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Seasonal Utility Worker

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Seasonal Utility Worker

Salary

$22.64 - $24.90 Hourly

Location

Oregon 97223, OR

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

2025-00140

Department

Public Works

Opening Date

01/28/2026

Closing Date

3/22/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

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Overview

The City of Tigard is seeking a qualified Seasonal Utility Workers in various divisions. These positions may require weekend work. All seasonal positions are limited to 1040 hours and serve on teams in the parks, streets, sanitary/sewer or Surface Water Management (SWM)

The City's core values include Respect and Care, Do the Right Thing, and Get It Done. As part of our team, you will help our organization live those values in all aspects of the workplace and our city's services. Tigard has adopted a strategic plan to be an equitable community that is walkable, healthy, and accessible for everyone. The Public Works Department plays a key role in implementing this vision through services and infrastructure projects. The City of Tigard values diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and life experiences.

We are committed to building a workforce of diverse voices to impact decision making, drive growth, and better serve our community. We strongly encourage those wanting to work with and serve diverse populations to apply. We would love for you to consider joining Team Tigard Please review the essential job functions for each division in the Seasonal Utility Worker classification.

Additional Information: Successful candidates must pass a physical capacities test designed to evaluate ability to perform the essential physical functions of the job.

Examples of Duties

Seasonal Workers in Parks:

• Performs a variety of semi-skilled manual labor duties in city landscape maintenance services, construction, and repair operations within the Parks section of Public Works.

• Uses manual tools and operates trucks and medium-duty mechanized equipment.

• Individually or as a crew member, performs a variety of manual tasks in the construction, landscape maintenance, and/or repair of city parks and grounds.

• Performs daily maintenance on assigned equipment.

• Responsible for work site safety.

• Cleans restrooms, picks up trash.

• Prepares picnic shelters for reservations.

• cleans work storage areas and equipment.

Seasonal Workers on "Surface Water Management" SWM

• Maintain water quality facilities in a clean and safe condition – picking up trash and litter

• Safely use string trimmers, hedgers, and hand tools to trim vegetation in water quality facilities and green spaces.

• Safely use mowing equipment to cut grasses and weeds in and around water quality facilities.

• Safely drive city trucks, (sometimes with trailers) to various work sites.

• Participate in inspecting water quality facilities, remove leaves/other debris, to ensure proper function.

Minimum Qualifications

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

• Six (6) months of manual labor or landscape experience.

NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS: Must be at least 18 years of age. Upon completion of reference checks, the finalist for this position will be extended a conditional offer of employment subject to passing a physical, drug screening and background checks prior to the final job offer. Must have a valid driver's license and good driving record.

Supplemental Information

Benefits: Seasonal employees are not eligible for Tigard's employee benefits packets.

• Union: Non-represented

• Hours Status: 40 hours per week

• This recruitment will establish a candidate list that will expire in the summer of 2026.

Typical Full-Time Schedules

• Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m-3:30 p.m.

• Tuesday - Saturday 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

• Sunday-Thursday 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Optional part-time, Flexible Schedules

• Weekend days

• Weekend afternoons/evenings example: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM Saturday and/or Sunday

• Early mornings example 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM

How to apply:

We do not accept applications that are emailed. We encourage you to apply online by the closing date/time. This position is open until filled.

IMPORTANT: In lieu of resumes and cover letters, The City of Tigard evaluates an 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.

This position is not eligible for benefits; however, paid sick leave is available in accordance with the Oregon Sick Leave law.

This job classification is not represented by a union

01

In which division are you interested in working? Please click all that apply.

• Parks

• Surface Water Management

02

Which of the following best describes your experience performing manual labor or landscaping work?

• none

• less than 6 months

• 6 months or more

Required Question

Employer

City of Tigard

Address

13125 SW Hall Blvd Tigard, Oregon, 97223

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