Tradesman, HVAC

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Job Summary

Under minimal supervision the Stationary Engineer III is responsible to start up, regulate, repair, monitor, and shut down Central Utility Plant equipment. Monitor meters, gauges, and computerized controls to ensure that equipment operates safely and within established limits. Use sophisticated electrical and electronic test equipment when servicing, troubleshooting, repairing, and monitoring heating, cooling, and ventilation systems.

Essential Functions:

• Operates and maintains stationary engines and mechanical equipment, such as steam engines, air compressors, generators, motors, turbines, chillers, cooling towers, and steam boilers, to provide utilities, such as light, heat, or power, for buildings and industrial processes. (20%)
• Reads meters and gauges or automatic recording devices at specified intervals to verify operating conditions. (10%)
• Records data, such as temperature of equipment, hours of operation, fuel consumed, temperature or pressure, water levels, analysis of flue gases, voltage load, and generator balance. (10%)
• Adjusts manual controls or overrides automatic controls to bring equipment into recommended or prescribed operating ranges, switch to backup equipment or systems, or to shut down equipment (10%)
• Visually inspects equipment at periodic intervals to detect malfunctions or need for repair, adjustment, or lubrication. (10%)
• Maintains equipment by tightening fittings, repacking bearings, replacing packing glands, gaskets, valves, recorders, and gauges, and cleaning or replacing burners or other components, using hand tools and power tools (10%)
• Perform water titration tests and pour chemical additives, such as water softener, into treatment tank to prevent scale buildup and to clean boiler lines. (10%)
• Record operation and maintenance actions taken during shift in operator’s logbook. (10%)
• Specialize in equipment designed for industrial processes and be designated Acid-Concentration-Plant-Equipment Engineer; Air-Compressor-Station Engineer; Diesel-Engine Operator, Stationary; Water-Pumping-Station Engineer. (10%)

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required

Work Experience:

• 3 years operational experience in a boiler plant required

- And -

• 3 years operational experience in a chiller plant required

Licenses:

• ENG-Stationary Engineer - Tradesmen International required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Skill in obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Ability to read blueprints, schematics, specifications, and technical drawings.
• Knowledge of computerized monitoring software for Central Utility Plants.

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Work Type

Salary

Benefits

At Denver Health, we take care of the people who take care of our community. Our benefits are built to support your life, your family, and your future — with generous paid time off, fully paid parental leave, exceptional retirement contributions, comprehensive health coverage, and nationally recognized well-being programs. We invest in your growth through tuition assistance, career advancement pathways, and professional development — while also offering meaningful financial advantages through loan forgiveness eligibility and employer contributions. When you join Denver Health, you’re joining a mission-driven organization that invests in you.

Here is a small list of our benefit programs:

• Paid time off starting at 28 days per year, inclusive of vacation, personal/sick, and 7 Holidays
• 100% paid parental leave up to 6 weeks
• Immediate eligibility for retirement plans with employer contribution up to 9.5%
• Generous medical, dental, vision plans in addition to employer paid disability and life insurance.
• Comprehensive well-being programs including on-site employee fitness center located on Denver Health main campus and nationally recognized RESTORE Center
• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)
• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more
• Tuition reimbursement & assistance
• Education, coaching, and professional development opportunities through the Workforce Development Center (WFDC) that support internal career growth and advancement pathways
• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program
• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

About Denver Health

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic healthcare system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, Denver Health Medical Plan and Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net healthcare system, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided millions in uncompensated care for the uninsured each year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made. Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.