City of Aurora
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Contract Irrigation Utility Locators
Job Description
Summary of Job Duties
It's an exciting time to work for the City of Aurora, we're growing and building our team of talented and valued employees. Here at the City of Aurora, we have a set of core beliefs that we use as a touchstone to help guide our decisions and growth, both as individuals and as an organization. We believe in Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, and Customer Service and we call these the Core 4. If you also share our values we welcome you to apply.
Parks, Recreation, and Open Space are seeking motivated, positive people with a passion to learn and excel, people who want to give back and make a difference, people who want to be at the heart of this city and have a hand in creating its future.
The position of Contract Irrigation Locators supports the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space's vision of connecting with the community and being acknowledged as an essential service defining the quality of life in Aurora. When you join our team you will be able to employ your unique skills and passion to undertake important and meaningful work within the urban park's environment that is critical to the success of our department and to the City of Aurora as a whole.
This position will work 30-40 hours per week and also provides partial medical benefits.
Starting pay is $23.18 - 27.78/hour depending on qualifications
***This posting will fill multiple positions and maybe open until a sufficient pool of qualified applicants are obtained; however, it is subject to close at any time without prior notice.**
- Locates a combination (irrigation lines, power, and sewer) of utility lines
- Communicates verbally and in writing with customers and contractors
- Maintains and updates records; reads and interprets maps and construction drawings to mark utility lines within accuracy requirements of State laws
- Conducts field meetings with contractors or customers and other representatives from outside agencies and coordinates the location of utility lines
- Creates charts and drawings displaying various utility lines using GIS and other computer software
- Participates in snow removal operations including the truck with plow and utility vehicles snow removal attachments and hand shoveling in parks and facilities to include trails and parking lots
- Performs additional duties as assigned
- High School Diploma or GED.
Experience:
- At least three (3) years of related maintenance experience including reading and interpretation of construction drawings
- Experience with Pelican Software is preferred
Knowledge
- Knowledge of confined space entry procedures
- Practice and techniques of assigned maintenance functions
- Knowledge of various types of utility lines
- Knowledge of irrigation systems
- Knowledge of GIS
Skills:
- Skill in the use of Microsoft Office, and competent in most common computer tasks
- Basic drafting/drawing skills
- When a local announcement of emergency or disaster is declared by the City, all City of Aurora employees may be required to work as essential personnel.
- Ability to perform manual labor for extended periods of time
- Understand oral and written instructions
- Read and interpret construction plans and mapping systems
- Measure, locate, and mark underground utility locations based on plan information and records
- Communicate location information and resolve conflicts with field construction personnel
- Ability to work overtime, standby, and call back duty with a thirty-minute response time
- Ability to work on the weekends
Licenses, Certificates, or Equipment Required:
- Valid Driver License with a good driving history.
This position may require the incumbent to occasionally use personal equipment (e.g. cell phone, etc.) in the course of their employment.
- Medium work lifting no more than 50 pounds (with or without assistance) at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects
- Frequently lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds, with or without assistance
- Considerable walking and standing
- Frequent pushing, pulling, and climbing
- Considerable hand/eye and hand/foot coordination for operation of equipment and vehicles
- Speech communication to give instructions and provide technical direction
- Vision to read manuals and use computers, record data, and monitor/observe instruments and gauges
- Hearing/listening for instructions and warning signals
- Works both indoors and outdoors with exposure to all weather conditions, noise, fumes, and chemicals; work may be performed in a confined space
- Some work performed in confined space
- Maintains an occasional night and weekend stand-by shift status
- Frequently uses standard office equipment including computer, calculator, multi-line telephones, and copy/fax machines
- Use of tablets in the field to complete locate requests
- Use of locator equipment to complete locate requests
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The City of Aurora is an equal opportunity employer. We are required by state and federal agencies to keep certain statistical records on applicants. It will not be used in any way to discriminate against you because of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, creed, national origin, disability or military status, gender identity, unless related to a bona fide occupational qualification as defined by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and the Equal Opportunity Commission.
Despite the changes in Colorado law, the City of Aurora maintains a drug-free workplace. A positive test of marijuana is grounds for disqualification and ineligibility for employment with the city for one year or termination once hired.
Drug Testing, Thorough Criminal Background Check, and Employment References:
As a condition of employment, all applicants selected for employment with the City of Aurora must undergo a thorough criminal background check and drug screening. Employment references will be conducted on finalists for City of Aurora vacancies.