Utility Worker II - Denver Parks and Recreation

City and County of Denver • Denver, CO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The City and County of Denver is seeking Parks Utility Worker IIs to support Park Operations in the Northeast and Downtown districts. This is a full-time, benefitted opportunity that will perform a wide variety of general park maintenance duties, and will also perform lead work over less experienced workers. This individual will have the opportunity to make an impact and grow professionally from unique experiences such as special projects, volunteer project coordination, small to large public event coordination, and maintaining pristine complexes and high visibility parks. This position will work Monday – Friday, 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m., and will work some weekends to accommodate special events/projects or respond to snow removal.

Requirements

• One (1) year of experience performing unskilled labor work
• Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application. Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment

Nice To Haves

• Well-rounded variety of parks maintenance experience
• The ability to obtain proficiency in, demonstrate, and train others on best practices with various parks maintenance skills

Responsibilities

• Work outdoors in parks using and maintaining various hand-powered tools and motorized equipment in a safe and efficient manner and demonstrating proper use as needed
• Support district park operations and support special projects or events, such as small to large, permitted parks events or other special events, renovation projects, volunteer coordination, etc.
• Perform landscape maintenance duties such as turf maintenance (e.g., laying sod, fertilizing, mowing, edging, raking), irrigation (minor maintenance, repair, troubleshooting and use of central control systems), and ornamental/garden maintenance (planting, weeding, minor pruning)
• Perform infrastructure maintenance and repair such as fencing, asphalt, concrete, trails work, grade work/erosion control
• Exercise leadership skills over less experienced parks workers and serve as an example of proper work skills including training and supporting the development and orientation of workers
• Work collaboratively and build strong working relationships with park maintenance generalists and/or specialists such as Irrigation Maintenance Technicians, Horticultural Workers, Park Horticulturists, and other experts in unique green industry fields and skilled trades work
• Perform snow removal operations such as plowing, shoveling, de-icing
• Perform various related duties as needed such as trash collection, bathroom maintenance and cleaning, vandalism repair/graffiti removal

Benefits

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year
• 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed