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Utility Worker 2

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Position TitleUtility Worker 2

About the University

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the DepartmentFacilities Development and Operations supportsWestern's mission (https://president.wwu.edu/mission-strategic-plan) , which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

About the Position

Perform a variety of maintenance duties as part of a comprehensive outdoor program for University grounds. Responsibilities include constructing, maintaining, modifying, and repairing features such as roads, parking lots, landscapes, athletic fields, walkways, irrigation and utility systems, and large brick hardscapes.

Duty: Perform semi-skilled maintenance and construction work on buildings, fixtures, equipment, trees, grounds, irrigation systems, walks, and driveways.

Tasks include:

+ Build and repair roads and walkways.

+ Repair and renovate campus grounds.

+ Assist other shops involving the maintenance and repair of the outdoor utilities.

+ Operate chainsaws and know how to properly fall and remove campus trees.

Duty: Operate other power tools and equipment and motorized equipment in the performance of job duties.

Tasks include:

+ Safe operation of man lifts, compressors, chippers, equipment trailers, jackhammers etc.

+ Drive and operate a small dump truck

+ Drive forklifts, Tele handlers, small tractors, mini-excavators, and front end loaders.

+ Operate large mowers.

Duty: Maintain storm water system.

Tasks include:

+ Clean and maintain all catch basins, drains and pipes on campus.

+ Drive and operate a Vactor truck.

Duty: Event set-up on athletic fields

Tasks include:

+ Maintain both natural and artificial turf fields as needed to ensure longevity.

+ Perform needed tasks for athletic events.

Duty: Other duties as needed

Tasks include:

+ During periods of inclement weather involving snow, operate a variety of vehicles (sanding truck with snow blade, John Deere tractor, John Deere Gator) in order to clear streets, parking lots, and sidewalks.

+ Apply sand and de-ice during periods of inclement weather.

+ Remove trash and other waste on campus.

Required Qualifications

+ High school graduation or equivalent

+ Position requires a minimum of two years’ work experience involving:

+ Grounds maintenance;

+ Outdoor utility construction, maintenance or repair;

+ Light carpentry; and

+ landscape construction, maintenance or repair.

+ Demonstrated experience or ability to perform work in a commercial and/or institutional setting.

+ Ability to maintain and use hand and power tools safely as required for the trade.

+ Valid driver’s license or the ability to obtain one prior to starting work in order to drive a state-owned vehicle for travel to work locations.

+ Physically perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Additional outdoor construction experience.

+ Demonstrated construction equipment operation including backhoes, excavators, and trailers.

+ Demonstrated experience operation with Vactor trucks.

+ CDL Class A driver’s license.

+ Knowledge of: applicable Washington Administrative Code (WAC) regulations, and local building and plumbing codes.

+ Knowledge of: Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA), Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) rules and regulations, standard job safety rules, proper use of a face respirator.

Conditions of EmploymentAll employees must comply with our Immunization policies, includingProof of Rubeola Measles Immunity (https://policy.wwu.edu/POL-U1300.01-Requiring-Proof-Of-Rubeola-Measles-Immunity) within 60-days of hire. Please reach out [email protected] you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.

Salary$3,995 - $4,560/month depending on qualifications and experience

Benefits InformationBenefits Overview for Classified Position (https://hr.wwu.edu/files/2022-01/Benefits%20-%20Classified%20Staff%20%281%29.pdf)

Bargaining UnitThis position is part of bargaining unit B and is covered by the collective bargaining agreement with Washington Federation of State Employees.

Application Instructions

Application materials should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications.

Closing Date NotesPosition closes 10/10/2025 at 11:55 pm.

Western Washington University (WWU) is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with applicable laws, WWU does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, age, citizenship or immigration status, pregnancy, use of protective leave, genetic status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, creed, religion, veteran or military status, disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal (including a service animal in training) by a person with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, in its programs or activities, including employment, admissions, and educational programs. See WWU’s Policies on Prohibiting Discrimination Based on A Protected Class (https://policy.wwu.edu/POL-U1600.02-Prohibiting-Discrimination-Based-on-A-Protected-Class-Interim) andProhibiting Discrimination Based on Sex (https://policy.wwu.edu/POL-U1600.04-Prohibiting-Discrimination-Based-on-Sex-Interim) . Inquiries may be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance, Title IX and ADA Coordinator, Western Washington University, Old Main 126 (MS 9021), 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225;360.650.3307(voice) or 711 (Washington Relay); [email protected]

WWU is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources Disability Services (https://hr.wwu.edu/workplace-accommodation) ,360.650.3751or 711 (Washington Relay).

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report: This report is provided pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act ("The Clery Act"). It includes statistics for the previous three calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on Western's campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Western; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, such as policies concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. You can obtain a copy of this report in printed or alternate formats by contacting the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs [email protected]. The report can be found at:Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (https://studentaffairs.wwu.edu/annual-security-and-fire-safety-report) .

All new employees must comply with the immunization policy and show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service before beginning work at WWU. A thorough background check will be conducted on all new hires which includes asexual misconduct background check (https://hr.wwu.edu/sexual-misconduct-background-checks) .

Job no: 502668

Advertised: Sep 10 2025 09:00 Pacific Daylight Time

Applications close: Oct 10 2025 23:55 Pacific Daylight Time