Utility Worker II Parks and Recreation

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.

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.

• 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

Denver Parks and Recreation is seeking Parks Utility Worker II’s to support Park Operations in the Southwest district. 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.

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:

• 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…