Parking Meter Technician I

Pay Range: $18.00 - $21.31/hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, January 26, 2026 📅

Workdays & Hours: This position requires working weekends and holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas and may require rotating shift assignments to include Sunday – Saturday 6 AM – 9:30 PM.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, and 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 Parking Meter Technician I job is available with the City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department within its Parking Services Division. The selected candidate will have the ability to provide maintenance duties in support of the activities and services of the Parking Enterprise operations and services. Candidates will be tested on Excel, reading maps, comprehension skills, and various math skills.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED and no experience required

• Valid Texas driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Word, Excel, Access skills

• Customer Service and cash handling experience

• Record keeping such as maintaining daily cash reports, work orders and other miscellaneous reports

The Parking Meter Technician I job responsibilities include:

• Install and maintain parking related control devices and markings

• Provide device and sign installation and field maintenance services

• Provide assistance to assigned supervisory personnel

• Act as positive ambassador for the City of Fort Worth

• Ability to trouble shoot, work with hand tools & power tools

• Working knowledge in electronics

• Working knowledge of GIS

Working Conditions and Physical Demand as stated on official City job description

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, intense noises, gases, vibrations, chemicals, oils and workspace restrictions.

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 80 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.

Physical Demand

Medium Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 80 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.

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Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.