What are the responsibilities and job description for the Generalist IV: Structural - (Physical Facilities)- Colorado Springs School District 11 position at Colorado Springs School District?
Position Profile
Position: Generalist I: Operations
School/Department: Physical Facilities
Reports To: Director of Facilities
FTE: 1.0
Days/Year: 260
Salary Schedule: 2026-2027 Education Support Professional (ESP) Salary Schedule-Non-School Based Positions (Group C)
Paygrade: N18
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Why You Will Love Working Here
Join a team dedicated to maintaining safe, reliable, and well-maintained facilities that support students, staff, and the broader community. This role offers the opportunity to apply your skills in a collaborative environment while contributing to high-quality operations that directly support teaching, learning, and the District’s mission. Employees in this position work alongside experienced professionals and take pride in work that has a meaningful impact on schools and District operations.
Position Summary
The Crew Leader (Structural Shop) is a senior-level professional responsible for complex, non-routine work requiring advanced knowledge and judgment. This position serves as a subject-matter resource, leads initiatives, and provides guidance to staff and leadership.
The Crew Leader (Structural Shop) performs advanced welding, structural, and concrete maintenance, repair, and fabrication across District facilities while serving as a senior technical lead for structural shop operations. The role requires mastery of welding and strong knowledge of structural and concrete systems to lead complex projects and ensure work is completed safely and in compliance with applicable standards.
Responsibilities include planning and prioritizing work orders, preparing material lists and project estimates, interpreting blueprints and technical drawings, coordinating multiple trades, and inspecting work for quality and safety. The Crew Leader also mentors staff, provides technical guidance, and collaborates with other Facilities teams to support District operations.
This position involves physically demanding work, operation of specialized tools and equipment, and participation in emergency and after-hours response to maintain safe and functional District facilities.
Essential Job Functions
- Lead complex projects, initiatives, or cross-functional workstreams
- Serve as a subject-matter resource on policies, procedures, and operational practices
- Resolve non-routine and high-impact issues and recommend solutions
- Develop, refine, and document processes and workflows
- Analyze data and provide insights to support leadership decision-making
- Provide training, coaching, and quality assurance for lower-level staff
- Support audits, reviews, and continuous improvement efforts
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of:
- Advanced organizational operations, policies, and governance structures
- Regulatory, compliance, or risk management principles relevant to assigned functions
Skill in:
- Project leadership and process improvement
- Data analysis and strategic problem-solving
- Coaching, training, and influencing others
Ability to:
- Exercise independent judgment and discretion
- Lead initiatives without direct supervision
- Communicate complex information clearly to varied audiences
- Build effective working relationships across the organization
- Provides guidance, training, and functional leadership to others
Qualifications
- Required: Bachelor’s Degree OR 5 years equivalent experience, which may be substituted for degree
- Required: Valid driver’s license and valid CDL License (Class A)
- Preferred: Advanced industry related certifications
Working Conditions & Physical Demands
Work is performed in both indoor and outdoor environments with regular periods of physical activity. Essential functions may include walking or standing for extended periods; lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling materials and equipment weighing up to 100 pounds, with or without assistance; climbing stairs, ladders, or scaffolding; bending; kneeling; crouching; reaching; handling tools and materials; and operating vehicles, machinery, and computer-based work order systems. The role requires effective communication and the ability to receive and process information through vision, hearing, or other assisted means. Work is performed at District facilities, job sites, and grounds locations and includes exposure to extreme weather conditions such as heat, cold temperatures, snow, ice, and wet or slippery surfaces. Duties may include after-hours, on-call, or emergency response activities. Duties may be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
Join Our Team!
Join Colorado Springs School District 11 as an Generalist IV and help lead the systems that power student and staff success. Your leadership, problem-solving, and collaborative approach will strengthen operations, foster innovation, and help every member of the D11 community thrive.
Employees in this category will also receive the following for the 2026-2027 school year:
- Non-Recurring Pay: 8% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 4% on November paycheck and 4% on May paycheck).
- Staffing Stability Incentive (Adams Elementary, Galileo Middle School and Mitchell High School): ESP employees will receive the equivalent of one salary step divided over 12 pay periods.
Base Salary Setting: Employment, assignment and salary placement, is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title, job duties and time worked in the position. Grade placement for ESP positions is determined by the Salary Schedule by Job Title resource. Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.
Salary Setting (New Hires): Any newly-employed Education Support Professional will be placed on the twenty-five (25) step system. Each step represents two years of experience, based upon equivalent experience. The maximum number of years of experience granted is 19-20 years, which is equivalent to placement on step ten (10). Steps are determined by experience listed on the application and resume.
Salary Setting (Rehires): Returning employees who have previously resigned or separated from the District will be rehired at the same step they were on at the time of resignation/separation plus any new experience gained in the same job, provided step increases were approved by the Board during the years in question.
Employees with experience in the District who have left the District and then returned to the same position shall be hired at the same pay grade (refers to the ESP placement on salary schedule by job title) and step at time of resignation. Additional relevant experience gained after resignation may be evaluated from the employee’s application and updated resume.
See Employee Handbook (located on the D11 website) for information on salary setting for rehires (after retirement), promotions and lateral transfers.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
School District 11 is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in relation to disability, need for special education services (whether actual or perceived), race, creed, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religion, ancestry, age, genetic information, or protected activity in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Any harassment/discrimination of students and/or staff, based on the aforementioned protected areas, will not be tolerated and must be brought to the immediate attention of the school principal, D11 administrator/supervisor or D11 nondiscrimination compliance/grievance coordinator.
NONDISCRIMINATION COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR, the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and Ombudservices, has been designated to coordinate compliance with: Equal Pay Act of 1963, Civil Rights Act of 1964, as Amended, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Title IX – Education Amendments Act of 1972, Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For additional information, please contact the District 11 Office of Equal Opportunity Programs & Ombudservices at 1115 North El Paso Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2599, Phone: 719-520-2288, FAX: 719-520-2442
The following Board policies address nondiscrimination in District 11: AC, AC-R, GBA, GBAA, JBB, JBB-R
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