Recreation Facilities Technician

Description

As a Recreation Facilities Technician, you’ll play a key role in maintaining and repairing the Durango Community Recreation Center and other City recreation facilities. This is a hands-on, skilled trades position focused on keeping complex building and aquatics systems safe, functional, and ready for daily use.

The starting pay for this position is between $49,913 and $54,904 per year, with opportunities for growth up to $69,878 per year based on long-term growth and performance within the role.

City of Durango’s Trail to Excellence

The City of Durango is a purpose-driven organization with more than 400 full-time and 300 part-time and seasonal employees across 15 departments, all working together to provide a wide range of services that keep our community running every day. From public safety and utilities to parks and recreation, our team is dedicated to delivering high-quality services that enhance the lives of all who live, work, and visit here.

At the city, we focus on continually improving how we work and serve the community. This effort is called the Trail to Excellence (T2E), and every employee plays a part in it. Whether you work outdoors, in an office, or lead a team, your daily efforts connect to the city’s mission of providing excellent service and reaching the city’s vision of being a multigenerational community that is authentic, diverse, engaged, thriving, and environmentally responsible. The full details of this vision are outlined in the city’s strategic plan .

As a member of our team, your work will be meaningful because:

• Your ideas help shape citywide improvements.
• The work you do ties directly into measurable goals.
• You'll be part of a system that values collaboration, innovation, and results.
  
  

We're looking for team members who share our core values of teamwork, dependability, professionalism, service, respect, innovation, and wellbeing — and who are excited to make a difference in the community we serve.

Essential Job Duties

What You’ll Do in This Role:

• Perform skilled and semi-skilled maintenance and repair work across recreation facilities, including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, aquatics systems, and general building maintenance.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair aquatics mechanical systems, such as pool pumps, seals, UV and solar systems, chemical feeders, plumbing, and related electrical components.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical systems ranging from low voltage to high voltage (up to 480 volts).
• Conduct preventative maintenance on facilities, equipment, and systems to support safe and reliable operations.
• Operate and maintain tools and equipment such as power hand tools, forklifts, and painting equipment.
• Repair and maintain fitness equipment, including tracking and stocking high-use parts.
• Support capital improvement projects for recreation facilities, including coordination and oversight as assigned.
• Assist with scheduling, training, and day-to-day oversight of part-time and seasonal custodial staff as a lead worker.
• Estimate materials, time, and equipment needs; order supplies; and help maintain adequate inventory.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance work, materials used, and costs.
• Provide professional customer service and represent the City positively to staff and the community.
• Serve as Manager on Duty on a rotating basis, as assigned.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

You Have:

• A high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• At least five years of experience in building trades and facility maintenance, or a combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge and skills.
• A valid state driver’s license.
• Current CPR/AED and First Aid certifications, or the ability to obtain them.
• Certified Pool Operator (CPO) or Aquatic Facility Operator (AFO) certification, or the ability to obtain it.
  
  

You Will Succeed in This Role If You:

• Have strong working knowledge of building systems, including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, aquatics, and general maintenance.
• Are skilled at troubleshooting, problem-solving, and completing repairs safely and efficiently.
• Can read and interpret technical documents such as manuals, safety procedures, and diagrams.
• Communicate clearly and work well with supervisors, coworkers, custodial staff, and community members.
  
  

Supplemental Information

What We Can Offer You

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Ample personal time off (PTO) and 11 paid holidays
• 401(a) retirement plan and optional deferred compensation plan
• Basic life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) coverage
• Long-term disability coverage
• Paid Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Free access to the Durango Community Recreation Center and Chapman Hill Ice Rink & Ski Area
• Holistic Employee Wellness Program, addressing physical, mental, financial, and professional well-being
• Free transit pass and family member discounts
• Reimbursement for job-related classes to foster continuous learning
• Sixteen hours of volunteer time off per year to support local non-profit organizations
  
  

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Belong At The City Of Durango

We believe in creating an inclusive workforce that welcomes diversity of thoughts, viewpoints, and experiences.

The City of Durango is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis age 40 and over, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other applicable status protected by state or local law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

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