Irrigation Technician

Full Salary Range: $27.59 – $36.62 per hour

Anticipated Salary Range: $27.59 – $32.11 per hour. Commensurate to experience.

Benefits:
Health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, Life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance, retirement plans, employee assistance programs, company-paid training, education reimbursement, vacation accrual, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays.

Remote/Hybrid:
Typical schedules are in-office Monday through Friday. Remote and flexible scheduling may be discussed upon hire and supervisor approval.

Relocation:
This position is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Relocation assistance is not provided.

The purpose of this position is to perform highly skilled work involved in the maintenance and repair of a variety of irrigation systems to assure Village parks, landscape areas, open spaces, rights‑of‑way, and trails are safe, available, clean, functional, aesthetically pleasing, and environmentally well‑maintained. The position also participates in snow and ice control activities, operates light to heavy construction equipment, and directs a crew of seasonal workers in the performance of varied duties.

As a municipal organization, Greenwood Village is a provider of emergency services. Some emergency situations, including weather related emergencies, may necessitate employees to assist in areas of work which may not be directly related to the employee’s specific job function, but will be within the physical capabilities, training, and skills of the employee.

The following are illustrative of the expectations of the job and do not include other nonessential or peripheral duties that may be required. The Village retains the right to modify or change the duties or essential and additional functions of the job at any time without notice.

Perform a variety of physically demanding work for extended periods of time and in unfavorable weather conditions including extreme heat and / or cold.

Perform heavy manual labor requiring a full range of physical motion including standing, walking, manual digging, pushing, pulling, lifting, twisting and turning, bending, stopping, kneeling, crouching, climbing, balancing, crawling, and reaching for objects.

• Performs technical skills related to troubleshooting and maintaining a variety of irrigation systems throughout the Village including parks, open spaces, municipal buildings, streetscapes, greenbelts, native areas, and sports fields; adheres to all safety policies and practices.
• Inspects irrigation systems to determine adequacy of coverage area; identifies nature of system breaks; determines necessary adjustments or repairs; implements corrective measures.
• Ensures timers on irrigation systems are adjusted including making wiring and other repairs on timing mechanisms; assists with the programming of irrigation schedules and run times to obtain maximum water efficiency.
• Installs and repairs irrigation pipe from ½” to 12” in diameter using techniques such as: solvent welding PVC, sweating copper, using gasket fittings, or fusing HDPE pipe.
• Possesses a working knowledge of pumping stations and large commercial or municipal irrigation systems.
• Reads and revises irrigation construction drawings, including written specifications and detail drawings; creates or modifies as‑built electronic files.
• Uses a variety of technical tools, such as: wire tracing, toning, and sonde locating, wire fault location equipment, multi‑meter, remote field zone activation (Eicon or cloud based), lake level, rain and soil moisture sensors, mechanical joint repair fittings, soil moisture meter (Field Scout TDR 300), master valve (Bermad & Netafim) operation and maintenance, weather station and sensor suite, endoscope and app based controls, and cloud based water flow meters.
• Performs annual testing of systems, plans for and schedules necessary repairs and replacement of system, as necessary.
• Performs proper winterization practices, including draining of backflow assembly and blowing out irrigation components with compressed air.
• Installs, inspects, identifies, and approves new…