• Utility Worker I Surface Water Management

    City of Tigard (Tigard, OR)


    Utility Worker I Surface Water Management

     

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    Utility Worker I Surface Water Management

     

    Salary

     

    $24.73 - $33.14 Hourly

     

    Location

     

    Oregon 97223, OR

     

    Job Type

     

    Full-time

     

    Job Number

     

    2025

     

    Department

     

    Public Works

     

    Opening Date

     

    05/15/2025

     

    Closing Date

     

    5/26/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

     

    + Description

    + Benefits

    + Questions

     

    Overview

     

    At the City of Tigard, our talented, industrious, and innovative municipal government professionals have been providing essential services and recreational spaces to Tigard’s growing community for over 60 years. City of Tigard team members enjoy meaningful work, a diverse and inclusive culture of belonging, job-specific flexibilities and opportunities for growth and advancement. Incorporated in 1961, Tigard is Oregon’s 12th largest city and is part of the Portland metropolitan area.

    OUR VALUES

    Team Tigard are ambassadors of municipal services to the community. We aspire to treat all people with dignity, respect, and care; to demonstrate the equitable and sustainable practices that are environmentally and fiscally sound, and to engage with each other as trusted colleagues to achieve excellence in all we do. We do the right things, and we get things done.

     

    Examples of Duties

     

    + Public Water Quality Facility Maintenance – general maintenance of water quality & detention facilities including fence repair, sediment removal an, invasive vegetation removal, irrigation repair.

    + Operates a variety of hand and power tools and equipment related to work assignment as instructed.

    + Observes safe work methods and makes appropriate use of related safety equipment as required.

    + Operates city vehicles and a variety of light and medium, equipment related to the maintenance, and repair of city infrastructure, facilities, and systems within the functional area of assignment.

    + Maintains work areas in a clean and orderly condition, including securing equipment at the close of the workday.

    + Waterway Maintenance – performing maintenance activities within streams, creeks riparian areas.

    + Performs related duties as assigned.

    Minimum Qualifications

    Education and Experience:

    Any combination of training and experience, which would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

     

    + Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth (12th) grade AND

    + One (1) year of experience in construction, repair, operation, and maintenance of streets, underground utilities, routine service of light and heavy vehicles and other power driven equipment, or parks and landscape.

     

    Supplemental Information

     

    Union Representative: SEIU

    Additional Information:

    The successful candidate will pass a physical capacities test designed to evaluate ability to perform the essential physical functions of the job.

     

    Schedule: Generally, working days are Monday through Thursday one week (9-hour days) and Monday through Friday (9-hour days Monday through Thursday and an 8-hour day on Friday) the next week. This schedule provides 3-day weekends every other weekend.

     

    To apply: Please apply online. We do not accept applications via email. Applications must be received by Human Resources by the closing time/date.

     

    IMPORTANT: In lieu of resumes and cover letters, the City of Tigard evaluates each applicant's work history and responses to supplemental questions. Please complete the application and answer the supplemental questions thoroughly to ensure our subject matter experts can appropriately evaluate your experience.

     

    ATTENTION VETERANS: To receive veteran's preference, please upload your DD214/Separation documentation.

     

    In addition to being a great place to work (https://www.tigard-or.gov/your-government/departments/human-resources/jobs) , the City of Tigard offers competitive employee benefits for full-time and part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week:

     

    Choice of health and dental plans

     

    Generous retirement plan

     

    City-paid HRA-VEBA

    Paid vacation and sick leave

    10 paid holidays plus 20 additional hours of floating holiday time

     

    Life and disability insurance

     

    Universal transit pass through TriMet

     

    This job classification is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), OPEU Local 503

     

    Click here (https://www.tigard-or.gov/your-government/departments/human-resources/benefits) for more detailed benefits information.

     

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    Which of the following best describes your highest level of education?

     

    + High School Diploma or Equivalent

    + Associate's Degree

    + Associate's Degree and additional coursework

    + Bachelor's Degree

    + Bachelor's Degree and additional coursework

    + Master's Degree or higher

     

    02

     

    Which best describes your experience in construction, repair, operation, and maintenance of streets, underground utilities, routine service of light and heavy vehicles and other power driven equipment, or parks and landscape?

     

    + none

    + less than 1 year

    + 1 or more years

    Required Question

    Employer

     

    City of Tigard

     

    Address

     

    13125 SW Hall Blvd Tigard, Oregon, 97223

     

    Website

     

    http://www.tigard-or.gov

     

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