Utility Worker I - CL

The Position

The City of Portland is seeking to hire multiple Utility Worker I's to join the Portland Bureau of Transportation!

About The Position

Job Appointment: Full time

Work Schedule: 5 days a week (usually includes a weekend day)

Work Location: Multiple locations including 1516 NW Northrup Street, Portland, OR 97209

Benefits: Please check our benefits tab for an overview of benefit for this position

Language Pay Premium Eligible: This position may be eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees

Union Representation: (LiUNA Laborers' Local 483, Portland City Laborers, PCL) . To view this labor agreement, please click here . Applicants start at the entry salary rate of $30.02 hourly, then $32.67 hourly after six months.

Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need respond to the supplemental questions and attach a resume.

Position Summary

About the current position: As part of the Portland Streetcar Maintenance Team, you will be required to perform assigned duties independently and in conjunction with co-workers, taking direction from PSC Management and Dispatch/Control. The Utility Worker I is responsible for performing unskilled/semi-skilled work, routinely using hand & power tools in the performance of their assigned tasks, safely operating motor vehicles and using a forklift.

Typical Duties/Examples of Work

• Streetcar cleaning & servicing: Sweeping & mopping, exterior washing, interior detailing, refilling reading materials, refilling sand hoppers (requires routine lifting of buckets of sand).
• Platform cleaning & servicing: Garbage collection, sweeping, pressure washing, graffiti removal, snow & ice removal.
• Facility cleaning & grounds maintenance: Cleaning of offices, breakrooms, restrooms, and maintenance areas. Cleaning of streetcar storage yards and other right-of-way areas, including foliage control and leaf pick-up.
• Landscape maintenance: Use of tractors and mowers, string trimmers, hedgers, backpack blowers, and other power equipment and hand tools to care for turf and shrub beds.
• Traffic control/flagging: Perform work zone flagging and assist track & signal maintainers with maintenance tasks.
• Reads and sends emails, records work hours, completes basic reports, and work orders.
• Drives compact and full-size pickup trucks in parks and on city streets.
• Responds to calls to work during emergencies.
• Other duties may include customer service, forklift operation, and motor vehicle operation.
  
  

About the current vacancy's division: Portland Streetcar (PSC) is a City owned transit agency serving the vibrant central core of Portland. PSC division assets include 17 streetcar vehicles, 65 passenger platforms, 2 maintenance facilities and over 14 miles of right-of-way, all of which require various types of support from the Utility Worker I job classification.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation's current vacancy is considered a safety sensitive position as well as an essential employee. This means that this position is subject to random drug screening and is required to respond to calls to work during weather emergencies and perform related duties as assigned.

Other Opportunities Include

Portland Parks and Recreation's Land Management works in Portland parks to ensure they are clean and safe for the community to enjoy. They perform basic park maintenance, including picking up garbage, emptying trash cans, cleaning restrooms, removing graffiti, clearing sidewalks, and other maintenance tasks. They drive vehicles and operate small equipment such as weed eaters, backpack blowers, and pressure washers. They may work alone or as part of a crew. These positions will work in parks and around the public, so applicants should be comfortable communicating with a wide range of people.

About Portland Parks and Recreation Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is committed to the overall Citywide vision that race will have no detrimental effect on people of color, refugee, and immigrant communities in accessing our parks and natural areas, or from the benefit of our services. We recognize, understand, and encourage celebration of the differences that surround us. Diversity and equity are vital to PP&R’s ideals and values. The City of Portland, Oregon, is a growing and diverse city of 650,000 residents, nearly 20% of whom speak languages other than English at home. PP&R values a diverse workforce and seeks ways to promote equity and inclusion within the organization and with the public. PP&R encourages applications from candidates with knowledge, ability, and experience working with a broad range of individuals and communities with diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds. Although not required, PP&R encourages candidates who can fluently speak another language to include that information in their application materials. Multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Have a question?

Contact Information

Anna Morgan, Senior Recruiter

Bureau of Human Resources

anna.morgan@portlandoregon.gov

To Qualify

Qualifications

Applicants must describe in their supplemental question responses and résumé how their education, training, work experience, and/or lived experience meet each of the following minimum qualifications:

• Ability to perform various types of manual labor, such as a variety of cleaning, loading and unloading equipment, and landscape maintenance, including clearing of paths, trimming grass and weeds, and spreading mulch.
• Ability to learn and use safe working practices and learn and follow instructions.
• Ability towork courteously and effectively with a range of co-workers & contractors, including the ability to respond appropriately to questions & concerns from co-workers and the public.
• Ability to safely and effectively use hand and power tools, such as pressure washers, blowers, string trimmers, snow removal machines, and the ability to perform minor servicing, adjustments, and repairs of assigned equipment.
• Ability tosafely operate motor vehicles such as pick-up trucks and vans, to perform duties.
• Ability towork independently and in conjunction with co-workers.
  
  

Applicants Must Also Possess

• A valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record
• Ability to pass a Pre-hire Evaluation Examination
• Ability to pass a criminal background check
  
  

The Recruitment Process

STEP 1: Apply online between August 4, 2025 – August 11, 2025

Required Application Materials

• Resume
• Answer to the Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)
  
  

Optional Application Materials

• If you wish to request Veteran's Preference, please submit your veteran documents (e.g., DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter) by the recruitment's closing date.
  
  

We have recently updated our veteran preference process. As of March 3rd, 2025 if you made the eligible list and met the eligibility to receive veteran preference, you will no longer need to submit veteran documents for future recruitments.

If you need to update or remove your veteran preference for a specific recruitment or from your master profile, please contact the recruiter listed in the job announcement.

Application Tips

• Your responses to the supplemental questions should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
• Your résumé should support the details described in your responses to the supplemental questions.
• How We Determine Pay: The City of Portland is covered by the Oregon Equal Pay Act . Your salary is determined based on the experience listed in your resume that is directly related and equivalent to the position for which you are applying. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all your relevant experience.
• Do not attach any additional documents.
• Please note, all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
• You can use AI tools to assist with your job application, but please make sure to personalize your responses to supplemental questions. Avoid copying and pasting. We encourage using AI to generate ideas and then tailor them to reflect your own experiences and skills.
• All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process.
• E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.
  
  

STEP 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: Week of August 11 - Week of August 18

• An evaluation of each applicant's training and paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their resume and supplemental questions, weighted 100%.
• Your résumé and responses to the supplemental questions will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
• You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you would like to review and discuss your evaluation result. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information.
  
  

Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.

STEP 3: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of August 25

• Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.
  
  

STEP 4: Selection (Interview): Mid - September

• Hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview
  
  

STEP 5: Offer of Employment: Late September

Some positions will require those offered employment to complete and sign a criminal background statement before being considered for employment.

STEP 6: Start Date: Early October

• A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.
• Timeline is approximate and subject to change.
  
  

Additional Information

Click here for additional information regarding the following:

• City of Portland Core Values
• Recruitment Process - Work Status
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Veteran Preference
• ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations
  
  

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