Colorado Nonprofit Association

Lead Building Engineer

About Denver Botanic Gardens: Green inside and out, Denver Botanic Gardens was founded in 1951 and is considered one of the top botanical gardens in the United States and a pioneer in water conservation. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, The Gardens has a robust living plant collection, natural history collection and art collection along with temporary art exhibitions. The Gardens is a dynamic, 24-acre urban oasis in the heart of the city, offering unforgettable opportunities to flourish with unique garden experiences for the whole family – as well as world-class exhibitions, education, and plant conservation research programs. 

For more information, visit us online at www.botanicgardens.org.

Denver Botanic Gardens is currently seeking a Full Time Lead Building Engineer in our Operations Department! Read below to see if the requirements might be a good fit for you:

Position Summary

This position performs ‘hands on’ maintenance work in all aspects of facilities maintenance including plumbing, carpentry, mechanical, HVAC maintenance, repair, and construction at Denver Botanic Gardens. This position has responsibilities in continuous improvement of the preventative maintenance program, providing skilled technical expertise for historic and modern building systems, including fire systems, HVAC and lighting controls and equipment with dedicated attention to energy monitoring and improvement. 

This position acts as a customer-oriented liaison between Denver Botanic Gardens and the public. This position is focused on ensuring the highest possible level of service while working to perform mechanical, plumbing, electrical and carpentry repair work as directed on equipment and/or buildings.

In addition to general carpentry work, duties include a wide variety of maintenance projects, such as masonry, tile, glass, doors, and other structures, fixtures and furniture throughout the Gardens. 

Requirements

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs preventative and routine building maintenance (e.g. replaces light bulbs and ballasts, repairs and/or replaces carpet floor tile, carpet, plumbing fixtures, roofs, windows, doors, walls, ceiling tiles, etc.)
• Paints (interior and exterior) structures. 
• Performs routine maintenance and/or repairs to equipment, electrical, and items and equipment as needed.
• Moves and/or transports furniture and equipment.
• Uses skill and manual dexterity to safely and proficiently operate various tools and equipment.
• Repairs/maintains building Components – walls, doors, windows, ceiling, counters, cabinets, furniture and other fixtures and many different roofing systems within the facilities.
• Uses blueprints and drawings during construction and maintenance of facilities.
• Operates and maintains construction equipment; gas-driven fastening tools, rotating lasers, hand drills, woodworking machines such as band saw, mortise, drill press, power saw, joiner, shaper, wood lathe and other related power and hand tools.
• Inspects facilities and equipment to determine installation, maintenance, and repair needs.
• Estimates materials.
• Applies productivity time guidelines and other required data to work repair forms, maintains records, and prepares daily activity reports.
• Recommends, scopes and estimates capital repairs, equipment repair and replacement. 
• Hands on approach to installation, maintenance, and repair work with other trades areas.
• Maintains records and prepares reports; and estimates materials, labor, and equipment costs. 
• Observes all safety practices. 
• Programs, monitors and updates computer control systems and settings. 
• By position, participates in snow removal duties as assigned.
• By position, may be required to be on-call to address emergent needs. 
• Resolves problems encountered during daily operations and determines standards for problem resolution including escalations from clients. 
• Assists with the creation/implementation and coordination of assigned projects utilizing contractors, vendors and staff to apply timely repairs to facility components.
• Responds to issues on projects and advises pertinent issues to the Associate Director.
• Maintains a positive, helpful and solution orientated demeanor when interacting with staff, members and visitors.
• Regular attendance at the worksite may be required. As with all positions at Denver Botanic Gardens, the incumbent must be in good performance standing to be eligible for remote work. Remote work is at the discretion of management at all times.
• All Gardens employees must be committed to the mission of connecting people with plants, especially plants from the Rocky Mountain region and similar regions around the world, providing delight and enlightenment to everyone.

Position Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must be flexible and able to handle multiple and changing priorities
• Thorough knowledge and solid experience in the repair and maintenance of facilities.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions.
• Must have proven excellent customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills in dealing with the public.
• Ability to maintain stability under pressure and able to deal well with stressful situations.
• Ability to be flexible and willing to modify plans, when necessary, throughout the day.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends and/or holidays.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite products, specifically Word, Excel and Outlook and Teams.  
• Ability to work overtime as necessary.
• Must be a positive representative of the Gardens both internally and externally at all times.
• Must work with respect and cooperation at all times with fellow employees and the public.
• Must be committed to working safely at all times.

Experience/Education:

• High school diploma / GED and/or combination of education and equivalent experience in general maintenance work is required. 
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in maintenance of facilities is required.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in HVAC field.
• Certifications in HVAC, safety, and/or use of machine tools a plus.
• Position requires a valid driver’s license.  

Travel:

Up to 10% travel required. Requires the ability to travel to remote locations (or other Garden locations) where environment may vary significantly.