Utility Worker I or Utility Worker II

Title:      Utility Worker I or Utility Worker II

Pay:       $17.50 - $21.00 per hour (DOQ&E), plus benefits

Status:  Full-time; 40 hours per weeks

Opens: June 10, 2019

Closes:  June 26, 2019

The City is accepting applications for (1) full-time utility worker I or utility worker II to provide support to the city public works lead, public works manager, and other management personnel. The primary responsibility of this position involves performing a variety of public works maintenance with the City’s infrastructures such as, drinking water system, waste water treatment and collection system, roads, right of way, storm drainage, sidewalks and street lighting. A significant area of work will be in the sewer and water portions of the public works department that includes turn on and shut off notices to customers, meter reading and general duties associated with a municipal utility.

The City of La Pine is Oregon’s newest city, incorporated in late-2006.  The City is located in Deschutes County, Oregon, south of Bend and Sunriver.  La Pine is a rural community nestled along the Little Deschutes River, surrounded by the Deschutes National Forest, Newberry National Volcanic Monument, and countless Cascade Lakes.  With a population of approximately 2,000 inside the City and over 10,000 residents nearby, La Pine has significant commercial and industrial activity.  The City provides sewer, water, public works, finance, planning, economic development, code enforcement, and urban renewal services.

Please see the full description and official announcement below, as well as the additional application items required to apply for this position.