Trails Utility Worker I - 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.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The starting pay for this position is $20.06/hour. 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

Location

The schedule for this position will be 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Monday – Friday including occasional evening, weekend, or afterhours due to weather response and holiday hours. This position will report to 678 S. Jason St., Denver, CO.

What You’ll Do

Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) is seeking a full-time Urban Trails Utility Worker to perform maintenance operations on off-street urban trails, parkways and paths, and nearby areas including Denver’s prized riparian and natural areas. This position is critical to ensuring the safety and beauty of Denver's off-street urban trails system which is widely used by bicyclists, walkers, and joggers for recreation as well as commuting and transportation.

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 urban parks and on inner-city connector trails, using and maintaining various hand-powered tools and motorized equipment in a safe and efficient manner

• Perform minor trails maintenance and construction work to natural/soft surfaces and hard surfaces

• Perform natural and riparian areas management and restoration including noxious weed management, and native plant identification, cultivation, and care

• Perform landscape maintenance work in areas nearby trails such as trimming, mowing, de-weeding

• Interact with and learn alongside more seasoned park maintenance generalists and/or specialists 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 and 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.

We are seeking a reliable and driven individual looking to develop a well-rounded skill set in park maintenance. Our ideal candidate will enjoy working outside, be adept with safety considerations and is eager to learn a variety of functions. Additionally, our ideal candidate will have:

• Trails and/or parks maintenance experience

• Proficiency with various hand-powered tools and motorized equipment

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education: None

• Experience: None

• Licensures/Certification(s): 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 August 13th, 2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than August 13th, 2026 at 11:59pm MST

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CJ2083 Utility Worker I

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$20.06 - $30.10

Target Pay

$20.06/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.

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