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DUG is seeking a full-time Garden Infrastructure Manager who is passionate about building and maintaining physical spaces that facilitate gardening, community‑building, sustainability, food justice, and climate action.

• Ensure all gardens have an acceptable and equitable level of physical infrastructure to produce their own food.
• Maintain DUG’s ability to build new gardens and maintain existing gardens through its workshop, storage yard, vehicles, and physical tools.
• Through communication and problem‑solving, ensure that DUG gardens meet the needs of garden leaders, gardeners and the greater community.

• Basic skills in carpentry, outdoor plumbing, and irrigation systems
• Ability to lift 40‑50 lbs
• Current driver’s license and clean driving record
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to effectively and respectfully work with and interact with diverse community members
• Experience with Google Workspace, including Sheets/Excel
• Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias

• Good knowledge of who DUG is, what DUG does, and why our work matters
• 3+ years of experience in urban agriculture, construction, or education
• Professional Working Proficiency or above in any of the following languages:
  Spanish, French, Swahili, Burmese, or Nepali

Candidates must live in the metro Denver area and be able to travel to our extensive DUG network for in‑person events as needed. We welcome and encourage historically underrepresented voices to apply.

Compensation for this position level is an hourly wage of $28.93 – $37.12 based on experience and skill set. This is a full‑time, non‑exempt, fully benefited position. Benefits include a flexible work schedule, RTD Eco Pass, mileage reimbursement, paid holidays, a ‘trusted time off’ policy, as well as a generous employer‑sponsored health/dental insurance plan and retirement plan matching. This position is a union‑represented position with DUG Workers United.