Seasonal Utility Worker

Overview

The City of Tigard is seeking 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. The Public Works Department plays a key role in implementing the city's vision for an equitable, walkable, healthy, and accessible community. The City of Tigard values diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and life experiences and is committed to building a workforce of diverse voices to impact decision making, drive growth, and better serve the community.

We encourage those wanting to work with and serve diverse populations to apply. 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.

• 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 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.

• Maintain water quality facilities in a clean and safe condition, including 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 and remove leaves/other debris to ensure proper function.

Any combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical path to qualification 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, finalists 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 a good driving record.

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.

• 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.

• 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)

We do not accept applications that are emailed. 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 subject matter experts can appropriately evaluate your experience.

Attention Veterans: To receive veteran’s preference, please upload your DD214/Separation documentation.