Heat Plant Supervisor - Denver

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Division of Facilities Management - Northern 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 safe, sanitary and effective environment for clients, youth, residents, consumers and staff and enhances the quality of life in CDHS facilities and campuses and the surrounding neighborhoods.

Facilities managed by Northern District DFM: 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.)

This position is directly responsible for the supervision of heat plant staff which provides high temperature heating water and high-pressure steam to the Fort Logan campus and assists with steam and hydronic boilers. This position exists to provide operations and maintenance functions for the facilities' physical plant equipment located within the heat plant structure and by performing essential operational functions, ensures compliance with all environmental regulations.

• Schedules staff work assignments, assigns heat plant project work, and sets work expectations to provide the highest levels of customer service.
• Coordinates with the Operations Manager and area supervisors in re-allocating plant personnel for alternate maintenance assignments during natural gas boiler operations.
• Responsible for obtaining maintenance department staff for after-hour, weekend, holiday, etc. that are needed to perform call back maintenance work.
• Develops productivity goals and monitors staff productivity.
• Develops, implements and evaluates employee performance evaluations and midyear reviews.
• Measures daily performance of staff and implements improvement strategies.
• Plans training of employees to maintain standards of the industry, including all safety aspects of job assignments.
• Ensure staff's timekeeping and work orders are accurate for the week.
• Ensure staff are trained in the timekeeping and work order system.
• Performs routine audits of staff work assignments.
• Provide documentation to support recommended corrective and disciplinary actions.
• Addresses employee complaints and resolves informal grievances.
• Positions start the hiring process, interview applicants, and recommend hire, promotion, or transfer
• Supervise and perform the operation, installation, repair and maintenance of high-pressure steam boilers and natural gas, DCS, PLC's the qualitative and quantitative analysis of all process fluids entering and leaving the steam plant, by utilizing accepted methods of titration, comparative and qualitative analysis to obtain the desired results.
• Supervise and perform the operation, installation, repair and maintenance of all environmental emission control systems to ensure a safe environment at all times.
• Ensures regulatory requirements are maintained, current and submitted to regulatory entity on time (i.e. Title V operating permits, Division of Oil & Public Safety (OPS), Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System ( MS4), Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) compliance, Air Pollutant Emission Notice (APEN) and Energy Information Administration (EIA) submissions, in addition to potentially others)
• Supervise and perform the operation, installation, repair and maintenance of plant machinery including valves, pumps, fans, turbines, electric motors, piping distribution system components and digital control system components.
• Verifies and analyzes daily and monthly labor requirements. Accurately track departments indirect and direct labor distributions and ongoing productivity analysis in accordance with regulatory and departmental expectations/standards.
• Procures supplies and materials. Plans material requirements for maintenance activities. Reviews warehoused material inventory, shop inventory and truck inventories.
• Accomplishes assigned scheduled preventative equipment maintenance by following the guidelines established by the manufacturer's guidelines, Follows equipment schedules and equipment status. Maintains plant cleanliness.
• Troubleshoot and repair to restore proper operation of plant machinery including piping systems, valves, pumps, fans, turbines, electric motors, system components and digital control system components.
• Oversee the Apogee facility automation system for alarms that need to be addressed during 2nd and 3rd shifts. Notify night truck mechanics or trade shop supervisors as appropriate for situations that need immediate attention. Answer phones from building tenants during 2nd and 3rd shifts and determine which requests need to be addressed immediately.
• When required tests and maintains diesel powered emergency electric generator in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and The Joint Commission's standards. Based on heat plant labor requirements, this position performs general work order maintenance when staffing demand at the heat plant doesn't require two or more operators.
• Ensures proper PPE are utilized.
• Travels to facilities in a state vehicle to execute the daily needs of the business.
• Manage heat plant budget allocations per fiscal year. Assure inventory management maintains adequate stocking inventory and supplies needed for specific heat plant services and functions. Research different supplies and equipment from vendors to procure at the lowest cost. Develop requests for the planned replacement and purchase of critical heat plant needs. Position is involved in the preparation, presentation, and justification of budgets. Maintains and manages budget resources and procurement card transactions.
• Manage and monitor vendor contracts for within the northern district Heat Plant. Ensure that contract vendors are delivering the services as per the executed state contract in force. Provide specifications for each contracted services when they become due to rebidding at various intervals.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Six years of work experience in boiler operations performing preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance, two of which must have been at the journey level.

Necessary Special Requirements:

• Applicants must possess a valid, active Stationary Engineer License "A" or equivalent. You must attach a copy of your license to your job application

Substitution:

• Education or successful completion of a formalized apprenticeship program that relates to this position will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supervising in a heat plant.

Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hours per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.

Conditions of Employment:

• A full, pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process as this position is deemed to have direct contact with vulnerable persons. Felony convictions, conviction of crimes of moral turpitude, or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the CDHS Background Unit with an official disposition of any charges.
• This position is determined as critical to the operation and can be expected to work and/or remain at the worksite in delayed start, early release, or closure situations.
• Must possess a current, valid, non-restricted Colorado driver's license
• Travels to facilities in a state vehicle to execute the daily needs of the business.
• Be willing to receive an annual influenza vaccination or provide documentation for a medical or religious exemption
• Exposure to hazardous materials - Fuels, Fuel by-products, lubricating oil and greases, chemicals used to both test and treat all waters associated with the plant.
• Tuberculosis (TB) testing required
• Shift work, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year operation
• Special Qualifications - Applicant must possess and maintain a valid stationary engineer license "A" or equivalent.

Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:

• Disclose that information on the application.

• Provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position.

• Provide the employee number from the applicant's prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

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.

You will find the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it on the State Personnel Board website. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form (Adobe PDF), 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 department's action.

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, within the Rules webpage.

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About Us:

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans

• Medical and dental health plans

• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

• State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center

• Employee Wellness program

• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more

• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Our Values:

We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.

Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

ADAA Accommodations: CDHS 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 our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at ... or call ....

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