Plumber (DMVA)

Plumber

This position works for our Air National Guard Division, Civil Engineering section at Buckley Air Force Base located in Aurora and occasionally at Ft. Carson Firing Range and Greeley Air National Guard Station. The plumber is responsible for the repair, installation, maintenance, inspection, and troubleshooting of building plumbing systems (gas, water, sewer, chilled and hot water piping), plumbing fixtures, domestic water heaters, boilers, pumps, and backflow preventers. Specific duties include, but are not limited to :

• performing routine plumbing maintenance, repairing, and installing of water, sanitary sewer, gas piping systems, domestic water heaters, oil water separators, pumps, valves, and plumbing fixtures;
• performing yearly testing on all backflow devices;
• preparing, documenting, and keeping accurate records of preventative maintenance, testing, and checks;
• responding to building manager needs, concerns, problems, etc. and independently diagnosing problems, ordering correct materials, and addressing issues;
• estimating labor, material and replacement parts costs;
• directing, assisting and training other building trades sections and lesser skilled co-workers;
• completing daily and monthly time sheets;
• reading and interpreting national and local codes, technical orders, blue prints, operating manuals, diagrams, and schematics to ensure proper installations, code compliance, and preventative maintenance is performed on all equipment;
• assisting engineers in new construction and remodels; and
• developing and maintaining a comprehensive filing and documentation system for preventative maintenance, work orders, purchasing, warranties, etc. pertaining to all plumbing-related duties.

Minimum Qualifications :

Three years of progressively responsible professional plumbing experience that involved utilizing and maintaining comprehensive preventative maintenance.

OR

Possession of a current, journey-level plumber license issued by the State of Colorado.

Necessary Special Requirements :

Preferred Qualifications :

Preference will be given to candidates who possess a Backflow Certification. If the selected candidate does not have a Backflow Certification, it must be obtained within six months of hire.