Maintenance Technician Trails

Maintenance Technician - Trails

(Full Time, Non-Exempt)

Application Closing Deadline:
For best consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. August 17, 2026

Hiring Range is $42,065 - $47,708 annually based on qualifications, education and experience as it relates to the position.

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of the Trails Supervisor and/or Lead Maintenance Specialist, this position is responsible for accomplishing the various skilled tasks that are associated with the accepted maintenance practices for all trails, parking lots, public facilities, bridges and drainage ways. May be required to work weekends, evenings, holidays, and be on snow watch as well as work shifts deviating from this position’s normal work days and/or with other work groups.

Essential Duties:

Ensure the safety of District trail users and patrons that use District facilities and keep District liability risk at a minimum by properly maintaining District amenities to established standards.
Inspect all trails and rights of way including, but not limited to, trail systems, drainage systems, bridge structures, parking lots, and shelter and restroom facilities.
Maintain all parking lots and trails including sweeping, painting, parking block installation and repair, asphalt pot hole repair, snow and ice removal, restroom and shelter cleaning, trash collection, graffiti removal, and other amenities as assigned.
Control weeds by applying herbicides to trail systems, rights of way, parking lots and other related areas.
Assist in the creation and maintenance of documentation involving standard operation procedures in order to maintain inventory and appropriate maintenance of District amenities as assigned.
Complete personal timecards, daily activity reports and record maintenance activities as assigned.
Operate and maintain clean care for assigned tools, communication devices, division and shared equipment, motorized vehicles and hand tools to ensure safe acceptable condition at all times.
Responds tactfully, respectfully and in a timely fashion to inquiries and problems in person, by email, phone and mail providing helpful information and explanations in-line with District policies and procedures. Thoughtfully handles confrontational or stressful interactions.
Attend and participate in staff meetings, trainings, and orientations.
Attend work on a regular, reliable and punctual basis.
This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive duties of the position. Incumbents may be required to follow any other instructions, and to perform any other related duties, as may be required.

Education and/or

Experience:

Must be eighteen (18) years of age with a high school diploma or equivalent.
Any combination of experience that is equivalent to one (1) year of skilled labor and operation related to park and trail maintenance or light civil construction work in the public sector is acceptable. This includes staff supervision and the operation of equipment used in the maintenance and repair of trails, parking lots and all other related functions described in the position description.
A combination of education and experience may be considered.
Licenses, Certifications, and Other Requirements:

All required certifications as they relate to the above listed essential duties and any related certifications.
Must possess a valid Colorado Driver’s License or the ability to obtain upon hire and maintain an acceptable driving record.
Class A Commercial Driver’s license preferred.
Necessary

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability and willingness to learn and then perform specific maintenance and supervisory tasks in an efficient manner.
Ability to operate and disseminate or receive training on various types of maintenance standards, current operating procedures and construction equipment.
Knowledge of or the ability to learn current public trail construction, safety and maintenance standards, procedures and working knowledge of equipment and materials used to safely maintain and construct both hard and soft surface trails.
Knowledge of or the ability to learn current parking lot construction, safety and maintenance standards, procedures and working knowledge of equipment and materials used to safely maintain and construct concrete and asphalt paved surfaces.
Knowledge of or the ability to learn current bridge and storm water conveyance construction, safety and maintenance standards, procedures and working knowledge of equipment and materials used to safely maintain and construct bridges and drainage ways.
Skills related to current proficiency with the safe and efficient operation of equipment used to maintain public trails, parking lots and public facilities including, but not limited to, backho es, skid steers, front end loaders, tandem and single axle dump trucks, trash trucks, rollers and compactors, street sweepers, pressure washers, large capacity water trucks and excavation equipment.
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