Airport Building & Grounds Maintenance Worker

Join the team at the Durango-La Plata County Airport (DRO) in a fast-paced, high-impact role that keeps our community moving. As an Airport Building & Grounds Maintenance worker, you’ll be essential to daily operations, focusing on the upkeep of the buildings, public spaces, and paved surfaces that welcome travelers and support aircraft every day.

This six-month seasonal role is perfect for someone who enjoys a wide variety of assignments in an exciting airport environment. From operating heavy equipment on the airfield to performing facility repairs and professional grounds care, you’ll help keep DRO clean, functional, and safe for everyone.

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:

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  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.

Essential Job Duties

What You’ll Do in This Role:

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  Grounds and Airfield Maintenance: Maintain airside and landside grounds through mowing, weed whipping, edging, general landscaping, aerating, weed abatement, and grading.
• Equipment Operation & Care: Operate and assist with routine maintenance of sander trucks, mowers, weed whippers, forklifts, plow trucks, backhoes, and more.
  
• Facilities and Buildings Maintenance: Assist with minor repairs and preventative maintenance on airport buildings and facilities, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, doors, and other systems.
  
• Surface & Infrastructure Maintenance: Perform surface maintenance tasks like crack filling, minor asphalt or concrete repairs, painting, and striping.
  
• General Maintenance: Complete interior maintenance tasks such as painting rooms, hallways, and ceilings, patching and texturing walls, and preparing surfaces for paint.
• Custodial Support: Assist with custodial and cleaning duties as assigned to support safe, clean, and functional facilities.

Minimum Qualifications

You Have:

• A high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• A valid state driver’s license.
  
• The ability to pass a background check to work in a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) secured area.
  

• Have experience in grounds or facilities work, such as landscaping, general maintenance, or property upkeep.
  
• Are comfortable using a variety of tools to complete routine maintenance tasks safely and efficiently.
  
• Have experience operating equipment and vehicles, such as pickup trucks, skid steers, ATVs, tractors, and other light to heavy machinery.
  
• Can accurately read and interpret technical instructions, safety manuals, and operational manuals.
  
• Communicate clearly and respectfully, contributing to a team-focused environment and positive customer experience.

Supplemental Information

What We Can Offer You: The following perks are available for part-time and seasonal employees.

• Free pass to the Durango Community Recreation Center and Chapman Hill Ice Rink and Ski Area
• Free Transit pass
• Eligibility to participate in the City’s Annual Wellness Challenge and a chance to receive prizes and cash rewards

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.