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 competitive pay commensurate with education and experience.  New hires are typically brought into the organization at $20.76-$31.14. 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 + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

The City and County of Denver has announced furlough days, or unpaid days off, for most employees to meet a budget shortfall in 2025. There are two fixed furlough days for all limited (temporary positions with an end date) and unlimited (permanent) employees on August 29th, the Friday before Labor Day, and November 28th, the day after Thanksgiving. If you receive an offer for this position, your annual pay will determine whether you are required to take additional furlough days. Details will be discussed during the offer process for selected candidate(s). 

Location & Schedule

In this position you can expect to work on site at the airport. Our shift is Mon-Thursday, 6am-4:30pm. This schedule is subject to change.

Who We Are & What You’ll Do

Denver International Airport’s Field Department is looking for an Operation Assistant. This role performs administrative and technical operational duties that serve the needs of the business unit, evaluates operational practices, and makes recommendations for improvements.

In this position, you can expect to:

• Researches and analyzes a variety of operational issues, collects data from various sources, evaluates data, and prepares reports and presents preliminary recommendations to supervisor or manager.
• Evaluates and monitors new or existing procedures for effectiveness, outlines needed changes for improvements, and assists in the implementation of new and revised methods, procedures, or systems.
• Acts as a liaison by providing technical support and customer service to staff members, other city department/agencies, and the public while maintaining a working knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, policies, and procedures related to the operational area.
• Maintains the official records retention schedule to facilitate records storage and retrieval and provides training to staff members in order to ensure compliance with records retention policies and procedures and to explain newly developed or revised records management procedures.
• Assists in determining if new equipment is needed, purchases equipment and operating supplies, contacts vendors to resolve discrepancies, and monitors expenditures.
• Participates in developing, revising, and updating instructional materials, manuals, and websites.
• Trains employees on new procedures and other areas that are specific to the work area.
• By position, actively participate on the Department’s emergency preparedness and response team(s) to support meeting the Department’s public health and environmental responsibilities outlined in the City’s Emergency Operations Plan.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• 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 City-wide emergency declared by the Mayor.
• Any one position may not include all of the duties listed. However, the allocation of positions will be determined by the amount of time spent in performing the essential duties listed above.

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.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Experience in maintenance operations or back-office support.
• Strong organizational, communication and time management skills.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and learning new systems
• Team-oriente