Electrician - Pueblo

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

Division of Facilities Management - South District

The Division of Facilities Management (DFM) is a customer-driven support organization responsible for operating, maintaining and managing the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) facilities and campuses according to all applicable standards.  This is done in a manner that promotes the CDHS mission of providing a safe, sanitary and effective environment for clients, youth, residents, patients, consumers and staff and enhances the quality of life in CDHS facilities, campuses and in the surrounding neighborhoods. These services include the day-to-day facility maintenance and operational needs of buildings, grounds, custodial and fleet services.

South District services the following facilities:  

• Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP)

• Pueblo Regional Center (PRC)

• Department of Corrections (DOC)

• Division of Youth Services (Zeb Pike, Spring Creek and Pueblo Youth Services Center) 

• Veteran’s Community Living Centers in the South District, as needed.

  
  

You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times. 
Please note: Work arrangements are subject to change at any time. 
This is a full time, in person and essential position.

The purpose of this position is to maintain all electrical branch-circuit, feeder, service equipment, bonding systems, devices, equipment and facility systems in a complete and thorough journeyman-like manner, using proper procedures, tools and equipment and maintain all systems in accordance with applicable code and regulatory standards. Maintain all electrical branch-circuit, feeder, service equipment, bonding systems, devices, equipment and facility systems in a complete and thorough journeyman-like manner, using proper procedures, tools and equipment and maintain all systems in accordance with applicable code and regulatory standards.

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Maintain, troubleshoot, repair and perform PMs on all commercial and residential kitchen equipment including but not limited to:
• Power slicers, can openers, bread slicers and other electrically operated kitchen equipment to include sharpening and installing new cutting knives.
• Steam operated kitchen equipment including hot water boosters, coffee urns and hot water dispensers, cook/steam combination ovens, and kettles.
• Electrically operated kitchen equipment including ovens, toasters, dish machines, hot water boosters, mixers, choppers and blenders.
• Gas operated kitchen equipment including combination steam/cook ovens, large rotating bake oven, and large commercial ranges.
• Specialty equipment in the commercial bake shop including dough mixers, rounders, dividers, cookie machine, pie machine and proofers.
• Electronic controls including microprocessors, circuit boards, relays and PLCs for any of the above listed equipment.
• Order parts and supplies, and provide specifications and guidance to nutritional services staff with ordering new equipment.  Keep inventory of needed replacement parts for kitchen equipment.  Assist in the installation and set-up of new kitchen equipment.

Call Back applies when an eligible nonexempt employee is required to report to work before the start or after the end of a scheduled shift. An eligible nonexempt employee does not have to be on call eligible to receive call back pay. If there is no release from work between the call back hours and regular shift, it is considered a continuation of the shift and call back does not apply; instead, if applicable, the nonexempt employee may earn overtime or compensatory time. When a nonexempt employee is called back, they are entitled to a minimum of two (2) hours of their regular base pay (call back pay) or pay for the actual amount of time spent responding to the call, whichever is greater. Call back time is counted as work time. 

Essential Positions. Positions that perform essential services directly necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of patients, residents and offenders of state institutions or state facilities. Employees in essential positions can only be FLSA nonexempt and can be required to work unexpected or unusual work hours to perform the essential and/or emergency services of the department without delay and/or without interruption.

On Call is additional pay beyond base pay for eligible, nonexempt employees who are specifically scheduled to be on call. Employees are entitled to on-call pay only when they are not working but are scheduled to be available to respond to communications or report to a worksite within a reasonable period of time. Employees who are on call are able to use their personal time effectively. Only time while actually on call shall be paid at the on call rate. In call back situations, employees eligible for both on call and call back pay shall receive call back pay only. 

Education/Licensure/Certification/Experience:
Applicants must possess current, valid licensure as a journeyman electrician or master electrician from the Colorado Electrical Board.  

Substitutions:
No Substitutions

• A valid and active master electrician license issued by the State of Colorado
  
• Relevant years of state service experience
• Demonstrated experience in repairing, maintaining and troubleshooting electrical systems, including electrical distribution and security systems and electrical preventative maintenance; fire alarms and other automation controls and systems.
• Demonstrated experience in reviewing and documenting audits and inspections of electrical projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge of proper procedures in the handling, care and response to exposure to hazardous materials.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NEC - National Electrical Code.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NFPA - National Fire Protection Association 110- Emergency Power.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NFPA - National Fire Protection Association – 101.
• Demonstrated ability to read and understand sketches, shop drawings and complex blueprints.
• Excellent skills and abilities in oral and written communication; the ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand, and ability to listen and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Strong ability to prioritize work assignments appropriately and accomplish tasks within established timeframes.
• Excellent customer service skills; anticipates and understands customer needs and expectations; takes action appropriately; understands the impact of decisions on customers.

• This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application, and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position.
• 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. 
• Must be willing to submit and pass a full background check.
• Must currently possess and maintain throughout employment in this position, an active and valid Master Electrician or Journeyman Electrician license issued by the State of Colorado.
• Must possess and maintain a valid non-restricted Colorado driver’s license.
  • Out-of-State Driver’s License holders must obtain a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver’s License within 30 days of employment start date.  
• Must successfully pass Motor Vehicle Check 
• Travel – This position will be required to drive State Vehicles as part of daily work assignment from site to site equipped with tools to perform daily duties.  Travel to training and meetings. On occasion, this position travels to other districts. 
• Must be willing to receive an annual influenza vaccination or provide a document for a medical exemption or a letter for religious exemption. 
• Must  successfully pass a Tuberculosis (TB) test. 
• Must be available to respond in person to after hours calls via call back to perform essential and/or emergency services without delay and/or interruption.
• This position will be required to rotate after hours on-call and be able to respond, in person, to after hours calls to perform essential and/or emergency services without delay and/or interruption.
• Will be required to work various hours for coverage, weather related issues and essential/emergency services outside of normal business hours. 
• Use, Handling, or Exposure to hazardous materials – Explain: Proximity to moving, mechanical parts, Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals., Exposure to electrical shock, and or working in high exposed places.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:
  • Disclose that information on the application.
  • Explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position.
  • Provide your employee number from your 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.

• You or your representative must sign and submit the official appeal form for review.  
• You can find the official appeal form here. 
• You must be deliver the official appeal form to the State Personnel Board:
  • By email ([email protected]), or
  • Postmarked in US Mail to: 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203, or 
  • Hand delivered: 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203, or
  • Faxed: 303.866.5038 within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

• At 303.866.3300, or
• Refer to the  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.

How to Apply

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact [email protected] 

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, join 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. Each of us is committed to contributing to a safe and accessible CDHS. 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.

• We believe in a people-first approach: We prioritize the needs, well-being, and dignity of the individuals, families and communities we serve. We commit to respect, fairness and access in every decision, policy and interaction. We engage client voices and experiences in the development and implementation of the services we provide.

• 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.

CDHS is committed to a Colorado for 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. 

This includes completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or performing 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 [email protected].

We are committed to increasing a “Colorado for ALL" of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of all backgrounds and abilities.  The State of Colorado believes that a “Colorado for ALL” drives 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.

Toll Free Applicant Technical Support

If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV technical support at 855-524-5627 Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time).  Helpful hints: if you are having difficulty uploading or attaching documents to your application 1) ensure your documents are PDF or Microsoft Word files and 2) close the document before you attempt to upload (attach) it.