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Browse current job openings at Metro, the Oregon Zoo and the Metropolitan Recreation Exhibition Commission.

Whether your talent is administrative or financial, technology, education, maintenance, gardening, zoo keeping or strategic planning, Metro may have a job for you. If you're passionate about nature, zoos, recycling, sustainable living, transportation, map-making or economic forecasting, Metro might be the place to turn your skills and interests into a life-changing career.

Current job openings

Contracts Coordinator

Oregon Zoo
One full-time position
Salary range: $48,467 - $65,895 annually
Starting salary: $48,467 annually
Deadline: September 5, 2008

Food and Banquet Captain

Oregon Zoo
One part-time (32 hour per week) position
Pay range: $14.88 - $19.91 hourly
Starting pay: $14.88 hourly
Deadline: September 9, 2008

Operating Engineer - Full-time

Oregon Convention Center
One full-time position
Pay rate: $27.26 hourly
Deadline: September 15, 2008

Pioneer Cemeteries Coordinator

(Assistant Management Analyst)
Regional Parks and Greenspaces Department
One part-time, 30 hour per week position
Salary range: $32,693.88 - $43,767.05 annually
This salary range has been prorated to reflect a 30 hour workweek.

Assistant or Associate Regional Land Use Model Planner

Planning Department, Data Resource Center
One full-time position
Assistant level salary range: $48,027.83 - $64,313.92 annually
Associate level salary range: $52,983.31 - $70,878.83 annually
Open until filled

Principal Transportation Modeler

Planning, Transportation Research and Modeling Services
One full-time position
Salary range: $64,313.92 - $86,086.13 annually
Open until filled. Resume review will begin on September 2, 2008

Seasonal Park Workers

Regional Parks and Greenspaces Department
Multiple part-time positions
Pay range: $8.75 - $9.75 hourly
Open until filled

Supervisor of Operations and Maintenance - Columbia District

Regional Parks and Greenspaces Department
One full-time position
Salary range: $60,838 - $84,564 annually
Open until filled. Resume review began on August 15, 2008.

Guest Services at the Oregon Zoo

The Oregon Zoo is currently hiring for all seasonal positions, including Restaurant/Catering, Admissions Services, Warehouse/Custodial and Safety/Security.

Visit the zoo web site for more information and instructions on how to apply: www.oregonzoo.org/Involved/jobs.htm.

Following up on your application

After the application deadline, it usually takes about three to four weeks before the hiring manager selects those individuals who will be interviewed. You can find out the status of a position for which you've applied by:

1. clicking on the recruitment status updates link at the top left side of this page
2. calling the job hotline at 503-797-1777 and listening for the recruitment update prompt.

Weekly recruitment status updates will be posted on the job hotline and web site every Friday. When accessing recruitment updates, you will need the title of the job for which you applied.

Jobs hotline

Call 503-797-1777 to learn about new job postings or to follow up on weekly recruitment status updates, which will be posted on the job hotline and web site every Friday.