CPW Park Resource Technician IV - Cherry Creek State Park (Aurora, CO)

State of Colorado; Colorado; On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a forward-thinking organization committed to preserving Colorado's natural resources. This role involves maintaining park facilities and ensuring a safe, enjoyable environment for millions of visitors. You'll manage maintenance tasks, supervise staff, and collaborate with various stakeholders to uphold high standards. With a focus on equity and inclusion, this position offers opportunities for professional growth and a chance to make a meaningful impact on the community. If you are passionate about outdoor recreation and resource management, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Medical and Dental plans

Flexible retirement plans

Paid life insurance

Short- and long-term disability coverage

Employee Wellness programs

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Accounts

11 paid holidays

Flexible work schedule options

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in construction or related fields.
• Ability to operate maintenance equipment and tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain park facilities and grounds for visitor safety.
• Supervise temporary maintenance personnel and volunteers.

Skills

Construction

Carpentry

Equipment Operation

Facility Maintenance

Time Management

Communication

Education

Experience in construction or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

GIS Software

Maintenance Equipment

Job description

OPEN TO STATE OF COLORADO RESIDENTS ONLY

Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. It’s our mission to manage and conserve Colorado’s natural resources for the benefit of people today – and tomorrow. That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.

We invite you to explore our website athttps://dnr.colorado.gov/about-usto find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado’s natural resources for today – and tomorrow.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Medical and Dental plans
• Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Wellness programs
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave
• Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options
• Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Some positions may qualify for thePublic Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFEOur Mission is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system, and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado's natural resources.

This work unit exists to manage Cherry Creek State Park, a large, water-based state park, within the guidelines of Colorado State statutes, regulations, and Division of Parks and Wildlife policy and procedures for the use and benefit of over 2 million visitors which utilize the area annually. This unit provides a wide variety of recreational and educational opportunities to the public, while working to ensure that safety and high quality standards are met. It maintains and improves visitor facilities, park infrastructure and natural resources within the park. This unit is responsible for providing visitor services, maintenance functions, natural resource protection, natural resource education, administrative functions, law enforcement, inter-agency cooperation and assisting with statewide programs. The work unit administers State Park Programs within the district, and provides recreation and natural resource management expertise to Federal, State, County, Local and Private entities.

THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT REPRESENTS TWO VACANCIES

This position exists to provide a safe and pleasant environment for recreational activities by cleaning, repairing, replacing and operating equipment, systems, grounds, facilities, and infrastructure for the use of park visitors and staff. This position primarily inspects and maintains visitor services buildings, utilities, purchases janitorial supplies, user level computer server and troubleshooting functions and maintaining compliance with Local, State and Federal guidelines (OSHA, ADA, etc.). This position provides management support by hiring, training, scheduling and supervising temporary maintenance personnel and volunteers to accomplish work plan goals and fulfill day-to-day, periodic and long-term maintenance functions. This position has purchasing responsibilities, will work with budgets, contractors and must operate within state fiscal guidelines. This position will acquire and maintain certifications as needed to fulfill the functions of the position. This position must have the basic understanding of computer use to include; Microsoft Word, Excel and Microsoft Outlook. This position must have the basic understanding of GIS. This position must complete/submit regular reports and communicate with park management, State Park management teams, utility companies, outside agencies, partners and the general public.

Other position duties may include managing the park’s grounds, swim beach, roads, shorelines, campsites, group picnic area, trails, management of park owned and/or State Fleet owned vehicles, alternative vehicles, general equipment maintenance and participates in the planning and execution of natural resource management, weed/pest management.

This position may have exclusive responsibility or shared responsibility for some or all of the above areas and some duties are shared with other PRT IV positions at the park.

User level computer skills for entry of Fleet vehicle information, time sheet entry, Geographical Information Systems research gathering and input, product research, email and as a general skill as a state park employee.

MAINTENANCE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

This position ensures work unit maintenance needs (infrastructure primary/grounds secondary) are accomplished effectively and efficiently by planning and completing appropriate maintenance duties, resolving maintenance related problems, operating within an established budget to purchase materials, tools, equipment, and janitorial supplies, and complete and submit required reports. This position designs work plans and completes field work to achieve the park’s maintenance goals for all buildings and facility infrastructure while assuring the safety of the public and park employees. This position also works with Colorado Parks and Wildlife Development Staff, contractors and vendors to complete projects.

SUPERVISION

This position assumes a leadership role in interviewing, hiring, training, supervising, developing work plans, scheduling, motivating, and conflict resolution for temporary maintenance employees. This position may supervise volunteer programs including camphosts, interns, GOCO, court ordered volunteers, or others. This position may take (and/or recommend to direct supervisor) appropriate corrective / disciplinary action for temporary employees

GROUNDS MAINTENANCE

This position monitors, maintains and manages assigned sections of Cherry Creek State Park’s grounds and related infrastructure. These areas include but may not be limited to: electrical, plumbing, sprinkler systems, sewer lift stations, facility cleaning, campgrounds, picnic areas, playgrounds, roads condition and cleanliness, dock and boat ramp maintenance, dumpsters and waste management, road shoulders, open space areas (with vegetation, wildlife and pest management), interior/exterior lighting, and management of pesticides/herbicides and a bulk fuel station.

This position operates and maintains/repairs maintenance related equipment including but not limited to: Tractors, tractor implements, dump truck, snow plow, mowers, landscaping tools, a wide variety of power and hand tools.

This position performs maintenance tasks independently or in conjunction with subordinate staff in the construction, repair, cleaning and upkeep of buildings and infrastructure to further the goals of the maintenance work programs.

FACILITY MAINTENANCE

This position will perform routine, preventative and controlled maintenance tasks independent of or in conjunction with other staff in the construction, maintenance, or repair of buildings and facilities. This position will maintain skills and certifications (if required) in the areas of water systems, sewer, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, painting. The frequency of this Duty Statement may vary as staffing levels change.

TRAINING/ CERTIFICATIONS

This position must attend trade related trainings and self-educate regularly to ensure proficiency and legal compliance with safety and administrative regulations, maintain required certifications for park systems, and bring section needs and potential liabilities to the attention of park management. Must be able to obtain any or all of the following certifications as needed for specific job assignments and staffing levels: SmallWater and Small Wastewater , Dept. of Ag., Herbicide and Pesticide, Qualified Supervisor (QS) with following endorsements General, Industrial Right of way, Rangeland, Vertebrate, Turf.

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
At least four years of work experience in construction, carpentry, equipment/machinery operation, farming, ranching, range land management, wildlife/habitat management, resource management, landscaping, facility maintenance/management, HVAC, plumbing, electrical or an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position. You must adequately demonstrate your experience in your application as it relates to the duties of this position. No formal college education is required.

Substitutions

Appropriate education in, construction or project management, natural resources, or recreation management, or a related field of study will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current or former State experience relevant to this position
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with supervisors, coworkers and the public.

Required Competencies

• Organizational and time management skills
• Ability to use and operate computers and email
• Ability to obtain and maintain position certifications

Conditions of Employment

• State of Colorado residency is required at the time of application.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state of Colorado driver's license if operating a State vehicle.
• May be required to work weekends/ holidays and after hours shifts
• Must be capable of operating boats, OHV, golf carts, maintenance equipment (including but not limited to: mowers, chain saws, weed whips, tractors, snow plow, backhoe, dump truck and other maintenance related equipment).
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify their application from the current position. (Please Note: Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with DNR).

APPEAL RIGHTS:

It is recommended that you contact the Human Resources Specialist listed below to resolve issues related to your possession of minimum qualifications. However, if you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ([e-mail]), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at [phone]; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

The Assessment Process

• All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement.

• Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.

• Resumes, cover letters and other attachments arenotconsidered as part of initial reviews, therefore,it is important to document in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement.

• Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication.

• This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.

• This recruitment may be used to fill more than one vacancy at this level and reporting location.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

The Department of Natural Resources is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, at [e-mail]

ADAAA Accommodations
Any person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete an employment assessment. To request accommodation, please contact our Benefits Specialist at [e-mail] at least five business days before the date that any accommodation will be required to allow us to evaluate your request and prepare for the accommodation. You may be asked to provide additional information, including medical documentation, regarding functional limitations and type of accommodation needed. Please ensure that you have this information available well in advance of the assessment date.

E-Verify

DNR uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.

Toll–Free Applicant Support - Technical Help

If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV at 855-524-5627, Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). The Human Resources Office will be unable to assist with technical issues.