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Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.

Here, the nation's brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist's outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we're making new strides every day.

We've been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the best of the best pediatric hospitals with #1 rankings in Colorado and the region by U.S. News & World Report.

As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.

Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.

That's why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.

A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it's different.

The Mechanical and Plumbing Lead serves as lead mechanical technician providing a high level of technical support and expertise to the staff in the Mechanical Unit. The Lead provides daily oversight of team activities and provides direct guidance and follow-up of work requests, troubleshooting and escalated HVAC and plumbing related issues. Responsibilities include performing all scheduled and on-demand maintenance activity of all HVAC, plumbing, medical gas and steam related systems. The Lead ensures maximum effectiveness, efficiency, and reliability of all HVAC, plumbing and steam related equipment; orders repair and replacement parts and supplies; and contacts and coordinates vendor repairs and maintenance. Position's lead responsibilities include, but are not limited to, determining and setting priorities for team; completing work assignments; instructing and reviewing the work of team; resolving problems and conflicts; performing supervisory duties for two or more employees with final accountability/oversight remaining with the supervisor who is responsible for delegating the lead assignments.

Department Name: Utilities Management
Job Status: Full time, 40 hours per week.
Shift: Monday to Friday, 7am to 3:30pm. In person position

• EDUCATION - High School diploma or equivalent. Two years trade school certification.
• EXPERIENCE - Seven years HVAC and/or plumbing experience in a healthcare, commercial or industrial setting. Apprenticeship/related experience.
• EQUIVALENCY - One year trade school certification will substitute for apprenticeship/related experience.
• CERTIFICATION(S) - Plumber license or HVAC certificate

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

• No direct patient care

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

• Completes assignments such as basic electrical, plumbing, steam, HVAC, medical gas, safety, and other miscellaneous duties in the maintenance field.
• In the event of a critical equipment failure, diagnoses and initiates corrective action and resources necessary to initiate and complete immediate repair and return to service.
• Oversees emergency and scheduled mechanical building systems outages; plans, orders materials, schedules and coordinates work activities of contractors and other in-house staff.
• Keeps track of all equipment failures within the preventative maintenance program to review and analyze through fault code analysis trends and history on equipment and warranty compliance.
• Maintains safe and clean mechanical rooms, equipment and work areas.
• Observes, documents and ensures preventative maintenance for peak operational efficiency of all equipment and systems as assigned by supervisor or manager to minimize system failure and time off-line.
• Reads, reviews, corrects, comments and interprets sketches, diagrams, and blueprints.
• Ensures accurate record keeping for all scheduled and on-demand work activity including inventory, work order, and parts processing.
• Monitors and modifies mechanical staff work assignments to ensure an even distribution of work activity.
• Complies with and coaches staff on all regulatory requirements to include local, state, and federal codes to include The Joint Commission.
• Ensures quality assurance of all scheduled and on-demand work activity.
• Coordinates with vendors and contractors on various projects and permits.
• Collaborates and attends meetings with other departments, such as Planning, Design and Construction, related to projects, construction, etc.
• Identifies training needs, assists with establishment of training outlines, coordinates and/or provides training as needed.
• Other related duties as assigned by supervisor or manager.

COMPETENCIES

• BUILDING CUSTOMER LOYALTY - Meeting and exceeding internal or external customer expectations while cultivating relationships that secure commitment and trust.
• COLLABORATING - Working cooperatively with others to help a team or work group achieve its goals.
• COMMUNICATION - Conveying information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps them understand and retain the message; listening actively to others.
• CONTINUOUS LEARNING - Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.
• DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVITY - Is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, and other individual differences in the workforce; recognizes the value of diverse perspectives and experiences and fosters a work environment reflective of the community at large.
• MANAGING WORK - Effectively managing one's time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• QUALITY ORIENTATION - Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how detailed; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.
• Ability to work on ladders and understand large HVAC, plumbing and steam systems.
• Ability to work with various hand tools, power tools, and metering devices.

SCOPE AND LEVEL

• Guidelines: Guidelines are generally but not always clearly applicable, requiring the employee to exercise judgment in selecting the most pertinent guideline, interpret precedents, adapt standard practices to differing situations, and recommend alternative actions in situations without precedent.
• Complexity: Duties assigned are generally complex and may be of substantial intricacy. Work assignment is performed within an established framework under general instructions but requires simultaneous coordination of assigned functions or projects in various stages of completion.
• Decision Making: Exercises judgment and discretion, and is responsible for determining the time, place and sequence of the work performed.
• Communications: Contacts with the public or employees where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, defended, and gathered and discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.
• Supervision Received: Performs work with minimal supervisory oversight. Under general supervision, the employee receives assignments and is expected to carry them through to completion with substantial independence. Work is reviewed for adherence to instructions, accuracy, completeness, and conformance to standard practice or precedent. Recurring work clearly covered by guidelines may or may not be reviewed.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good
• Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good
• Audio-Visual: Color Discrimination: Good
• Audio-Visual: Depth Perception: Good
• Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good
• General Activity: Sit: 2-4 hrs. per day
• Motion: Bend: 1/3 or more of time
• Motion: Carry: 1/3 or more of time
• Motion: Climb: 1/3 or more of time
• Motion: Lift: 1/3 or more of time
• Motion: Pull: 1/3 or more of time
• Motion: Push: 1/3 or more of time
• Motion: Reach: 1/3 or more of time
• Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 50 pounds: Up to 1/3 of time
• General Activity: Stand/Walk: 6-8 hrs. per day
• Motion: Crawl: 1/3 or more of time
• Motion: Squat/Crouch: 1/3 or more of time
• Others: Ability to travel to and navigate around worksites which may or may not meet ADA requirements.
• Others: Must be able to tolerate temperature changes, smoke, fumes, and dust.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Regular/Frequent.
• Exposure: Exposure to cold/heat: Occasional.
• Exposure: Exposure to dampness: Occasional.
• Exposure: Exposure to heights: Frequent.
• Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Occasional.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Handles multiple priorities effectively.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Makes decisions under pressure.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works day/night rotating shifts.
• Exposure: Exposure to noise/vibration: Occasional.
• Exposure: Exposure to heights: Occasional.
• Exposure: Exposure to chemicals: Occasional.
• Exposure: Exposure to cold/heat: Occasional.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.