Temporary Roads Maintenance

Position: Temporary Hire Roads Maintenance
Salary: $26.74 Hourly
Location : Tacoma, WA
Job Type: Extra Hire
Job Number: 26-00182
Department: Planning and Public Works
Division: PPW River Roads Maintenance Operations
Opening Date: 03/01/2026
Closing Date: 3/20/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Description
This work project will run from 4 May to 30 September.

Summary
Why It's a Great Opportunity: Start your career with Pierce County as a temporary extra hire Maintenance Worker with our Roads Maintenance team! You will be an integral part of our team performing various maintenance functions across Pierce County. Some of those tasks include flagging, cleaning, landscaping, inventory management, construction work around manholes, concrete work, and road work.

As an extra hire maintenance worker, you will enjoy a regular schedule Monday - Friday (The work will change to 4-10's for summertime, Monday to Thursday OR Tuesday to Friday.) You can count on Pierce County to provide PPE, tools, and a safe place to work. You will work out of Frederickson, Bonney Lake, and Purdy to various places in Pierce County.

Why It's a Great Department: PPW stewards a healthy and vibrant community by collaboratively planning and investing in our people, infrastructure, systems, and policies. PPW's team has more than 800 members that collaborate, innovate and inspire in performing essential services to the community. The department is responsible for the County road and levee systems, sewer systems, airports, ferries, building permits, environmental review, sustainability, community planning, and code enforcement - just to name a few!
Learn more about Planning and Public Works here.

How to be Successful in the Role: We are looking for people who show up on time, care about the quality of the work you do, like to learn, and grow their skills, love a challenge, and have great attention to detail in everything you do. This is a physical job in all kinds of weather, so it takes strength and commitment to be successful.

This position may require daily driving of a Pierce County vehicle therefore a SAFE driving record is a must.

Your Future in this Role: Pierce County cares about your career and personal development. Your time with us will introduce you to the core work and core values that keep our communities vibrant and safe. You will quickly see this is a place with a variety of paths for a future career with Pierce County.

Core Daily Responsibilities:

• Set up MUTCD compliant work zones for road maintenance crews.
• Serve as Washington state certified flagger safely guiding and directing traffic through work zones.
• Provide manual labor/support for traffic operations programs including pavement markings, raised pavement markers, roadway striping, and other duties as assigned in road maintenance.
• Maintain and safely operate small power tools and landscape equipment.
• Work is performed outside sometimes under adverse weather conditions.
• Work reporting location may vary depending on job location.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience performing skilled or semi-skilled labor such as traffic operations, road maintenance, landscaping, or construction.
• A valid driver's license is required for this position.

As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.
Supplemental Information
To be considered for this opportunity please:

• Complete and submit a detailed online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting "APPLY" above or go to:
• If you have a question about this opportunity, please email the Recruitment Team at and specify the Job Number and Title.
• If you do not have internet access, you may visit your local public library or any Work Source location and use their computers.
• Individuals needing accommodation in the application, testing process or need this job announcement in an alternative format may call Human Resources at , at least two days prior to the need.

This is a competitive selection process. Your application will be reviewed and evaluated for the quality and quantity of education/experience in the areas listed. Applicants whose qualifications most closely correspond to the County's needs will be eligible for further consideration. Notification of application status normally occurs 2 to 3 weeks after the closing date. Short notice may be given to applicants to participate in further selection processes which may include assessments, phone screen, and interviews.

At Pierce County, diversity, equity, and inclusion means commitment, not a single step. We strive to foster an inclusive environment that supports equitable access to opportunities throughout your career. We want to recruit, develop, and maintain a talented workforce from various backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and perspectives, committed to our vision. Employees of the County have local, direct, and visible impact in our diverse community.

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