Built Environment Coordinator – Term Limited

Department Information

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

This is a Term-Limited position with the term ending 07/30/2026.

This posting may be filled by multiple positions and may be extended.

This position will have a hybrid workplace options available but will still be required to report to the listed address at the discretion of the supervisor and based on business need.

Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

Be BOLD and make a real difference…

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobacco-free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines, Glendale City Set, and the Cherry Creek bike path. In addition to a great location and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Employee wellness programs and facilities
• Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects
• Bike to work programs, including access to storage lockers and bike racks
• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Strong, yet flexible retirement benefits including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off
• Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees
• Tuition assistance for college level courses including Master’s degree programs
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, and a variety of employee resource groups

Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

Please Note – As of August 27, 2025, a hiring freeze is in effect for the Colorado Executive Branch. State agencies will be allowed to finalize the hiring process only if a position has been posted by August 26, 2025. Any positions that are posted after August 26, 2025 have been either exempted from the hiring freeze or have been approved for a waiver and the hiring process may proceed.

Description of Job

The Work Unit:

The Prevention Services Division works with public and private partners across Colorado to improve the health of all Coloradans. Division professionals develop, review, implement and evaluate public health interventions proven to promote healthy living, prevent chronic disease, protect against injury and ensure access to health care and opportunities for a healthy lifestyle. The Division is committed to the professional development, collaborative effort and sustained wellness of its workforce. The Prevention Services Division is actively building a workforce reflective of the diverse communities we serve. The Division strives to understand the needs of Colorado’s communities and encourages contributions of stakeholders in identifying and solving public health problems. We are committed to providing a respectful, supportive and inclusive work environment that demonstrates our commitment to accept and respect individuals from all communities.

The Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch (HPCDP), in the Prevention Services Division (Division), plans, designs, implements, and evaluates public health interventions related to chronic disease and related risk factors, with a goal of improving health-related quality of life for all Coloradans. Special emphasis is placed on evidence-based practices, analyzing and making data and evidence-informed decisions, capacity-building, partnerships, and integration between program efforts for efficiency and effectiveness. The HPCDP Branch includes Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Alzheimer’s and other related Dementias, Comprehensive and Colorectal Cancer Control, Healthy Eating and Active Living, Tobacco education, Prevention and Control, the Cancer, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease Grants Program, and Healthy Communities.

The Healthy Communities Unit collaborates across the Branch, Division and Department and across multiple sectors to advance evidence-based policies and environmental change strategies to impact community health across the lifespan. The conditions of the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, and age affect a wide range of health and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. Many health risk factors share the same systemic causes, such as poverty, economic instability and neighborhoods and built environments that lack opportunities for physical activity, transportation safety, access to nutritious foods, and social connectedness. As we seek to address these crucial issues, we commit to being responsive to the reality that not all people and communities have access to healthy environments. The Healthy Communities Unit is committed to advancing healthy, safe, connected, and resilient communities for all Coloradans.

The Position:

The Built Environment Coordinator provides expertise and builds partnerships to advance community-level, public health, and built environment policies and practices to promote healthy communities. The position promotes awareness and implementation of evidence-based policies, systems, and practices to address the social determinants of health, such as safe active transportation systems, quality parks, housing, and social connectedness to support healthy behaviors for the prevention of obesity, cancer, chronic disease, injury, and violence. This position collaborates with other Prevention Services Division programs in the Health Promotion Chronic Disease Prevention Branch (HPCDP), the Epidemiology and Evaluation Branch, and Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and across the Department to further built environment goals.

What you will be doing:

• Build and strengthen partnerships with state and local organizations to enhance cross-sector collaboration and identify opportunities to promote public health and resilience through the built environment.
• Provide training and technical assistance to local public health authorities and other sectors on topics related to the built environment, safe systems approaches to transportation, policy change processes, data-informed decision-making, and community engagement.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in local and state community planning policies and procedures to identify context-appropriate strategies to prevent injury and improve access to safe places for physical activity, and social connection. Includes knowledge of the evidence base, surveillance data, and promising practices and trends in the field.
• Identify and implement work plan activities that lead to achieving grant milestones and goals related to healthy communities, such as safe active transportation routes to everyday destinations, a safe systems approach to transportation, and access to housing.
• Support the development of accessible and effective public health communications and strategies that reflect the needs of Colorado’s communities.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Residency requirement:

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your Application.

Class Code & Classification Description:

H1S3XX

PUBLIC HEALTH & COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROFESSIONAL III

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

An applicant may meet the minimum qualifications for this job in one of two ways: They may qualify through their work experience alone or through a combination of education and work experience.

Experience Only:

Six (6) years of relevant experience in applying public health, community-level, and built environment strategies to enhance health outcomes, providing technical assistance, program coordination and implementation, and coordinating multi-sector partnerships.

OR

Education and Experience:

A combination of related education, graduation from an accredited college or university in urban planning, public health, public policy, or a closely related field, and/or relevant experience in applying public health, community-level, and built environment strategies to enhance health outcomes, providing technical assistance, program coordination and implementation, and coordinating multi-sector partnerships equal to Six (6) years.

• If using education to qualify for this position a copy of your transcripts (unofficial acceptable) must be provided with application.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

In addition to the minimum requirements, the successful candidate in this position will have the following experience:

• Experience applying public health, community-level, built environment strategies to address health.
• Experience in identifying and selecting evidence-based strategies for upstream prevention.
• Experience providing training or technical assistance to groups and individuals.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills, responsiveness, credibility and confidence.
• Demonstrated proficiency in working collaboratively to build diverse multi-sector partnerships.
• Flexibility and adaptability; ability to take initiative and adapt to changing priorities and assignments while still meeting established deadlines.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex issues using plain language.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, including the ability to develop creative solutions.

Essential Competencies

• Strong Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with staff, state agency and local partners, and communities in person and in writing. Maintain ongoing communication with stakeholders across the state. Comfort presenting, communicating, and synthesizing complex information to various audiences.
• Critical Thinker: Take initiative to identify various perspectives and address complex problems.
• Collaborative: Ability to build strong partnerships and work effectively with others, including colleagues, state partners, and local public health authorities, to achieve common goals.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Pursuant to CDPHE policy, a background check is required for all positions at CDPHE.
• TRAVEL: 10% of time, required to provide technical assistance, attend conferences, and to meet the requirements of grant awards. 3-4 overnight trips per year may be necessary depending on the type of technical assistance needed and the distance to the community.

Appeal Rights:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State

Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. Appeals to the State

Personnel Board or the State Personnel Director must be received or postmarked within the filing period: Appeals shall be filed with

the Board no later than ten (10) days after receipt of the written notice of the action, or if no notice was received, no later than (10)

days after the employee knew or should have known of the disputed action. Filings can be by mail, hand-delivery, fax or email. Send

the completed form with all supporting attachments to the State Personnel Board and provide a copy to the Department (the

“Respondent”) identified by you (the “Complainant”) in PART 1 – General Information and Disputed Employment Action.

State Personnel Board

1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, Colorado 80203

Fax Number: 303-866-5038

Email filings: dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to

spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director’s Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and

Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Supplemental Information

A complete application packet must include:

• A completed State of Colorado application.
• Fully answered supplemental questions per guidance.
• If using education to qualify for this position a copy of your transcripts (unofficial acceptable) must be provided with application.
• If using work experience to qualify for this position, please provide an adequate description in the work experience section of the application. Do not write “see resume”.
• If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214 attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.

The Selection Process:

1. All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.
2. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.

• Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.

1. A top group, up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.

E-Verify: CDPHE uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.

You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDPHE does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.

ADAAA Accommodations:

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. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator at cdphe.humanresources@state.co.us or call 303-692-2060, option 5.

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

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