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Environmental Technician I
- City of Portland (Portland, OR)
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Environmental Technician I
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Environmental Technician I
Salary
$61,588.80 - $78,665.60 Annually
Location
6543 N. Burlington Ave, OR
Job Type
Regular
Job Number
2026-00005
Bureau
Bureau of Environmental Services
Opening Date
01/05/2026
Closing Date
1/19/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
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The Position
Job Appointment: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Mon-Fri. 8 am - 4:30 pm. An alternate schedule may be available.
Work Location : 6543 N BURLINGTON AVE, PORTLAND, OR 97203. This is a hybrid position allowing for 50% telework.
Benefits : Please check our benefits tab for an overview of benefits for this position
Union Representation: PROTEC17 . To view labor agreements, current and future, please click here (https://www.portland.gov/bhr/employee-relations/labor-relations/labor-agreements) .
Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need to attach a resume and answer supplemental questions.
Are you interested in a career in the fields of environmental protection and regulatory compliance oversight? Are you a detail-oriented individual who enjoys a mix of field and office work? Do you want to help prevent pollution in North Portland’s Columbia Slough Watershed?
The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) Compliance Division is seeking an Environmental Technician I to help the Industrial Stormwater team implement their Columbia Slough Source Control Inspection Program. The Industrial Stormwater team works to prevent and minimize pollution in stormwater discharges and control non-stormwater discharges from industrial and commercial businesses. This position works closely with the program’s Environmental Specialist and interacts regularly with the BES Environmental Remediation Division and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
What you’ll get to do:
+ Research and document property operator and onsite drainage information, along with prior BES interactions with industrial and commercial businesses in select Columbia Slough City stormwater outfall basins.
+ Assist with inspecting industrial and commercial businesses to identify environmental concerns and non-compliance associated with stormwater discharges and document inspection findings during and after site inspections.
+ Conduct outreach to regulated businesses regarding their stormwater discharge requirements.
+ Review environmental surveys submitted by businesses to determine the applicability of stormwater discharge regulations.
+ Take meeting notes to capture key discussions, decisions, and action items
An ideal candidate will demonstrate through direct or transferable experience:
+ A passion for environmental protection
+ Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
+ Desire to perform work in the field
+ Ability to work independently
+ Excellent communication skills
About the Bureau of Environmental Services
This is an exciting time to join the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES). Together we are re-imagining the work we do to ensure it aligns with Our Values:
+ We implement equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery.
+ We value our customers and partners.
+ We carefully manage our watersheds, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources.
+ We encourage leadership among our employees in our City and community.
+ We support a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce.
+ We urge respectful communication and transparency.
+ We advance innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions.
At BES, we value our customers and partners; Portlanders’ sense of connection to their waterways; conscientious stewardship of our watersheds, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources; a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce; leadership among our employees and in our City and community; equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery; clear communication and transparency; innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions.
BES is seeking talented individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds with knowledge, ability, and experience working with a broad range of individuals and communities; and that desire to work collaboratively and creatively to broaden the variety of innovative ways to partner with and serve all Portland communities.
To learn more about the work we do at BES, click on the link: About Environmental Services | Portland.gov (https://www.portland.gov/bes/about)
Our BES 10-Year Strategic Plan can be found here: download (portland.gov) (https://www.portland.gov/bes/documents/bes-strategic-plan-2018-2027/download)
Questions?:
Terrol Johnson
Senior Recruiter
To Qualify
Applicants must describe in their supplemental question responses and résumé how their education, training, work experience, and/or lived experience meet each of the following minimum qualifications:
+ Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions with limited supervision and work independently to perform thorough and detailed work on multiple tasks concurrently.
+ Ability to learn and operate a variety of computer software programs to record and gather data, maintain files, and prepare maps, graphics, documents, or reports.
+ Ability to communicate effectively via phone and email with the business community.
+ Ability to read and interpret maps, architectural and engineering drawings, construction plans, or other technical materials.
+ Ability to work with a multicultural workforce, promote an equitable workplace environment, and apply equitable program practices to diverse and complex City services.
Additional Requirements
+ Driver’s license
The Recruitment Process
STEP 1: Apply online between January 5, 2026, and January 19, 2026
Required Application Materials:
+ Resume
+ Answers to Supplemental Questions
Optional Application Materials:
+ Veteran’s Preference documents (e.g., DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter) must be submitted by the closing date.
+ Update: As of March 3, 2025, if you have already submitted veteran documents and qualified for preference, you do not need to resubmit them for future recruitments.
+ To update or remove veteran preference for this recruitment or from your profile, contact the recruiter listed in the job announcement.
Application Tips:
+ Your answers to the Supplemental Questions should include details describing your education, training, and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflect your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
+ Your résumé should support the details described in your answers to the supplemental questions..
+ Salary Range/Equity Pay Analysis: Please note per the Oregon State Pay Equity Law (https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/equal-pay.aspx) , your salary is determined based on the experience and education listed in your resume/application. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid, regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all directly related and equivalent experience.
+ Do not attach any additional documents.
+ Please note that all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: Week of January 19, 2026
+ An evaluation of each applicant's training, paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their answers to supplemental questions and resume, weighted 100%.
+ Your answers to the supplemental questions and résumé will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
+ You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you would like to review and discuss your evaluation result. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 (https://www.portland.gov/policies/human-resources-administrative-rules/employment/hrar-301-recruitment-processes#toc-examination-review) for complete information.
+ Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.
Step 3: Establishment of Eligible List: January 26, 2026
+ Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.
+ Please note, the selection process may take up to 90 days from the notification of being placed on the eligible list.
Step 4: Selection (Interview): TBD
+ Hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview.
+ Please note, the selection process may take up to 90 days from the notification of being placed on the eligible list.
Step 5: Offer of Employment: TBD
Step 6: Start Date:
+ A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.
*Timeline is approximate and subject to change.
Additional Information
Click here (https://www.portland.gov/bhr/career-center/recruitment-policy) for additional information regarding the following:
+ City of Portland Core Values
+ Recruitment Process - Work Status
+ Equal Employment Opportunity
+ Veteran Preference
+ ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations
Did you know? The City of Portland has How to Apply Videos (https://tinyurl.com/pdxh2a) and offers How to Apply Classes (https://www.portland.gov/bhr/events) once per month. If you have questions after watching the videos you are invited to contact the recruiter listed on the announcement.
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
A Career with the City of Portland offers many Employee Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to
+ Health Care (Medical, Vision and Dental)
+ Carrot Fertility
+ Wellness Benefits
+ Life Insurance
+ Long-term disability coverage to eligible employees and their families.
+ Employee Assistance Plan
+ Flexible Spending Accounts
+ Retirement
+ Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), including contributions to the PERS IAP plan paid by employer
+ Family Medical Leave
+ City Paid Parental Leave
AND SO MANY MORE!
Benefits may vary depending on bargaining unit and employment status. Click here to review the many different benefits the City of Portland offers (https://www.portland.gov/bhr/benefit-offerings/benefits-quickstart-guide/benefit-plan-summaries-highlight-guides) .
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Thank you for considering joining the City of Portland. We sincerely value your time and hope to make your application experience as positive as possible.
The following supplemental questions are an important step in the examination and selection process to assist us in determining if you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the posted vacancy.
A lack of a complete and thorough response to each of the supplemental questions in the space provided may result in disqualification from the examination. In addition, the selections you make and responses you provide in the questionnaire must accurately reflect what is documented in your resume.
Have you read and understood the information listed above?
+ Yes
+ No - If you have any questions, please contact the recruiter on the announcement.
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Where did you first learn about this job opportunity? (If on a website or job board, please specify which one)
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The City of Portland sometimes gets requests for public records. Please choose the response that best fits your preference:
(Your choice will not affect your application process.)
+ I want my application to stay private. I understand that the City of Portland will keep my information confidential unless required to share it by law.
+ I allow my application to be shared. I understand that by choosing this option, my information is no longer private.
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Do you have the ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions with limited supervision and work independently to perform thorough and detailed work on multiple tasks concurrently?
+ Yes
+ No
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Provide a detailed example(s) of your ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions with limited supervision and work independently to perform thorough and detailed work on multiple tasks concurrently.
In your response, include details that clearly reflect how you meet this minimum qualification. Such as:
+ Examples of when you used the knowledge skill or ability.
+ Role you served in (professional, internship, volunteer).
+ The impact and/or results of your experience.
+ Skills, training, transferable skills or lived experience you have that will help you in this area.
+ Total years of experience applying the knowledge, skill, or ability.
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Do you have the ability to learn and operate a variety of computer software programs to record and gather data, maintain files, and prepare maps, graphics, documents, or reports?
+ Yes
+ No
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Provide a detailed example(s) of your ability to learn and operate a variety of computer software programs to record and gather data, maintain files, and prepare maps, graphics, documents, or reports.
In your response, include details that clearly reflect how you meet this minimum qualification. Such as:
+ Examples of when you used the knowledge skill or ability.
+ Role you served in (professional, internship, volunteer).
+ The impact and/or results of your experience.
+ Skills, training, transferable skills or lived experience you have that will help you in this area.
+ Total years of experience applying the knowledge, skill, or ability.
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Do you have the ability to communicate effectively via phone and email with the business community?
+ Yes
+ No
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Provide a detailed example(s) of your ability to communicate effectively via phone and email with the business community.
In your response, include details that clearly reflect how you meet this minimum qualification. Such as:
+ Examples of when you used the knowledge skill or ability.
+ Role you served in (professional, internship, volunteer).
+ The impact and/or results of your experience.
+ Skills, training, transferable skills or lived experience you have that will help you in this area.
+ Total years of experience applying the knowledge, skill, or ability.
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Do you have the ability to read and interpret maps, architectural and engineering drawings, construction plans, or other technical materials?
+ Yes
+ No
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Provide a detailed example(s) of your ability to read and interpret maps, architectural and engineering drawings, construction plans, or other technical materials.
In your response, include details that clearly reflect how you meet this minimum qualification. Such as:
+ Examples of when you used the knowledge skill or ability.
+ Role you served in (professional, internship, volunteer).
+ The impact and/or results of your experience.
+ Skills, training, transferable skills or lived experience you have that will help you in this area.
+ Total years of experience applying the knowledge, skill, or ability.
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Do you have the ability to work with a multicultural workforce, promote an equitable workplace environment, and apply equitable program practices to diverse and complex City services?
+ Yes
+ No
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Provide a detailed example(s) of your ability to work with a multicultural workforce, promote an equitable workplace environment, and apply equitable program practices to diverse and complex City services.
In your response, include details that clearly reflect how you meet this minimum qualification. Such as:
+ Examples of when you used the knowledge skill or ability.
+ Role you served in (professional, internship, volunteer).
+ The impact and/or results of your experience.
+ Skills, training, transferable skills or lived experience you have that will help you in this area.
+ Total years of experience applying the knowledge, skill, or ability.
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City of Portland
Address
1120 SW 5th Ave, Room 987 Portland, Oregon, 97204
Website
http://www.portlandoregon.gov/jobs
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