Housing Rehabilitation Technician II

Pay Range: $26.57 - $33.21/hr.
Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, August 13, 2026
Workdays &

Hours:

Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm;
Some evening/weekend work required.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Housing Rehab Tech II job is available with the City of Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department. The Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program job is available with the City of Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department at New City Hall. The CDBG-DR Program provides substantial and non-substantial home repairs and rehabilitations for low-income homeowner households. This position will contribute to the City’s strategic goals, mission and vision by protecting the City’s affordable housing stock and keeping low-income residents in their homes.

The job entails conducting home inspections, developing work write-ups and assessing environmental reviews, communicating with contractors, and ensuring contractor work meets quality standards. Technicians will use computers/tablets and software in the office and in the field to conduct their work.

This position is a grant-funded overage position that ends 3/24/2028.

• Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, accounting, social services or related fields
• Two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience in residential construction, rehabilitation, housing programs and inspections, code enforcement or other closely related fields
• Valid Texas Driver’s License

• Experience working with computer-based software applications
• Experience providing customer service to program applicants
• Experience in residential energy efficiency
• Experience working with grant-funded programs
• Knowledge of CDBG-DR requirements
• Thorough knowledge of residential construction principles, building systems, local building codes, and rehabilitation practices sufficient to inspect homes, identify deficiencies, develop scopes of work, and monitor construction quality
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans, specifications, cost estimates, and contractor proposals.

• Handles calls from Contractors and applicants and responds to questions and complaints, assists applicants with completing necessary forms
• Assists in surveying and inspecting dwelling units
• Recognizes health and safety deficiencies in utility systems, structural systems, exterior housing units and other violations of the Minimum Building Standards Code and Energy Codes
• Writes clear and concise work specifications for home repair
• Calculates rehabilitation cost estimates
• Reviews all components of the estimation and bid process, participates in verifying that contractor bids coincide with money allocated, ensures no unapproved changes are made
• Frequently communicates with program contractors to coordinate construction activities, resolve field issues, clarify scope requirements, monitor project progress, and ensure work complies with applicable building codes, program guidelines, and contract requirements.
• Monitors rehabilitation work in progress
• Communicates with applicants regarding repairs to be made and warranties
• Assists in performing final inspections, identifies additional items to be replaced or repaired, determines payment date
• Prepares and maintains housing rehabilitation inspection reports
• Great customer service skills
• Communicates with program staff to ensure consistency with program policies, rehabilitation standards, project documentation, customer communications, and compliance requirements throughout all phases of project delivery.

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