Working at Metro

Join Us and Make a Difference Today!

Water is one of our most precious resources – especially in Colorado. By working for a water recovery facility, you can take pride in not only providing a critical service to our community but also by protecting our environment. 

Be part of a workforce that is a small community with a common purpose but large enough to provide competitive pay and employee benefits. 

Current Job Openings
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A sample of the careers available at Metro include:

  • Wastewater Plant Operators
  • Maintenance and Electrical Trades Professionals
  • Scientists – Laboratory Analysts, Chemists, Water Quality Specialists
  • Engineers – Civil, Mechanical, Environmental, Electrical, Design
  • Information and Technology Professionals
  • Communications and Business Professionals
  • Environmental and Regulatory Specialists
  • Administrative and Management Professionals
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Leah at Emergency Signage Panel
Sunrise over the south secondary aeration basins at Robert W. Hite Treatment Facility

How to Apply to Current Job Openings 

Our online application system makes it easy to submit an application from anywhere you have an internet connection.

Visit our Job Opportunities to view our current job openings. We can only accept applications targeted for current open positions. 

Create a profile to apply that saves your information in the system for any future applications. Applications are only accepted through our online application system.  

Monitor your application status through your online application system profile.  

Receive communication from our employment team through the application system, email and/or phone.  

All finalist will be subject to a pre-employment background check. All finalists for DOT regulated positions will be subject to a pre-employment drug-screen and physical.  

We are dedicated to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, Veteran status, or any other status protected by state or local law. 

Total Rewards For Your Commitment 

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We offer a range of benefits to support our employees and eligible family members within a month of starting.  

Competitive Group Insurance Coverage:
  • Health coverage through a choice of plans 
  • Dental coverage
  • Short and Long Term Disability at no cost to the employee
  • Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment(AD&D) at no cost to the employee    

We understand that our employees are unique, so we provide access to a variety of voluntary benefits so that they can customize their benefits package to fit their needs and lifestyles.  These benefits are offered at negotiated group rates with the convenience of payroll deduction. They include: 

  • Accidental Injury
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Hospital Care
  • Vision
  • Group Legal Coverage 
  • ID Theft Insurance 
  • Pet Insurance

Our pay is provided at prevailing rates for equivalent work in Metro Denver. We conduct regular salary studies to ensure we offer market based, competitive compensation. For industry specialized positions, regional and national data is used.

Metro offers a competitive retirement program that allows our employees to plan and save for their retirement.  Eligible employees participate in our Defined Contribution Retirement Plan with a 6 percent employer match. 

The vesting schedule for matching contributions is:

25% after 2 years of service

50% after 3 years of service

75% after 4 years of service

100% after 5 years of service

Note: A Year of Service is completion of a 12-month period of service.

Metro provides $300 for out-of-pocket costs associated with medical, dental, or vision care, or for immunizations. This may be prorated for new hires.

Pay for medical, dental and dependent expenses with pre-tax dollars.

Metro supports employee wellness through an active and award-winning Wellness Program. The program provides:

  • On-site health activities like yoga classes and massages
  • An 80% reimbursement program for elective activities like gym memberships ($500 max for each participant per calendar year)
  • Quarterly fitness challenges
  • Free immunizations and on-site blood drives
  • Financial and emotional wellness seminars, cooking demos, and more!

We believe that our employees should be able to split their time and energy between work and other important aspects of their lives. As a means to help our employees achieve work-life balance, we offer: 

  • Flexible schedules with several options are available to employees including four 10-hour workdays, flexible start & end times to the workday. Our policy allows employees to work with their supervisors on a schedule that benefits all. 
  • The convenience of a reliable commute and the knowledge that your day will start and end at one of our centrally located plant sites in the Denver Metro area. 
  • Limited work related travel allowing our employees to be available for the things that matter most to them. 
  • Competitive time off accruals:   
  • Vacation that increases with length of service:
    Accrue 100 hours annually for 0 to 4 years
    Accrue 120 hours annually for 5 to 10 years
    Accrue 168 hours annually for 11+ years
  • Personal Leave Days – 24 hours per year
  • Dedicated Sick Leave – 8 hours accrued each month
  • Observed Holidays – 8 days per year 

This link leads to the machine-readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers.

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Growth, Recognition, & Peace of Mind

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Our employees are our greatest asset. We believe it is important to offer growth, recognition and stability. 

  • Training:
    We offer multiple training opportunities allowing us to walk alongside employees on their development journey.
  • Educational Reimbursement:
    Get reimbursement for tuition and books to encourage professional development up to $2,500 annually for undergraduate and $3,000 annually for graduate coursework that is satisfactorily completed. 
  • Journeyman Program:
    Metro’s Trainee Programs provide career opportunities in our Maintenance and Electrical group. These four-year programs provide a structured approach to educating and training entry-level trainees in Mechanical or Electrical and Instrumentation trades. Through a combination of college courses, trade specific training, and on-the-job training, trainees that successfully complete the program will have gained the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to be experts in their trade.
  • Career Paths:
    Whether an employee wants to advance in the position for which they are hired or if they have another passion, we offer opportunities for career progression whether it be the traditional vertical progression or horizontal.   

The hard work and dedication of Metro employees deserves recognition. We have developed an inclusive recognition program for a variety of categories, including:

  • Peer-to-Peer
  • Core Values
  • Supervisory
  • Safety
  • Years of Service
  • Wellness

The nature of our mission mandates that our critical work continues regardless of changing times, offering our employees peace of mind and job security.

Resource Recovery and Reuse employees in 2020

400+ People Committed to Clean Water

Water quality workers in the South Platte River in 2020