Utility Worker II - Northeast - Denver Parks and Recreation
City and County of Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285
Overview
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.
What We Offer The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The starting pay range for this position is between
$22.53 – $28.17 /hour.
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
Location Denver Parks and Recreation is seeking a Parks Utility Worker II to support Park Operations in the Northeast 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 and maintaining highly visible 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.
What You’ll Do
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
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 needed such as trash collection, bathroom maintenance and cleaning, vandalism repair/graffiti removal
What You’ll Bring We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.
Well‑rounded variety of parks maintenance experience
The ability to obtain proficiency in, demonstrate, and train others on best practices with various parks maintenance skills
Required Minimum Qualifications
Education requirement: None
Experience Requirement: One (1) year of experience performing unskilled labor work
Education/Experience Equivalency: Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirement
License/Certifications: Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application. Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment
Application Deadline This position is expected to stay open until 2/26/2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than 2/26/2026 at 11:59 p.m. MST.
About Everything Else Job Profile CJ2041 Utility Worker II
Position Type Unlimited
Position Salary Range $22.53 - $33.80
Target Pay $22.53– $28.17/hour
Agency Parks and Recreation
Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies City and County of Denver employees may be re‑deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age or any other status protected under federal, state and/or local law.
It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real‑time captioning via CART, or disability‑related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact Jobs@Denvergov.org with three business days’ notice.
Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.
For information about right to work, click here for English or here for Spanish.
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What We Offer The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The starting pay range for this position is between
$22.53 – $28.17 /hour.
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
Location Denver Parks and Recreation is seeking a Parks Utility Worker II to support Park Operations in the Northeast 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 and maintaining highly visible 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.
What You’ll Do
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
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 needed such as trash collection, bathroom maintenance and cleaning, vandalism repair/graffiti removal
What You’ll Bring We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.
Well‑rounded variety of parks maintenance experience
The ability to obtain proficiency in, demonstrate, and train others on best practices with various parks maintenance skills
Required Minimum Qualifications
Education requirement: None
Experience Requirement: One (1) year of experience performing unskilled labor work
Education/Experience Equivalency: Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirement
License/Certifications: Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application. Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment
Application Deadline This position is expected to stay open until 2/26/2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than 2/26/2026 at 11:59 p.m. MST.
About Everything Else Job Profile CJ2041 Utility Worker II
Position Type Unlimited
Position Salary Range $22.53 - $33.80
Target Pay $22.53– $28.17/hour
Agency Parks and Recreation
Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies City and County of Denver employees may be re‑deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age or any other status protected under federal, state and/or local law.
It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real‑time captioning via CART, or disability‑related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact Jobs@Denvergov.org with three business days’ notice.
Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.
For information about right to work, click here for English or here for Spanish.
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