Department Information

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• State paid life insurance policy
• Choice of 2 retirement plans (defined benefit or defined contribution)
• Optional 401(k) and 457 plans
• State paid short-term disability coverage
• Additional optional life and disability plans
• Credit Union membership
• Training and professional development

The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) ensures the delivery of a comprehensive, community-informed, data-driven, high-quality, and equitable early childhood system that supports the care, education and well-being of all Colorado's young children, their families and early childhood professionals in all settings. CDEC provides access to collaborative, coordinated, quality early childhood programs and support to children, families, and early care professionals in an effort to best prepare Coloradans for future success. CDEC works with many partners, including parents, schools, child care providers, Early Childhood Councils, counties, Community Centered Boards, early intervention service providers, family resources centers, county human services, county public health, businesses, community organizations, and other stakeholders to provide high-quality early childhood and family support programs.

This position resides in the Facilities and Operations Unit within the People Operations Division. The People Operations Division’s mission is to support people and operations by providing solution-driven guidance, resources, and education to foster a high-functioning organization. We do this through customer-centric service, collaboration, compliance, accountability, and helping others thrive.
The Facilities and Operations Unit provides department-wide safety and security, compliance of standard operating procedures and policies, department wide event planning & coordination, managing the Department’s Emergency Action Plan and Continuity of Operations Plan. This unit is also responsible for facility requests, general office supplies, managing the building lease, liaison with other Departments on campus, and works closely with Human Resources related to safety and ergonomics.

Description of Job

What you’ll be doing:

As CDEC’s senior authority on operations related matters, this position is responsible for building lease negotiation, oversight and management, manages day-to-day operations at CDEC location(s). The Facilities Manager supervises facilities and operations personnel, and collaborates with staff in the advising, operation, and maintenance of CDEC operating systems including document management and destruction. The Facilities Manager is responsible for the planning, management, and inspection of construction projects as assigned, and conducts quality assurance inspections of services provided by vendors, and make corrections when not in compliance. This position records, tracks, and controls inventory of all non-real property at CDEC and is responsible for the annual hazardous material inventory and disposal. All of these duties will require professional communications with customers, contractors and vendors. The position manages the Operations & Facilities Unit ensuring that the team fulfills its responsibilities for office operations, event planning and coordination, facilities management, and special projects, to include employee engagement (spontaneous) events in collaboration with Employee Council.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications

• 8 years of full-time professional work experience in a field related to the Major Job Duties. Examples could include: operations administration/management, event coordination, facilities coordination/management, property management, vendor liaison.

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in maintenance, engineering, sustainability, green building, or a closely related field.
• AND 4 years of full-time professional work experience in facilities and operations management.

• A master's degree from an accredited college or university in maintenance, engineering, sustainability, green building, or a closely related field.
• AND two (2) year of full-time professional work experience in facilities and operations management.

Please note: The required experience must be substantiated within the work experience section of your application and in the supplemental questions. Your resume will not be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications; only the work experience section and supplemental questions of your application will be reviewed to determine this. “See Resume” statements on the application will not be accepted. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.

Substitutions: Additional related experience may substitute for the education on a year-for-year basis. Additional appropriate education in a related field may substitute for the experience requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• State experience relevant to this position

• Experience coordinating large office and operations projects
• Facility maintenance coordination and tracking
• Experience negotiating leases
• Supervisory/leadership experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experienced/well-versed in MS Office applications to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio

Highly Desired:

• Ability to work a flexible schedule and be available after hours for building emergencies.
• Ability to create change management tools such as communication plans, sponsor roadmaps, coaching/training plans, etc., to effectively manage change
• Ability to work well with project stakeholders regardless of position or authority, including executive sponsors, team members, department heads, customers, vendors, and staff.
• Excellent negotiation and consensus-building skills.
• Ability to identify problems, determine accuracy and relevance of information and use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.

• Physical Demands:
  
  • Ability to walk distances across campus/around the building.
  • Ability to operate computers, tools, and controls.
  • Ability to climb and stoop occasionally.
  • Ability to move, lift, and position equipment, up to 20 lbs.

Conditions of Employment:

• Applicants must pass a background check prior to employment.
• Employees who have been disciplinary terminated, resigned in lieu of disciplinary termination, or negotiated their termination from the State of Colorado must disclose this information on the application.
• On-Call - must be available to respond to emergency situations.

Supplemental Information

Complete Applications must include the following documents:

• A complete CDEC Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the green 'APPLY' button at the top of this announcement)
• A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (The questionnaire is part of the online application. You will be prompted to answer them as you are completing your online application.)
• If you are using education to qualify, a copy of your official or unofficial transcript showing that your degree has been conferred and the name of your school, or your NACES accreditation. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.
• If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.

Your application will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications for the position. If your application demonstrates that you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be invited to the comparative analysis process, which is described below.

Comparative Analysis Process

The comparative analysis process will consist primarily of a review of applications against the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position. Applications will be reviewed in comparison to all others in the applicant pool in order to identify a top group of candidates who may be invited for a final interview. Depending on the size of the applicant pool, additional selection processes may be utilized to identify a top group of candidates. Applicants will be notified of their status via email.

Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date will result in your application being rejected.

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.