Parking Pay Station Technician

Job Appointment: Full-Time
Work Schedule: 6am - 4pm with every other Monday off 
Work location: 2835 N KERBY AVE, PORTLAND OR 97227
Union Representation: Portland City Laborers 483 (PCL)
Benefits: Please check our benefit tab for an overview of benefits for this position.
To view current labor agreements, please visit https://www.portland.gov/bhr/employee-relations/labor-relations/labor-agreements.

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

The Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Pay Station Technician team is looking to add a motivated meter technician to repair, monitor, and maintain our parking meters and their systems. In this role, you will be focused on diagnosing and repairing issues with both mechanical and electronic components. Installing updates and upgrades to parking meter programs and components. Cleaning and keeping our meters free of graffiti and vandalism. To be successful as a Pay Station Technician, you should possess excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills, solid technical and mechanical knowledge, and good task managing abilities. A Pay Station Technician should enhance the team dynamic. They should be able to provide timely technical and mechanical support and introduce new programs and components to enhance and improve technology in the organization.

Parking Meter Technician Responsibilities:

• Maintain and repair technological and mechanical equipment for parking meters 
• Set up parking meter hardware 
• Install parking meter software 
• Perform regular upgrades 
• Perform troubleshoot activities 
• Create and maintain electronic records of repairs and fixes 
• Train and collaborate with other team members 
• Interacting with the public, providing technical support 
• Repairing vandalized parts and graffiti from meters 
• Drive a van or other city vehicle 

Questions?:
Terrol Johnson
Senior Recruiter
[email protected]Applicants should specifically address and demonstrate in their cover letter and résumé how their education, training, and/or experience meet each of the following minimum qualifications:

1. Good time-management skills 
2. Ability to multi-task 
3. Strong interpersonal and communication skills 
4. Outstanding troubleshooting skills 
5. Critical-thinker and problem solver 
6. Service-oriented workplace persona 
7. Familiar with a variety of computer systems 
8. Experience using small hand tools to assist in the installation and removal of meters and components

Applicant must also possess: 

• Valid state driver's license and acceptable driving record at the time of hire 
• Take and pass a Pre-Placement medical exam
  

STEP 1: Apply online between September 14, 2026, and September 28, 2026
 

• Cover letter.
  • Details are key! The city uses a merit-based system, so your cover letter should be thorough and specifically address each qualification listed in the "To Qualify" section of the job announcement. Your cover letter can exceed one page to ensure you can provide detailed information for every qualification. Follow the instructions, as a subject matter expert will be evaluating your details to confirm that you meet the minimum requirements.
• Resume
• Answer to Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)

Optional Application Materials:

• Veteran’s Preference documents (e.g., DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter) must be submitted by the closing date.
• Update: As of March 3, 2025, if you have already submitted veteran documents and qualified for preference, you do not need to resubmit them for future recruitments.
• To update or remove veteran preference for this recruitment or from your profile, contact the recruiter listed in the job announcement.

Application Tips:

• Your cover letter can exceed one page but no more than three, to ensure you can provide detailed information for every qualification. A subject matter expert will evaluate your details to confirm that you meet the minimum requirements.
• Your résumé should support the details described in your cover letter.
• 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.
• E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.
• Do not attach any additional documents.
• Please note that 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 the use of 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. 

BOLI: Equal Pay for Workers: State of Oregon
Every worker must get equal pay for equal work regardless of gender, race, age, or other protected characteristics.

• An evaluation of each applicant's training and paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their resume and cover letter, is weighted 100%.
• Your resume and cover letter 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 results. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information.
• Additional evaluation may be required before the establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.

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

• The hiring bureau will review and select candidates to interview.

• A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.

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 

Did you know? The City of Portland has How to Apply Videos and offers How to Apply Classes once per month.  If you have questions after watching the videos you are invited to contact the recruiter listed on the announcement.