CDOC Journeyman Plumber Lieutenant CSLTS II (Denver)

State of Colorado • Denver, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Colorado Department of Corrections is hiring a Journeyman Plumber Lieutenant (Correctional Support Trades Supervisor II) at the Denver Correctional Complex. The position maintains facility safety and security while overseeing plumbing and other physical-plant services and supervising staff and inmate work crews. The role promotes CDOC’s mission, vision, and values and requires integrity, sound judgment, and adherence to agency policies and procedures.

The position oversees plumbing operations, including installation, maintenance, repair, and replacement; potable water, drainage, and natural gas systems; and related services and equipment for the central plant, kitchen, laundry, medical areas, and other facility operations. It reviews plans and code requirements, develops project layouts and estimates, coordinates work with other trades, assigns tasks, inspects work, and monitors project schedules and service reliability. The role may also assist other trades supervisors and crews.

The lieutenant trains, directs, and evaluates assigned staff and inmate workers; supports hiring and placement; assigns and inspects work; and addresses informal grievances. Inmate workers receive instruction in building and grounds maintenance, trade skills, tool use, blueprint reading, and project planning. The position tracks inmate hours and pay, completes evaluations, and helps create work opportunities that support community reentry.

Other duties include maintaining project, inventory, equipment, and expense records; anticipating supply and equipment needs; supporting operating-budget requests; and preventing or detecting theft. The position may be called back or required to work additional hours or shifts, including weekends, holidays, and rotating schedules. Work may take place near industrial equipment and outdoors in inclement weather.

Requirements

• Active Journeyman Plumber license issued by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).
• Five years of employment experience performing preventive, predictive, and corrective plumbing maintenance in a residential or commercial setting; alternatively, at least three years of that plumbing experience combined with building-maintenance experience to total five years.
• A formalized apprenticeship program or degree from an accredited, non-correspondence vocational or trade school demonstrating equivalent competencies may substitute for experience year for year.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Comprehensive understanding of CDOC Performance Management Program policy.
• Ability to mentor and motivate staff, build a cohesive team, delegate effectively, and exercise self-motivation, tact, diplomacy, sound judgment, time management, communication, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in plumbing maintenance; ability to read blueprints, research requirements, prepare material and labor lists and cost estimates, and manage projects from start to finish in coordination with other trades.
• Ability and willingness to train, coach, and mentor inmate workers and maintain the safety and security of facility work sites.
• Ability to respond effectively to emergencies involving inmates or maintenance issues and to remain alert, emotionally stable, resilient, and self-controlled under pressure and in potentially violent or stressful situations.
• Ability to climb ladders and stairs; work at heights and in tight or confined spaces, near industrial equipment, and outdoors in inclement weather.
• Ability to read and comprehend English and communicate fluently in English verbally and in writing; ability to create accessible documents and technical content using plain-language guidelines.
• Must be at least 21 years of age and legally eligible to work in the United States.
• Must successfully complete all modules of the six-week CDOC Basic Training, including reading-comprehension and competency assessments and defensive-tactics written and practical exams.
• Must meet the stated physical abilities for defensive tactics and security work, including controlling or restraining people, responding to physical confrontations, and demonstrating strength, agility, and ability to walk and climb stairs.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work various shifts, including days, afternoons, graveyards, and rotating schedules.
• Must pass a medical screening, background investigation, and drug test; TB screening is required upon hire.
• Must have no disqualifying felony convictions or disqualifying history of sexual abuse or misconduct as specified in the posting.
• Must provide required prior state-employment separation disclosures, if applicable.
• Must be able to see and hear to observe and respond to safety and security concerns and communicate with others.
• A valid driver's license is not required for this position, but transportation to and from the facility is mandatory; state-vehicle eligibility has separate Colorado driver's-license requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Master Plumber license issued by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).
• Experience with hot-water heaters and/or hot-water boilers.
• Supervisory experience, including coaching, mentoring, monitoring performance, performance planning and evaluation, resolving informal complaints or grievances, scheduling, approving leave, and providing input affecting pay, status, or tenure.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the safety and security of the facility and work sites; enforce security procedures, monitor inmate behavior, conduct work-site searches and counts, escort inmates, and respond to emergencies in accordance with agency policy.
• Train, guide, supervise, and evaluate assigned staff and inmate workers, including assigning tasks, monitoring work, ensuring required training, and resolving informal grievances.
• Participate in staff hiring and performance management, including interviewing, making recommendations, preparing performance plans, and conducting evaluations.
• Participate in inmate work-crew interviews and placement; train inmate workers in maintenance and trade skills, monitor and inspect projects, complete evaluations, track hours and pay, schedule work, and assign tasks.
• Oversee plumbing operations and ensure safe, code-compliant, reliable plumbing, potable water, drainage, natural gas, HVAC, refrigeration, central plant, food-service, laundry, and other requisite facility services.
• Perform or oversee predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance, repairs, installations, and replacements, including work on central plant, kitchen, laundry, and medical equipment.
• Review plans and code requirements; research, design layouts, estimate materials and labor, schedule and assign work, coordinate projects with other trades, and inspect completed work.
• Maintain project, parts, equipment, inventory, expense, maintenance, and service-manual records; anticipate replacement needs and support operating-budget requests.
• Promote safe work practices, including appropriate tool and equipment use and personal protective equipment, and create inmate work opportunities that support community reentry.
• Assist other trades supervisors and crews as assigned.

Benefits

• PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401(k) and 457 plans; correctional officers I–IV qualify as Safety Officers and are eligible for increased PERA benefits.
• Medical and dental health plans.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid life insurance.
• 11 paid holidays per year, plus vacation and sick leave.
• Wellness program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Training opportunities.
• Career advancement opportunities throughout the state system.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED