What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hydro Operator - Williams Fork position at Denver Water?
Employee is required to live in Denver Water provided housing on site at Williams Fork Reservoir.
Position Summary
Denver Water’s Williams Fork Reservoir is a hydro-electric dam facility located in Grand County, encompassing approximately 3,500 acres. Hydro Operators are responsible for managing water flows through hydro turbines, valves, and gates, responding to power plant outages, recording weather, water, and equipment data, performing maintenance, creating documents, managing communications, and working outdoors year-round in varying conditions.
During spring runoff, operators face a busy season, making frequent flow adjustments and closely monitoring infrastructure. Summer and fall bring additional tasks such as road grading, concrete patching, painting, property maintenance, and facility repairs. In winter, operators focus on equipment upkeep, snow removal, and system monitoring while working towards certifications. The facility operates year-round, passing water and generating electricity continuously.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Position Summary
Denver Water’s Williams Fork Reservoir is a hydro-electric dam facility located in Grand County, encompassing approximately 3,500 acres. Hydro Operators are responsible for managing water flows through hydro turbines, valves, and gates, responding to power plant outages, recording weather, water, and equipment data, performing maintenance, creating documents, managing communications, and working outdoors year-round in varying conditions.
During spring runoff, operators face a busy season, making frequent flow adjustments and closely monitoring infrastructure. Summer and fall bring additional tasks such as road grading, concrete patching, painting, property maintenance, and facility repairs. In winter, operators focus on equipment upkeep, snow removal, and system monitoring while working towards certifications. The facility operates year-round, passing water and generating electricity continuously.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Take and record a variety of information which include reservoir elevations, stream flow readings and weather data.
- Maintain patrol of departmental property to prevent vandalism, trespassing, and fires. Cooperate with various local public and private agencies.
- Maintain liaison with visitors to department facilities and work with local agencies concerning recreational opportunities at these facilities.
- Operate and maintain hydro power plant operations. Operate and maintain dams, valve houses, intakes, canals, ditches, conduits, flumes, and associated properties.
- Provide recordkeeping, documentation, reporting, and data entry from internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure safe working conditions and practices through inspection.
- Assist with public relations and recreation activities including tours and orientations.
- Must be able to perform safety sensitive functions.
- Perform related work as required.
- The use of power and hand tools, operation of heavy equipment, pumps, generators, recording devices, hoisting equipment and snow blowers.
- Computer and applicable software skills.
- Interpersonal relations.
- Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
