Streets Operations Worker

JOB LOCATION

15740 E 32nd Ave Aurora, Colorado 80011-1518

City of Aurora, Colorado

It is an exciting time to work for the City of Aurora, we're growing and looking for dedicated and collaborative individuals to join our team of talented and valued employees. Excellent organizations have a set of principles, or core values, that are used to implement their mission and vision. Those values represent the touchstone for the organization, guiding the decisions of the individuals and the organization. At the City of Aurora, we demonstrate our excellence by modeling the CORE 4 Values of: Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, and Customer Service, and we welcome all who share these values to apply.
 
Why Work for Aurora?

• Make a difference in the lives of real people every day
• Diverse community
• Competitive total compensation package
• Well-Funded General Employees Retirement Plan
• Light rail station minutes away
• On-site fitness center and overall employee well-being programs Internal educational programs to assist with career advancement
• Access to innovation workspaces

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Think you’ve got what it takes to keep a city moving? 🚧 Our Public Works team is looking for a full-time Streets Worker to help maintain and repair Aurora’s streets year-round. This isn’t your average desk job; you’ll be outdoors, operating equipment, patching roads, clearing snow, and making sure our community can get where it needs to go safely. 

Here’s what the job looks like: 

• Work with tools and equipment like dump trucks, plows, and compactors. 
• Repair potholes and keep streets in good shape. 
• Step up during snow and ice events to help keep roads safe and clear. ❄️ 

If you’re safety-focused, a team player, and don’t mind a little dirt and hard work, this could be the role where you thrive. 

This job announcement is for collecting candidate applications for current and future Streets Operations Workers. Applicants will be contacted only when a position need is identified, and qualifications match the needs of the position.

Salary to be commensurate with experience.
The Hiring range for this position is $21.47 - $26.84/hour.

​Candidates must reside in Colorado at the time of hire.

The Streets Worker performs unskilled or semi-skilled manual tasks and operates automotive and grounds or maintenance equipment to maintain, construct and repair city streets and projects for the Public Works Department.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Shovels and tamps asphalt to include pothole repair in a moving work zone.
• Loads and unloads tools.
• Assists in the installation, repair, and maintenance of streets.
• Operates and maintains specialized hand and power tools, vehicles, and equipment such as jack hammer, plate and jumping compactors, single axle dump trucks with plow and sander, spot patch/pothole truck.
• Perform snow and ice control operations to include working with operators from other departments.
• Assisting with large roadside trash pickup.
• Performs additional duties as assigned

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & WORKING CONDITIONS

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Education: 

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience: 

• Six (6) months of related manual labor, and/or equipment operation, and/or trades experience.
• Colorado CDL, a proficiency Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Commercial Driver’s License pre/post trip inspection will be conducted to include drive demonstration with our trucks when hired.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prefer experience in public works functions to include power tools and/or light equipment operation.

Knowledge:

• Application of materials per operation to environmental standards

Skills: 

• Construction/trade skills.
• Skilled in the use of hand and power tools
• Skilled in the operation light to medium equipment

Abilities: 

• Ability to perform manual labor for extended periods of time, outside and in all weather conditions.
• Understand oral and written instructions.
• Operate various types of maintenance and construction equipment.
• Ability to respond to an emergency call within 30 minutes.
• Supportive team player with a positive attitude and ability to adapt to change.
• Strong commitment to safety.

Licenses and Certifications Required: 

• Colorado CDL Class B Permit, or Class A or B CDL License
• Ability to obtain Colorado Class B CDL within 6 months if non-CDL.
• Must obtain ATSSA Colorado Flagger Certification within six (6) months of employment.   
• Must obtain RTD On-Track Safety Training Certification within six (6) months of employment.
• First Aid/CPR/AED training.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Essential Personnel:

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.

Physical Demands:

• Heavy physical work requiring the ability to lift 80 pounds with or without assistance.
• Frequently lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds with or without assistance.

Work Environment:

• Works primarily outdoors in both hot and cold weather with exposure to noise, dust, fumes, and chemicals

Equipment Used:

• Light to medium equipment common to construction and maintenance of roadways.
• Operates vehicles such as dump truck, spot patch/pothole truck, crash attenuator trailer, work zone trailer.
• Operates hand and power tools and equipment for roadway maintenance.
• This position may require the incumbent to occasionally use personal equipment (e.g. vehicle, cell phone, tools, etc.) in the course of their employment.

Proper Federal Communications Commission (FCC) two-way radio communication standards.

The city of Aurora will implement furlough days (unpaid days off) for most employees in 2026. The scheduled furlough dates are January 16, April 10, July 2, and December 24.

For Veterans preference:  Please show all of your employment history, including military service and related documentation (DD214) on the application.
           
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. 

Applicants selected for safety-sensitive positions are required to complete and pass a drug screening as a condition of employment. Safety sensitive positions include Civil Service positions within Police and Fire Departments and positions where their job responsibilities have direct and substantial responsibility that would impact the health and safety of others.  

Employment references will be conducted on finalists for City of Aurora vacancies.