Graffiti & Maintenance Technician

City of Fort Collins; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of Fort Collins Streets Department is seeking a Graffiti Abatement & Maintenance Technician to join our team. This hourly, non-benefited role focuses on daily graffiti removal on City property and works with local businesses and residents.

Mowing and weed-whipping duties are required, using equipment like pressure washers and riding mowers. The position is Monday–Friday with occasional weekend days, and an emphasis on safety, reporting, and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience and strong communication skills are required.
• Knowledge of local graffiti problems and practical solutions is important.
• Ability to establish and maintain relations with property owners and community groups.
• Clear writing and documentation skills are needed for records and reports.
• Experience coordinating equipment, materials, and personnel for graffiti removal.
• Knowledge of Fort Collins geography and landscaping maintenance is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Visit sites to assess graffiti extent and required work, reviewing surfaces and materials.
• Coordinate removal by others when needed and document all pertinent data.
• Receive and document graffiti-related complaints and track incidents.
• Keep records of supplies and research graffiti removal products.
• Maintain the graffiti abatement database and related documentation.
• Maintain graffiti camera equipment and related records.
• Assist with cleaning and removing trash from sites.
• Tow and operate equipment such as tractor, riding mower, weed whip, leaf blower.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Graffiti knowledge

Public relations

Record keeping

Equipment operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

POSITION TITLE: Graffiti & Maintenance Technician (Hourly)

REQUISITION #: req8615

DEPARTMENT: Streets

LOCATION: STREETS DEPT MAIN FACILITY

BENEFIT CATEGORY: Variable Hourly Hourly Employee Benefit Highlights

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Part-Time Hourly

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

HOURLY RATE: $20.00 - 24.00 per hour (based on relevant experience)

SELECTION PROCESS: Application deadline is 11:59 p.m. MT on 9/18/2026. The City of Fort Collins is a bias-conscious employer. We ask that you please avoid the use of photos when submitting a resume and/or an application for employment. You will receive an email acknowledgment when you have successfully submitted an application. Your completed application will be forwarded to the hiring manager. You will be notified if you are selected for further testing or interviews. Please keep your contact information up-to-date. The status of your application will be updated in your applicant profile.

Post-Offer Requirements

• Background check (Background checks are considered in relation to the responsibilities and requirements of the position)
• Motor vehicle report

The City of Fort Collins is a bias-conscious employer. We ask that you please avoid the use of photos when submitting a resume and/or an application for employment. You will receive an email acknowledgment when you have successfully submitted an application. Your completed application will be forwarded to the hiring manager. You will be notified if you are selected for further testing or interviews. Please keep your contact information up-to-date. The status of your application will be updated in your applicant profile.

While the City of Fort Collins offers many remote and/or hybrid positions, all remote or hybrid work must be performed in the state of Colorado.

At the City, weare focused on finding the strongest candidate for the role, and we recognizethat excellence can come from a wide variety of experiences and paths. Whenreviewing applications, we consider an equivalent combination of knowledge,skills, education, and lived experiences that align with the minimumqualifications. If you are interested in this opportunity, we encourage you toview your background broadly and highlight the skills and experiences that bestprepare you for the role.

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Job Summary

The City of Fort Collins Streets Department is seeking a GraffitiAbatement & Maintenance Technician to join our team! The Graffiti Abatement teamperforms daily removal of graffiti on City property and works closely withlocal businesses and residents to assist in the removal of graffiti. In addition to graffitiremoval, the person in this role will have mowing and weed-whippingresponsibilities. Thisrole involves working with pressure washers, airless sprayer systems, and a ridingmower. This is an hourly, non-benefited position and the schedule is Mondaythrough Friday, with occasional weekend days requested.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Visit sites to determine extent of graffiti offenses and work required; reviews dimensions of sites, materials, textures and colors of defaced surfaces.
• Directly responsible for the removal of graffiti; facilitating/scheduling of graffiti removal by others (e.g. volunteers and/or contractors), as needed; and documenting all pertinent data.
• Receives and documents complaints concerning graffiti incidents and offenders.
• Keeps records of supplies required; research graffiti removal products.
• Performs computer data entry, manual journal entry, file updates, and other records; maintains graffiti abatement database.
• Maintains graffiti camera and its documents.
• Assist with cleaning and removing trash
• Tow and operating equipment such as tractor, riding mower, push mower, weed whip, leaf blower etc.

Management Responsibilities

No

City Competencies

• Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.
• A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.
• A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Knowledge of local graffiti problems and potential solutions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with property owners, civic groups and other public and private organizations.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to prepare and maintain records, reports, photographs, and documentation.
• Ability to coordinate equipment, materials, supplies and personnel to accomplish the removal of graffiti-defaced surfaces.
• Knowledge of the geography of Fort Collins.
• Basic knowledge of landscaping maintenance

Required Education

Minimum - Highschool diploma or general education degree (GED)

Required Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid driver’s license.

Minimum Qualifications

• Unrestricted driver’s license
• Must be 18 years old
• Successfully pass a drug screening test, Motor Vehicle Record and background check

The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call [phone] for assistance.

Notice Regarding Medical and/or Recreational Marijuana Use

Because the possession and use of marijuana, whether for medical use or otherwise, constitutes a federal offense and because the City is a drug free workplace, the City will not accommodate the medical use of marijuana and enforces written policy prohibiting working for the City while marijuana is in the body. The fact that state law recognizes medical marijuana as a prescribed, or otherwise permitted, medication does not alter or otherwise change this policy.

TheCity is committed to equal employment opportunity for all applicants andemployees.Employment decisions will comply all applicable lawsprohibiting discrimination inemployment. The City does not toleratebehavior that results in the terms and conditions ofemployment beingadversely impacted based on an employee’s protected status, or anybehaviorthat violates this policy.

Consistent with the City’s respect for the rights and dignity of each employee,the City is committedto providing a work environment that is free fromunlawful discrimination and harassment. The City prohibits discrimination orharassment based on protected characteristics, including race, color, nationalorigin, ancestry, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including perceivedsexual orientation), gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability,age 40 years or older, pregnancy or related condition, military, veteran statusor uniformed service member status, genetic information, marital status or anyother status protected under federal, state or local law.

The City is committed to providing a healthy and safe work environment. Inaddition to the City’scommitment to equal opportunity employment, theCity strictly prohibits discrimination orretaliation against an employeewho raises any reasonable concern about workplace violations ofgovernmenthealth or safety rules or a significant threat to the health or safety of Cityemployees ort