Amenities Maintenance Technician – Denver Parks and Recreation

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $23.89- $29.86/hour based and experience and education. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• 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

This position will be based at 4495 Jason Street, Denver, CO. This position will participate in a flex shift Monday - Thursday from 6:00 a.m.

-3:30 p.m. and Friday, 6:00 a.m.

-2:30 p.m. with every other Friday off. Candidates must be willing and able to respond to after-hour emergencies and park needs.

Denver’s Parks & Recreation Department has an opportunity for a Maintenance Technician for our Citywide Parks Amenities team. This position will be responsible for a variety of construction, maintenance, and repair of parks sport courts, fencing, and amenities. This individual will have the opportunity to work mostly independently among a small, specialized team, working on parks amenities and keeping the public safe in the community.

For example, this position will maintain and help ensure all sports.

This position emphasizes knowledge of repairs, fabrication, maintenance, and cost repair analysis with all sport courts and fencing in the Denver Parks system. Types of courts include outdoor and indoor basketball courts, tennis courts, futsal courts, pickle ball courts, horseshoe pits, handball courts, and various other court structures in the parks system. This position will also focus on fencing, chain-link, wood picket, split rail, farm-fence, aluminum/rod iron panel and various other protective barriers within the parks system.

DPR recognizes the importance of diversity in the representation of our organization to best serve our customers and community. To that end, DPR is committed to:

• Examining department policies and processes that value diverse perspectives and eliminate barriers to inclusion

• Identifying where inequities exist and implementing strategies to ensure equitable outcomes

• Strengthening diversity in Parks and Recreation services by transforming policies to institutionalize equity

• Reinvesting in resources aimed at ensuring DPR is an equitable and just organization

Job duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Perform semi-skilled, unlicensed trades work on a regular basis in multiple trades areas including welding, carpentry, locksmith, glazing, tool machinery, masonry, mechanical maintenance, minor electrical, minor plumbing, minor heating and ventilating, minor refrigeration and air conditioning, and painting, etc.

• Perform repairs and maintenance on the following sport courts:

• Perform construction and maintenance work such as fencing installation and repair, replacement calculation, temporary fence installation, concrete forming and repair, and asphalt operations

• Assist skilled trades workers in the construction, maintenance, and repair of a variety of machinery, equipment, and facility systems and structures

• Install and repair floor tile, carpet, ceiling tile,…