Utility Worker II (Wastewater/Storm)

City of Tigard; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental plans

Generous retirement plan

City-paid HRA-VEBA

Paid vacation and sick leave

10 paid holidays plus 28 hours of浮浮?

Job summary

City of Tigard is seeking a skilled Maintenance Worker to support our wastewater and stormwater programs. You will install basins and manholes, perform repairs, and keep drainage systems functioning for a growing community.

You will work with a dedicated team, use Vactor trucks for cleaning, and assist the public with questions about the sanitary system. A valid Class A CDL is required within six months, and a physical capacities test will be part of the process.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to a high school diploma and two years of related experience.
• Class A CDL within six months of hire.
• Pass a physical capacities test to evaluate ability to perform essential functions.

Responsibilities

• Install catch basins, manholes, and mainline components for stormwater systems.
• Perform spot repairs and maintenance of wastewater and storm locations.
• Assist citizens with questions about the sanitary system and connections.
• Operate Vactor trucks to clean main pipes and basins.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma

Class A CDL

Tools

Vactor trucks

Job description

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 flexibility 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

We are looking for you if you: Enjoy providing excellent customer service and want to be part of a dynamic and skilled team maintaining rapidly growing wastewater and storm collection systems and green infrastructure. If you enjoy serving and helping the public, you work well in a team environment, and have a “get it done” mindset, you should join our team!

• Installing catch basins, manholes, mainline and performing creek/stream restoration while working on our stormwater system.
• Performing spot repairs and maintaining access in various wastewater and storm locations.
• Assisting citizens with questions they may have regarding the sanitary system and how their private system connects.
• Cleaning both sanitary and stormwater collection systems by operating Vactor combination hydro cleaner trucks.
• Cleaning includes cleaning the main pipe systems, catch basins, as well as other areas the division is responsible for.
• Video inspection of both wastewater and stormwater systems by assisting our inspection unit operators.
• In addition to these duties, we also perform restoration work in many drainage areas eliminating and mitigating erosion within those areas that are in forested areas.
• During weather events and emergencies, the division also assists other divisions as needed to ensure the public receives the highest level of customer service.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

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 two (2) years of related experience, such as construction, repair, operation AND maintenance of streets, underground utilities, or parks and landscape.
• Class A CDL required within six months of hire.
• The successful candidate will pass a physical capacities test designed to evaluate ability to perform the essential physical functions of the job.

Supplemental Information

Union Representation: SEIU

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.

Benefits

In addition to being a great place to work, 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 28 hours of floating holiday (3.5 days of floating holiday)
• Life and disability insurance
• Universal transit pass through TriMet

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