Roofer

WWU College of Business & Economics; Bellingham (WA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Washington University is seeking a journey-level Roofer to perform skilled roofing work on institutional facilities. The role requires operating a wide range of roofing tools and equipment, with the ability to work independently in varying weather conditions while maintaining high safety and quality standards.

Duties include preventive maintenance, inspections, gutter and drain work, and installation or repair of insulation, built-up, metal, and tile roofing, contributing to campus

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on roofing systems, including inspections, gutter cleaning, roof sweeping, drain cleaning and repair, roof patching, emergency repairs, and parapet maintenance.
• Install and repair a variety of roofing materials and systems, including insulation, built-up roofing, metal roofing, tile roofing.

Job description

Position Title Roofer About the University

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the Department Facilities Development and Operations supports Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

About the Position

This is the journey-level classification within the roofing series, responsible for performing skilled roofing work related to the construction, maintenance, repair, and renovation of institutional facilities. Duties include operating a wide range of roofing tools and equipment, including but not limited to torches, rollers, pressure washers, ladders, lifts, and other hand tools associated with the roofing trade. The position requires a self-motivated individual capable of working in various weather conditions and performing assigned duties independently with minimal or no direct supervision while consistently maintaining high standards of safety, workmanship, quality, and productivity.

Duties/Responsibilities Include

• Perform preventive maintenance on roofing systems, including inspections, gutter cleaning, roof sweeping, drain cleaning and repair, roof patching, emergency repairs, and parapet maintenance.
• Install and repair a variety of roofing materials and systems, including insulation, built-up roofing, metal roofing, tile roofing