The position is located in the Facility Management Service Line (FMS), at the Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS). The primary purpose of the Pipefitter is installation, testing, maintenance and repair of facility Piping and Plumbing Systems. Duties to include work requested and performed within all ECHCS facilities including Denver Campus, Fitzsimmons Campus, and Community Based & Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) locations.
Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: Installs, modifies, repairs and maintains high temperature water and high-pressure piping systems and equipment such as hydraulic, nitrogen, oxygen, stem-heating, and steam-generating systems. Installs and repairs such items such as steam generators, vacuum, medical gas, air, water, and condensate pumps, radiators, automatic and manual valves and flash and expansion tanks.
Adjusts, maintains and installs all types of plumbing and steam fixtures and their allied equipment. Performance of various new installations of plumbing and steam equipment from laying out, ordering materials, roughing-in to finished job. Repairs, maintains, adjusts, installs and improves all allied equipment for plumbing and heating, such as meters, back flow devices, compressors, steam traps, grease traps, strainers, reducing valves, heating coils, etc.
Performs safety and preventative maintenance inspections of systems and equipment to include all valves and controls. Performs preventive maintenance with basic activity. Fit and install various new hospital and laboratory equipment, including plumbing fixtures such as drinking fountains, lavatories, urinals, stools, sinks, etc.
When not assigned to pipefitting, may be assigned to the station's steam production plant to perform duties as assigned by the Maintenance and Operations Supervisor with duties that entail the operation of the steam plant, maintenance and repair of the many different types of equipment such as pumps, D. A. Heaters, surge tanks, boilers and combustion control systems.
Also expect to be called upon on very short notice to change shift(s) as to perform the above relieve duties and when operating the steam plant shift but is subject to call back during non-duty hours to perform pipefitting repair as well. All others duties assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Pipefitter/PD13118A Physical Requirements: Makes repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolding, and platforms, and where the systems and equipment worked on are in hard-to-reach places. Stands, stoops, bends, kneels, climbs and works in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently handles, lifts, carries, and sets up parts and equipment that weigh up to 23 kilograms (50 pounds).
Occasionally, lifts and carry items that weigh over 23 kilograms (50 pounds). Working Conditions: Work is done inside and outside, and is usually dirty, dusty, and greasy. Sometimes required to make installations and repairs in areas where bad smelling fumes are present. Frequently exposed to the possibility of uncomfortable heat conditions, live steam, and hot pipes. Frequently exposed to the possibility of strains, cuts, scrapes, bruises, burns, and infections.
Occasional Travel: Off-Campus Travel Travel to satellite CBOC sites, to include campuses and clinics within the ECHCS metro area is occasionally required. Incumbent is required to maintain up to date training that enables the use of government vehicles within the ECHCS vehicle fleet.
There is no education requirement for this position.
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This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $32.38 – $37.76/hr.
Applications close on 2026-10-05.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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