Job Details
Work Leader
Work Leader
Requisition Number: 67354
Location: Boulder Colorado
Employment Type: University Staff
Schedule: Full Time
Posting Close Date: 28-Sep-2025
Date Posted:
Job Summary
The Housing Facilities Group at the University of Colorado, Boulder is accepting applications for a Work Leader! This position plays a crucial role in ensuring that multi-trade maintenance operations run efficiently, effectively, and safely. These trades include mechanical, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, and roofing. This position provides supervision, organizational skills, technical knowledge, and a problem-solving approach to a team of professional maintenance staff in a university residential housing environment. Core responsibilities include assisting the Operations Manager, team coordination, technical oversight, communication, mentorship, reporting, and safety. CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Who We Are
The Division of Student Life consists of 30 departments that provide student support and services dedicated to helping students become successful, curious, competent individuals during their time at CU Boulder.
The work in Student Life supports all factors of the student experience, no matter what department a staff member may work in. This includes where students live, eat, make friends, build professional skills and find help if they need it. Many departments provide involvement opportunities, educational resources and support services to help students find their community and build lifelong skills. Student Life also has shared services departments that support the work and staff of our student-facing areas, including areas like center for assessment, insight and research, business services, finance, employee experience, communication and marketing and technology solutions.
With over 900 staff members in the Division of Student Life, our diverse team is uniquely positioned to personalize the student experience and advocate for students, enhancing their success inside and outside the classroom.
Housing Facilities Services (HFS) is a comprehensive facility management operation that provides around-the-clock support to over 10,000 residents and 20,000 conference guests annually. Services include maintenance, repair, renovation, project management, capital construction, housekeeping and grounds-keeping operations. HFS has approximately 190 full-time employees and approximately 80 part-time and student staff, who all strive to give residents the best living experience possible.
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be
Work Leader
- Proactively prioritize, plan, schedule, and monitor all work orders.
- Service requests, and outage notifications.
- Meet with the Environmental Service leads discuss and coordinate active work.
- Track employee work orders every day and provide updates to the Supervisors.
- Supervise the timely completion of work while minimizing the forwarding or re-scheduling of work orders, pulling work order management reports
- Work closely with Work Management Services to make the scheduling changes.
- Connect with customers regularly throughout the lifecycle of the work order, including following up afterwards.
- Establish dates and times to schedule work working closely with the building techs to manage the TMA QUEUE.
- Determine how many people are required to complete the work and will coordinate with customers, frontline Trades employees, and contractors to schedule work.
- Assist zone LTC with an increasing workload with personnel shortfalls along with resources, including substituting personnel in coordination with other shops to complete the task.
- Work on developing a scope of work for repairs that are needed by working with the trade's teams and LTC for input.
- Request ECD's, IAQ along with being the Lead for team operations in the absent of the Zone Manager, manager and run the summer lofting program and any other duties as assigned.
- Perform maintenance in living quarters, dining halls and public areas to enhance residents security and comfort
- Repair or replaces garbage disposals, drain wastes and p-traps; unplug tubs, toilets, sinks, garbage disposals, floor drains and main lines, using both hand and power auger.
- Repair or replace faucets, shower valves, shower heads, water stops, ball valves, gate valves. Repairs, rebuilds or replaces toiler tanks ballcocks, replaces wax ring and handle kits, supply tubes and flappers, to support HFS Plumbers
- Analyze and determine malfunction of heating and air conditioning system, making necessary repairs, replaces of control valves, switches, blower motors, and thermostats.
- Repair, replace, and analyze pneumatic controls problems and recalibrate as needed.
- Perform preventive maintenance inspections in resident's halls and dining halls.
- Work with asset manager to track all work and maintain inspection records
- Repair, replace or assemble furniture, and install drapery rods, window cranks and latches.
- General carpentry skills including repairing doors, door jambs, windows, cabinets and doors and counter tops.
- Hanging new doors including outside, security, and closet doors (bi-fold, accordion, by-pass type) and installing all affiliated hardware (closures, panic bars, locks, hinges).
- Minor furniture repairs, repairing drywall damage, painting, and solid surface fabrication and repair.
- Ensure that buildings are secure by removing and re-glazing window and door glass
- Replace or adjust door screens, window balancers and stops
- Remove asbestos material by removing (if applicable and containing asbestos) vinyl asbestos floor tile, tile glue window putty, ceiling tile, and wall plaster.
- Dispose of asbestos material properly, according to rules and laws.
What You Should Know
- This position operates University vehicles and requires a Driver's License in good standing.
- The anticipated schedule for this position is from Monday to Friday 7am to 3:30pm, and may be subject to schedule change to better meet the Department needs.
What We Can Offer
- The annual salary range for this position is $57,708 - $75,173.
- Our outstanding benefits include:
- Paid days off: 22 vacation days, 15 sick leave days and 11 holidays per year.
- Access to medical, vision, dental and life insurance.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- A 10% employer contribution retirement plan.
- EcoPass for free RTD rides.
- Opportunity for career growth within the division of student life and the CU Boulder campus!
Benefits
The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.
Be Statements
Be effective. Be proactive. Be Boulder.
What We Require
- Three (3) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position
- A combination of related education, formalized apprenticeship program, and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to three (3) years.
Special Instructions
To apply, please submit the following materials:
1. A current resume.
2. Optional: A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position.
We may request references at a later time.
Please apply by September 28, 2025, for consideration.
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.
In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
To apply, visit https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Work-Leader/67354
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