Parking 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)
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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.

• 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 terrol.johnson

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:

• 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)

• Veteran’s Preference documents (e.g., DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter) must be submitted by the closing date.
• Update:
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• 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…