Heat Plant Supervisor - Pueblo

Salary : $82,596.00 - $96,360.00 Annually
Location : Pueblo, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: IHA 03550 8/3/2026
Department: Colorado Department of Human Services
Division: AS - Facilities Management
Opening Date: 08/03/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Determined by Position
Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address: 1600 W 24th Street, Pueblo, CO 81003
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information:
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Department Information
This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
This posting will remain open until filled.
Division of Facilities Management - South District
South District services the following facilities:

• Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP)
• Pueblo Regional Center (PRC)
• Department of Corrections (DOC)
• Division of Youth Services (Zeb Pike, Spring Creek and Pueblo Youth Services Center)
• Veteran's Community Living Centers in the Southern District, as needed.

Description of Job
You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times.

Please note: Work arrangements are subject to change at any time.
This position provides oversight and supervision to the Southern District Heat Plant. Provides operation and maintenance functions for the facilities' physical plant equipment located within the Heat plant structure. Performs essential operational functions, ensures compliance with all environmental regulations, maintenance, cleanliness, schedule and emergency repairs (electrical and mechanical) to ensure effective, operational practices to ensure equipment longevity.

Supervision

• This position is directly responsible for the supervision and direction of 10 FTE Heat Plant staff who provide steam to the CMHHIP campus and work in a 24/7 operation.
• Schedules staff work assignments, assigns project work and sets work expectations to provide the highest levels of customer service.
• Coordinates with Operations Manager and Area supervisors in re-allocating plant personnel for alternate job assignments facility wide during Natural gas operations.
• Responsible for obtaining Department staff for after-hours, weekend, holiday, etc. to perform call back maintenance work as needed to meet all customer needs.
• Develops productivity goals and monitors staff productivity.
• Develops, implements and evaluates employee performance evaluations and mid-year reviews.
• Measures daily performance of staff and implements improvement strategies.
• Plans training employees to maintain standards of the industry, including all safety aspects of job assignments.
• Provide documentation to support recommended corrective and disciplinary actions.
• Addresses employee complaints and resolves informal grievances.
• Positions start the hiring process, interview applicants, and recommend hire, promotion, or transfer.

Plant Operations and Maintenance

• Supervise and perform the operation, installation, repair and maintenance of high-pressure steam boilers both coal and natural gas, DCS, PLC's the qualitative and quantitative analysis of all process fluids entering and leaving the steam plant, by utilizing accepted methods of titration, comparative and qualitative analysis to obtain the desired results.
• Supervise and perform the operation, installation, repair and maintenance of all environmental emission control systems to ensure a safe environment at all times, which includes proper operation of coal handling and ash removal systems and proper handling and clean-up of same. Ensures Regulatory requirements are maintained, current and submitted to regulatory entity on time i.e. Title V, OPS, MS4, SPCC compliance, APEN and EIA submissions.
• Supervise and perform the operation, installation, repair and maintenance of plant machinery including valves, pumps, fans, turbines, electric motors, coal and ash handling system components, piping distribution system components and digital control system components.
• Verifies and analyzes daily and monthly labor requirements.
• Accurately track departments indirect and direct labor distributions and ongoing productivity analysis in accordance with regulatory and departmental expectations/standards.
• Procures supplies and materials.
• Plans for material requirements for maintenance activities.
• Reviews warehoused material inventory, shop inventory and truck inventories.
• Accomplishes assigned scheduled preventative equipment maintenance by following the guidelines established by the manufacturer's guidelines, follows equipment schedules and equipment status.
• Maintains plant cleanliness.
• Troubleshoot and repair to restore proper operation of plant machinery including piping systems, valves, pumps, fans, turbines, electric motors, coal and ash handling system components and digital control system components.
• Notify night truck mechanics or trade shop supervisors as appropriate of situations that need immediate attention.
• Answer phones from building tenants during 2nd and 3rd shifts and determine which requests need to be addressed immediately.
• Notifies night truck mechanics on 2nd shift or Trade Shop/On Call/Supervisors on 3rd shift.
• When required, it operates, tests, and maintains diesel powered emergency electric generators in accordance with manufacturers specifications and Joints Commissions standards.
• Maintains grounds area, surrounding buildings, and operates state vehicles.
• Based on heat plant labor requirements, this position performs general work order maintenance when staffing demand at the heat plant doesn't require two or more operators.
• Ensure proper PPE is utilized.
• Travels to facilities in a state vehicle to execute the daily needs of the business.
• Snow removal

Budget Management

• Manage heat plant budget allocations per fiscal year.
• Assure inventory management maintains adequate stocking inventory and supplies needed for specific heat plant services and functions.
• Manage budget variances by allocation and collaborate with DFM-SD Budget manager to adjust budget values based upon ongoing and projected expense rates.
  Research different supplies and equipment from vendors to procure at the lowest cost.
• Develop requests for the planned replacement and purchase of critical physical plant needs.
• Position is involved in the preparation, presentation, and justification of budgets.
• Maintains and manages budget resources and procurement card transactions.

Contract Management

• Manage and monitor vendor contracts for within the southern district Heat Plant.
• Ensure that contract vendors are delivering the services as per the executed state contract in force.
• Provide specifications for each contracted services when they become due to rebidding at various intervals.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Critical Positions. Positions departments determine as critical to their operations. Employees in critical positions can be FLSA exempt or nonexempt and can be expected to work and/or remain at their worksite in delayed start, early release, or closure situations.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Necessary Special Requirements:
Applicants must currently possess a valid Stationary Engineer License "A", American Society of Power Engineers (ASOPE) license or Equivalent. In order for your application to be considered, you must attach your license, certification or equivalent to this job application.
Minimum Qualifications:

Six years of work experience in boiler operations performing preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance, two of which must have been at the journey level.
Education and Experience:

A combination of related education, formalized apprenticeship program, and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position equal to six (6) years, two (2) of which must have been at the journey level.
Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supervising a 24/7 heat plant.
• Previous high-pressure coal fired steam boiler operations and maintenance experience.
• Relevant years of state experience

Conditions of Employment:

• This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application, and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position.
• A full pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process as this position is deemed to have direct contact with vulnerable persons. Felony convictions, conviction of crimes of moral turpitude, or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the CDHS Background Unit with an official disposition of any charges.
• Must be willing to submit and pass a full background check.
• Must currently possess and maintain throughout employment in this position, a valid Stationary Engineer License "A", ASOPE (American Society of Power Engineers) license or equivalent.
• Must possess and maintain a valid non-restricted Colorado driver's license.
  • Out-of-State Driver's License holders must obtain a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver's License within 30 days of employment start date.
• Must successfully pass Motor Vehicle Check
• Travel - This position will be required to drive State Vehicles as part of daily work assignment. Travel to training and meetings. On occasion, this position travels to other districts.
• Must be willing to receive an annual influenza vaccination or provide a document for a medical exemption or a letter for religious exemption.
• Must successfully pass a Tuberculosis (TB) test.
• This position is determined as critical to the operation and can be expected to work and/or remain at the worksite in delayed start, early release, or closure situations.
• Must be available for shift work. Will be required to work various hours for coverage, weather related issues and essential/emergency services outside of normal business hours.
• Primary shift is Monday-Friday from 8am to 5pm however, as the heat plant supervisor, this position is responsible for ensuring essential and/or emergency services of the agency are met and the 24/7 operations of the heat plant are staffed accordingly.
• Use, Handling, or Exposure to hazardous materials - Explain: Proximity to moving, mechanical parts, Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals., Exposure to electrical shock, and or working in high exposed places.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:
  • Disclose that information on the application.
  • Provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position.
  • Provide the employee number from the applicant's prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

CDHS Selection Process

Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hours per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.
Minimum Qualification Screening Process

• A Human Resources Analyst will review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application to determine whether your experience meets the minimum qualifications for the position.
• You must complete the official State of Colorado online application. Cover letters and resumes WILL NOT be reviewed during the minimum qualifications screening process.
• You must specifically document your work experience and qualifications. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached."
  You must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process. Part-time work experience will be prorated.

Comparative Analysis Process - Structured Application Review

After minimum qualification screening, the comparative analysis process will involve a review and rating of all the information you submit. The comparative analysis step may also include your results from an eSkills Te