Interdepartmental Laborer Bid

Performs manual work of limited complexity utilizing manual and/or mechanized/power tools and/or equipment; may assist in the performance of semi-skilled or skilled tasks.

Department: Mobility & Infrastructure, Parks & Recreation, Public Safety, Public Works

Posting Type: BID

Salary: $24.47 per hour

Union: This position is included in the Pittsburgh Joint Collective Bargaining Committee and will be filled in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.                                                        

Civil Service Classification: Labor

In order to be eligible to bid for this position applicants must: 

• Be currently employed by the City of Pittsburgh in a position covered by the Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Joint Collective Bargaining Committee and remain employed in a position covered by the Agreement.

NOTE: 

• This bid will serve as the required bid under Section 8 (E)(4) of the agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Joint Collective Bargaining Committee.  
• This bid will also cover employees seeking a lateral transfer to a Laborer position in another department, and employees seeking a promotion or demotion to a Laborer position within their own department or to another department.

Transfer shall be made under the terms and conditions of the Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Joint Collective Bargaining Committee and in accordance with the Civil Service Statutes and Rules.

Bids must be submitted online at pghjobs.net by the closing date noted above. Select menu, Internal Bids and Job Announcements- City Employees Only.  

This notice shall be posted for the ten day period noted above and again in September 2025 and March 2026.  When a vacancy occurs in a specific department, the list of eligible bidders will be forwarded to the department.  Transfers, promotions and/or demotions to Laborer vacancies shall be filled from the results of this bid. 

pghjobs.netParticipates in various projects or tasks requiring physical labor (e.g., street resurfacing, digging ditches, pruning shrubs, installing playground equipment, maintaining pipelines, valves, hydrants, and manholes); cleans streets, gutters, sewers, and catch basins; loads and unloads materials, supplies, equipment, trash, and other debris; salts streets and sidewalks and removes snow; assists craftspersons in moving materials, setting forms, mixing cement, etc.; performs minor repairs on playgrounds, streets, sidewalks, stairs, sewers, etc.; performs simple construction jobs (e.g., barricades, fences, etc.); cuts grass and weeds, rakes leaves and performs related groundskeeping tasks; cleans buildings, offices, and the surrounding grounds; uses a variety of hand and power tools and pumps, sewer rodders, power movers, etc.; may operate fueling stations; may drive trucks of one ton or less in daily routine; may assist in locating mains and service lines and in backfilling excavations; performs routine maintenance of equipment (e.g., power saws, compressors, etc.); and performs such other related tasks and duties that are assigned or required.

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