer, cup gun, spray pot or other applicable method on existing surfaces, remodeled spaces and new construction.

Planning, Scheduling and Customer Service:

• Plan, meet and coordinate facility maintenance activities with the supervisor of the Paint shop.
• Interact daily to ensure operations and maintenance functions are well planned and coordinated to minimize inconvenience to the customers.

Procurement and Scheduling Coordinator for Campus Maintenance:

• Prepares Purchase Request for paint, materials and services.

Emergency Response, Special Events and Other Duties:

• Performs duties as assigned by the Supervisor, Directors, Safety and Security to include but not limited to snow removal, emergency clean ups, assist with Paint Shop duties as needed and after hours emergency call back requests.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights Minimum Qualifications:

• Two years of journeyman-level painting tasks such as surface preparation, finish application, and use of various painting tools (e.g., brush, roller, HVLP sprayer).
• Valid unencumbered Colorado drivers license at the time the application is submitted.

OR

• A combination of related education, formalized apprenticeship program, and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to two (2) years.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must maintain a valid and unencumbered Colorado driver license.
• Please note that if offered employment, candidates will be required to furnish a copy of the motor vehicle report (MVR) as part of the background check process.

Supplemental Information

FOR CURRENT OR FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF COLORADO: Per the requirements of the Step Pay Program implemented on July 1, 2024, any State employee must be paid a rate that is equal to or greater than the appropriate step pay rate within their classifications pay range based on completed years in their current class series as of June 30. All current and former State employees must ensure that your entire work history within the State Classified System, including at Institutions of Higher Education, is indicated in your application so that your time-in-series can be calculated accurately.

Appeal Rights: If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ( ... ), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed ...) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the departments action. For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at ...; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act information:

After careful review of this position and the duties that it performs, it has been designated in accordance with the Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act as a "Covered" position, it does fall in the category of employees that are eligible for representation by COWINS, also known as the union. To learn more about this designation please visit this link:

Applicant Checklist & Minimum Qualifications: E-mail Address All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be conducted by email.

Only applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Minimum Qualifications Your application as submitted is used to determine if you meet Minimum Qualifications. Please read the Minimum Qualifications and ensure that information in your application "draw correlations" to the Minimum Qualifications. Human Resources Analysts will not infer that you meet the Minimum Qualifications if information isn't detailed in your application. * Years of experience will be expressed in terms of full-time equivalent service with full-time workload equal to one (1) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) year. No more than 1.00 FTE year may be credited in any twelve (12) month period. Positions working 40 hours or less per week will be pro-rated (30 hrs/wk=0.75 FTE=9 mos credit; 20 hrs/wk=0.5 FTE=6 mos credit; 10 hrs/wk=0.25 FTE=3 mos credit.) * Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. The Auraria Campus is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to Nicole Yanez at ...

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The Auraria Campus Human Resources team aims to attract people with demonstrated dedication to creating an inclusive working environment. We value the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders of diverse backgrounds and are dedicated to an inclusive and barrier-free search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting.