Public Works Technician Senior

The City of Medford is looking for a skilled public works professional to join our Surface Maintenance crew as a Public Works Technician Senior. This is a hands‑on lead role for someone with strong asphalt and construction maintenance experience who takes pride in quality work, understands how to keep a crew and project moving, and is ready to serve as a trusted resource in the field.

In this role, you’ll help plan, coordinate, and perform asphalt, concrete, and right‑of‑way maintenance and rehabilitation projects throughout the community. You’ll lead and train crew members, coordinate equipment and materials, and work alongside the team to deliver safe, durable results residents can see and rely on every day. If you bring sound judgment, strong technical skills, and a team-first approach, this is an opportunity to make a visible impact while growing your leadership experience with the City of Medford.

Go to Medfordoregon.gov to apply!

• Graduation from high school or GED equivalent.
• Four (4) years of equipment operation and related construction or maintenance experience.

• Possession of a valid Class A Oregon Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or the ability to obtain a CDL within 6 months of hire date. New employees establishing resident status in the State of Oregon must obtain an Oregon driver’s license within 30 days (ORS 807.020 (1)).
• Maintaining a CDL is a condition of employment.
• Ability to maintain an acceptable driving record throughout employment.
• Must live within a 60‑minute response time from the City’s Service Center located at 821 N. Columbus Ave.

• Flagger certification
• Traffic Control Technician (TCT) or Traffic Control Supervisor (TCS) certification

• Monday – Thursday, 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM (four 10‑hour days with three days off each week)

This position is part of the Teamsters C&M employee group.

The anticipated hiring range for the Public Works Technician position is $30.69 (first step) to $32.22 or $33.83 (second or third step). The City of Medford determines starting pay based on an evaluation of relevant education, experience, and qualifications as provided by the applicant in their application materials, alongside others who perform work of comparable character consistent with the Oregon Equal Pay Act.

Six steps are included in this salary range, allowing opportunity for annual movement through the steps.

• Medical, vision and dental benefits for employee and family, paid at 100% by the City with the opportunity to buy‑up to a lower deductible plan.
• Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance – policy value of $50,000 paid by the City.
• Long‑term disability insurance provided by the City.
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA‑VEBA) contributions provided by the City.

• Oregon Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) lifetime pension after retirement at no cost to employee.
• PERS is 100% fully paid as the City pays both the employer and the employee’s (6%) contributions.
• Deferred Compensation retirement plan (Section 457 Plan) for employee’s retirement planning.

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• The City’s Wellness Program promotes physical, social, emotional, intellectual, financial and environmental wellness with various goals and challenges to participate in throughout the year. Employees may qualify for wellness incentives by completing milestones set within the program up to $200 annually.
• Access to the City’s fully equipped fitness center 24/7.

• Serves as a crew lead over teams of Public Works Technicians and Laborers and prioritizes and assigns work to and trains staff in the assigned section.
• Leads and performs a variety of skilled equipment operation and public works construction and maintenance tasks.
• Creates, installs, inspects, repairs, and alters a variety of signs, systems, equipment, structures and facilities, maintains and repairs streets, sewer lines, storm drainage infrastructure, bridges, pump stations,…