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 range for this position is $29.56– $37.69/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

This position will work Tuesday – Saturday, 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m., to accommodate special events, tournaments, and emergency response. Hours and days may change based on business need and during the winter months. This position will support the Northeast Parks District and report to 3685 Havana Street in Denver, CO.

What You’ll Do

Denver Parks and Recreation is seeking a Crew Lead to perform lead work over a crew in the field that is involved in park maintenance operations to ensure the safety and enjoyment of parks users. This is a great opportunity for a landscape management professional to take the next step in their career and grow in their leadership skills.

Job duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead and work in the field with a crew that performs parks maintenance tasks and equipment operation in urban parks

• Implement a turfgrass and irrigation management program to ensure safe, high quality athletic fields and event spaces

• Oversee on-site operations of events and tournaments to ensure all rules, regulations, and permit contract agreements are followed

• Perform various park maintenance and landscaping duties such as trash and debris removal, graffiti removal, repairs in response to vandalism, power washing, field maintenance, irrigation maintenance, and minor landscaping; operate and maintain equipment for the assigned function

• Oversee work to ensure quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of unit activities and output

• Implement safety standards, ensure compliance, and prepare work records and reports; responsible for overseeing the safety of employees during work operations and making swift and sound judgments to sustain safety

• Encourage regular communication with and inform staff or relevant stakeholders of necessary business issues and their impact on the organization

• Interact with the public in a courteous and respectful manner; form strong and effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Train employees in the day-to-day procedures of the work unit and proficiency in individual knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to work tasks

• Develop goals, document performance, provide performance feedback and formally evaluate the work of employees; provide reward and recognition for proper and efficient performance and assist staff in continual improvement and goal achievement

• Resolve problems, mediate conflicts encountered during daily operations, determine appropriate solutions, and promote teamwork; receive formal and informal grievances and conduct preliminary discussions for settlement when necessary

• Participate in conducting hiring interviews and selecting candidates for job openings

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 looking for a reliable and dedicated professional with growing leadership skills. Our ideal candidate will be highly organized and able to navigate politically sensitive situations. Candidates must possess strong relationship-building and communication skills. Additionally, our ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in landscaping and irrigation projects

• Experience coordinating and assisting with parks maintenance operations for multiple teams