PW Maintenance Worker - Meter Technician; Limited Term

Please note:

Application may not be accepted if it is incomplete. Adding your resume and/or cover letter in lieu of the application may not be accepted as well.

The City of Bothell’s Public Works Department is seeking an enthusiastic, detail-oriented professional with strong communication skills to join our team as the next Public Works Maintenance Worker - Meter Technician (Limited Term Full Time) in the Water Division!

This is a Limited Term Full Time position that has been authorized until December 31, 2028.

Recruitment information:

• The first round of applications will be reviewed on November 19th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
• Schedule:
  
  Monday–Thursday, 4/10 schedule, 6:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., with Fridays off.

What will you do in this position?

• Read residential, commercial, and industrial water meters using manual or electronic methods; records and inputs water consumption data to determine usage.
• Replace and installs meters and temporary locking devices on meters.
• Assist with the implementation and maintenance of the meter program including meter reading route development and scheduling.
• Work with Utility Billing to run and review reports to identify AMI equipment errors/failures and consumption abnormalities.
• Note irregularities for billing department; walks and drives a vehicle to various meter locations and removes meter covers; trims grass, removes leaves, debris and other obstructions as necessary; prunes shrubs and removes or adds dirt to meter boxes.
• Assist utility billing staff with customer inquiries, leak checks, problems and complaints related to metering and performs turn-offs and turn-ons for non-payment or service request.

A successful candidate in this position will:

• Actively build and maintain internal and external partnerships through collaboration, sharing resources, and utilizing diverse expertise to achieve common goals and drive success.
• Make timely and effective decisions, often with limited information and under tight deadlines and pressure, relying on a combination of analysis, experience, and judgment.
• Adapt effectively to changes, adjusting behavior to evolving circumstances, and embrace new ideas and diverse perspectives.
• Effectively conveys information and ideas through various communication methods and practices active listening.
• Apply objective reasoning and action, maintaining perspective when evaluating both qualitative and quantitative information.

About City of Bothell:

• The City is comprised of 13.6 square miles within both King and Snohomish Counties and is home to 51,760 people (2025). This figure is projected to grow to nearly 75,000 over the next 20 years in tandem with Bothell’s increasingly vibrant downtown and life sciences employment cluster near the I-405 corridor.
• Learn more about the City’s Organizational Values and the Bothell’s City Council 2040 Vision and Strategic Priorities.
• Learn more about the City of Bothell's Public Works Department here!

We are committed to being a safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace and community.

The City of Bothell is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people’s lives. The City of Bothell recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship…