Join our team

Learn about the diverse career opportunities at the King County Solid Waste Division.

A loader operator sits behind the controls at a King County Solid Waste Division facility

A customer service representative welcomes customers at a Solid Waste Division scale house

A truck driver gives the thumbs up sign at a Solid Waste Division facility

A Solid Waste Division engineer inspects a pipe at the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill

A customer service representative behind a counter, helping a customer.

Working for SWD

View current job openings on the King County Careers page.

Careers

We offer careers in a wide range of fields, including:

Accountant
Administrative Specialist
Administrator
Budget & Finance Officer
Capital Project Manager
Communications Specialist
Contract Specialist
Engineer
Environmental Compliance Coordinator
Environmental Scientist
Equipment Operator
Fiscal Specialist
Health & Environmental Investigator
Inventory Purchasing Specialist
Internships
Landfill Gas Operator

Mechanic/Automotive Machinist
Operations Manager
Payroll Specialist
Project Program Manager
Safety Program Manager
Scale Operator
Special Project Manager
Operations Supervisor
Tipper Worker
Transfer Station Operator
Truck Driver
Utility Worker Assistant
Utility Worker
Wastewater Treatment Operator

For more detailed info on our career opportunities, download our lists of professional and trade positions within SWD.

Seasonal

Utility worker (spring and summer)
This seasonal position performs a wide variety of maintenance and equipment operation duties not associated with journey-level work. A substantial portion of the work may be completed outdoors.

Related topics

Solid waste programs

Learn about our waste reduction and recycling programs

Solid waste facilities

Find a King County garbage and recycling facility

Re+ (zero waste)

Learn about our approach for reducing the amount of waste going to the landfill

Comprehensive plan

Information about the Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan.

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