(Auraria) Environmental Health and Life Safety Support Technician (LTC IV)

The State of Colorado is hiring an Environmental Health and Life Safety Support Technician for the Auraria Campus in Denver. This position ensures compliance with health and safety regulations, manages hazardous waste, trains staff on safety practices, and participates in safety committees. Candidates need a high school diploma and a valid Colorado driver license. The role offers excellent benefits but is not remote, requiring on-campus presence.
Who we are:
Welcome to the Auraria Campus located in the Platte River Valley in downtown Denver. The Auraria Campus is the service provider for 38,000 students and approximately 5000 faculty and staff working at and attending the Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver and the University of Colorado Denver. Learn more about us through this link: The Auraria Campus

Auraria employees enjoy an excellent benefits package which includes paid vacation, holidays and sick leave, discounted RTD Eco-Pass, BenefitHub (medical, dental, disability, life), and outstanding retirement plan. Learn more through this link: Benefits Package.

So, if you're interested in a great job working alongside great people, this may be the opportunity for which you've been waiting for.

Job Summary:
Our Life Safety and Environmental, Health and Safety department is to assure the health and safety of the Auraria Campus
staff, students, and visitors and protection of the land, air, and waters, as outlined in the Auraria Campus mission statement. This unit
is responsible for maintaining local, state and federal compliance requirements associated with environmental, health, and
safety (EH&S) rules, regulations, codes and standards. This unit is responsible for the following: properly collects, stores,
and disposes of the hazardous chemical, biological, and electronic waste streams across campus; assists in campus
recycling programs; trains Auraria Campus staff on safe work practices; identify and corrects workplace safety hazards, maintains
safety equipment and personal protective equipment; and coordinates laboratory safety practices with institutional programs.
This position provides compliance assistance and regulatory maintenance functions for the EH&LS Department. This position
also supports and participates in all EH&S related activities on campus, including safety committees and EH&S training
events.

Essential Functions:
Information Database and First Aid/Life Safety Equipment Management:
• Provides database management functions and supports the inspection compliance aspects for the EH&S Department for the tracking and monitoring of regulated facility equipment (i.e. SPCC regulated containers), AEDs, fire extinguishers, emergency showers, and eyewash stations via databases and/or building automation systems.
• Tracks EH&S department safety and monitoring equipment, researches instrument maintenance requirements, and implements and manages calibration schedules
• Interacts with the Auraria Campus projects to capture newly installed equipment tracked via EH&S database systems.
Safety Committees, EH&:S Training, and other:
• Supports and participates in all Auraria Campus Safety Committees, Laboratory Safety Committees, and EH&S training events.
• Assists in providing campus interpretation of environmental, health, and safety rules and regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned (i.e. assist with snow removal)

Minimum Qualifications:
• High School diploma or GED.
• Applicant must be at least 18 years of age.
• Valid and unencumbered Colorado driver license.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Knowledge of building systems.
• Experience in auditing spaces.
• Previous compliance work.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite.

Conditions of Employment:
• Must maintain a valid and unencumbered Colorado driver license.
• Please note that if offered employment, candidates will be required to furnish a copy of the motor vehicle report (MVR) as part of the background check process.
• Must take and pass the DFD Portable Fire Extinguishing Apprentice License with plans to become a journeyman within the first three months of hire.

Appeal Rights: If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail 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.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act information

After careful review of this position and the duties that it performs, it has been designated in accordance with the Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act as a "Covered" position, it does fall in the category of employees that are eligible for representation by COWINS, also known as the union. To learn more about this designation please visit this link: http://coloradowins.org/

Applicant Checklist & Minimum Qualifications

E-mail Address
All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be conducted by email.

Minimum Qualifications
Your application as submitted is used to determine if you meet Minimum Qualifications. Please read the Minimum Qualifications and ensure that information in your application "draw correlations" to the Minimum Qualifications. Human Resources Analysts will not infer that you meet the Minimum Qualifications if information isn't detailed in your application.
• Years of experience will be expressed in terms of full-time equivalent service with full-time workload equal to one (1) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) year. No more than 1.00 FTE year may be credited in any twelve (12) month period. Positions working 40 hours or less per week will be pro-rated (30 hrs/wk=0.75 FTE=9 mos credit; 20 hrs/wk=0.5 FTE=6 mos credit; 10 hrs/wk=0.25 FTE=3 mos credit.)*

Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive 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.

Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) is committed to the full inclusion of 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, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform 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 Nicole Yanez at nicole.yanez@ahec.edu