Vehicle Emissions Inspector; Public Service Representative

Initial Posting Date: 08/20/2026 Final date to receive applications: 08/30/2026 Agency:
Department of Environmental Quality Salary Range: $3,717 - $5,065 Position Type:
Employee

Position Title:

* 2 Positions
* Vehicle Emissions Inspector (Public Service Representative
3)

Job Description:

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality strives to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable environment that embraces and values diversity. Employees at all levels of the agency work together to foster fairness, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We strive to be a workplace where we share our authentic identities, while advancing our individual professional goals, and while collaborating to protect, preserve, and enhance the environment for current and future generations.

We celebrate and appreciate diversity, champion equity, and treat each other with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, age, or physical or mental disability in the administration of our programs and activities. Visit DEQ's Civil Rights and Environmental Justice page.

Do you have strong customer service skills and enjoy working with a variety of customers? Do you work well both independently and as part of a team? If so, please consider a career with the State of Oregon at the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). At DEQ, employees have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and supportive team of mission-focused individuals tasked with maintaining, restoring, and enhancing the quality of Oregon's air, land, and water.

Here is a video about DEQ:  The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) currently has two full-time limited-duration opportunities for Vehicle Emissions Inspectors (Public Service Representative
3) at its Hillsboro Clean Air Station in Hillsboro, Oregon. The list of qualified candidates may be used to fill future limited duration and permanent vacancies at any of the Portland area testing stations located in Clackamas, Gresham, Hillsboro, NE Portland, and Sherwood. These positions are limited duration with one ending 12/31/26 and the other ending 1/31/27 with the potential of being extended and/or made permanent pending Budget and Legislature approval.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is the primary regulatory agency of the government of the U.S. State of Oregon responsible for protecting and enhancing the state's natural resources. Affecting close to half the population of the State of Oregon, the Vehicle Inspection Program (VIP) is one of the signature programs of the Oregon DEQ. The VIP is responsible for ensuring over 1 million vehicles in the Portland and Medford areas have well maintained emission control systems, and VIP plays a significant role in the Ozone SIP, air toxics reductions, and