Campus Maintenance / Grounds Tech

National Western Center•Denver, CO

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The National Western Center (NWC) is a reimagined 250-acre campus in Denver, Colorado with a vision to be the global destination for food and agricultural discovery. It is the new home of the National Western Stock Show and Colorado State University’s Spur campus. The NWC is seeking a Campus Maintenance / Grounds Tech responsible for the upkeep and repair of campus buildings, grounds, and some equipment. This role involves ongoing preventative maintenance, responding to repair requests and emergencies, and ensuring the NWC campus and buildings are safe, functional, and well-maintained. The position will collaborate with partners and departments to ensure smooth operations and achieve objectives set by the COO. This is a multifaceted job offering professional development opportunities within a small, nimble, collaborative, creative, and entrepreneurial team focused on growing a new events hub and innovation campus.

Requirements

Exceptional skills in organizing, preparing for multiple events to allow for well.
Key ADA knowledge applicable to doors and sidewalks.
Ability to patch and paint, paint match, have a wall and door protection plan in place for events and construction projects.
This role is physically demanding, requiring standing, walking, lifting, bending for long periods of time.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
High EQ and interpersonal skills.
Embrace the startup nature of the organization, and no job is below you.
Detail and results oriented.
An entrepreneurial self-starter.
A skilled problem solver who takes initiative and can communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders.
Act with respect, competency, and integrity.
Work well as part of a team.
Excel at functioning in high pressure situations while maintaining a calm, professional manner.
A collaborator by nature and seek to find ways to compromise.
Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Great time management and prioritization skills.
Results oriented and exercise sound judgment in your work.
A track record of being dependable.
Excited about the opportunity to grow with the organization.
All-in on the mission of the National Western Center.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Arena, Convention, Stadium is helpful.

Responsibilities

Regularly inspect and fix as needed building and grounds infrastructure (wayfinding, pavers, fences, gates, walls, painting, doors, etc).
Build a comprehensive maintenance program of items and timing to work on them during the year.
Identify use levels of areas and create a program based on high, medium and low use areas to keep at highest performance levels.
Be prepared for quick response for damage on campus that needs handled and getting quick billing quotes for event closing.
Have quick maintenance plans between shows/events to make sure facilities and campus look their best at all times.
Maintain accurate records in MaintianX, managing par levels for supplies and equipment, always having on hand materials for needs.
Track repair times and down times of items to report on.