Automotive Equipment Operator I - CL

Full Job Description

Come Join the City of Portland as an Automotive Equipment Operator!

The Position

Job Appointment: (Full time, Part time, Limited Duration)

Work Schedule: A Variety of schedules available

Work Location: Multiple Locations

• PBOT - 2929 N Kerby Ave, Portland, OR 97227
• Parks - 4315 SE McLoughlin Blvd, Portland, OR 97202

Benefits: Please check our benefits tab for an overview of benefit for this position

Language Pay Premium Eligible: This position may be eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees.

Union Representation: LiUNA Laborers' Local 483 - City Laborers. To view this labor agreement, please click here.

Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need to respond to the supplemental questions and attach a resume.

An Automotive Equipment Operator I operates a variety of vehicles and equipment, which may include 12-yard dump trucks with trailer attachments, compressor trucks, flusher trucks, boom trucks, tower or platform trucks, crane trucks, brush-cutting tractors with flail mowers, and small front-end loaders.

Some positions may also require Tanker, HazMat, and/or Combination endorsements or certifications.

What you'll get to do:

• Drive and operate a variety of automotive motorized vehicles and related equipment which may include 12-yard dump trucks with trailers, compressor trucks, flusher trucks, boom trucks, tower or platform trucks, crane trucks, brush cutting tractors with flail mowers, and small front-end loaders in a city environment.
• Perform ground activities such as work zone traffic control, loading, unloading, digging, grading, bunching, blowing and other assigned manual labor.
• Operate a variety of equipment and power hand tools including flushers, brush cutters, mowers, blowers, sandblasting and pressure washing, jack hammer, chipper, and chainsaw and duties assigned.
• Collaborate with the crew and always represent the City of Portland to the public in a professional manner.

Important Highlights:

• Work is often done in heavy traffic within a traffic-controlled work zone
• There are positions available on either day or night shift
• May require working on Saturday or Sunday and holidays
• This is an essential position during inclement weather, natural disasters, and other emergencies
• Employees in this classification are subject to federally mandated random drug/alcohol testing.
• Employees are expected to work effectively with a diverse workforce and to recognize the value of and cultivate diversity in the workplace.
• Depending on the location of the position, some may be assigned additional duties such as pulling a variety of trailers, the operation of auxiliary equipment and related semi-skilled and manual work as part of a field crew in addition to driving.
• Applicant will need the ability to pass a Prehire Evaluation that may require a medical exam, screenings and physical capacities test (PCT), after an offer of employment has been made and accepted.

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill position in Portland Bureau of Transportation and Portland Parks & Recreation.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation is a community partner in shaping a livable city.

We plan, build, manage, and maintain an effective and safe transportation system that provides people and businesses with access and mobility. We keep Portland moving.

For more information about the Portland Bureau of Transportation, please visit www.portlandoregon.gov/pbot.

Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is committed to the overall Citywide vision that race will have no detrimental effect on people of color, refugee, and immigrant communities in accessing our parks and natural areas, or from the benefit of our services.

We recognize, understand, and encourage celebration of the differences that surround us. Diversity and equity are vital to PP&R’s ideals and values.

The City of Portland, Oregon is a growing and diverse city of 650,000 residents, nearly 20% of whom speak languages other than English at home.

PP&R values a diverse workforce and seek ways to promote equity and inclusion within the organization and with the public.

PP&R encourages applications from candidates with knowledge, ability and experience working with a broad range of individuals and communities with diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Although not required, PP&R encourages candidates that can fluently speak another language to include that information in their application materials. Multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Contact Information:
Tami Larison
Senior Recruiter
Tamara.Larison@portlandoregon.gov

Requirements

The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:

1. Possess a valid Class "A" Commercial Driver's License and medical card at time of application. (Please upload a copy)
2. Experience safely operating a Class A vehicle within a high-density urban city environment.
3. Experience safely performing field work such as driving 12-yard dump trucks, pulling trailers, work zone traffic control, loading and unloading equipment, digging, grading, vegetation management equipment, power tools, chainsaws and/or other manual labor.
4. Experience receiving and following oral and/or written instructions and communicating clearly with coworkers.
5. Knowledge and/or experience safely securing a piece of equipment or a load.

Applicants must also:

• Possess an acceptable driving record and submit a "complete" five-year court-certified Driver's Abstract of Driving Record (obtained at applicant's expense) upon offer.
• Positions may require additional endorsements
  • Positions in PBOT may require a Tanker endorsement within 90 days of hire.
• Ability to pass a Prehire Evaluation that may require a medical exam, screenings and physical capacities test (PCT), after an offer of employment has been made and accepted.
• Take and pass a Pre-employment DOT drug test upon offer

Qualifications

This recruitment will consist of an evaluation of each applicant's answers to the supplemental questions, work history, education and certificates/license information as demonstrated in their application.

• First Review: Applications including the work history and answers to the supplemental questions will be evaluated for minimum qualification requirements.
• Work Skills Demonstration: Candidates whose applications clearly reflect the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in a hands-on work skills demonstration that will include driving as well as manual labor.

Eligible List Established: Those that pass the work skills demonstration will be placed on an equally ranked eligible list.

You have 14 days from the notice of the examination results to let us know if you disagree with your results. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information.

STEP 1: Apply online between February 9, 2026, and February 23, 2026

Required Application Materials:

• Resume
• Note: Do not include your age, date of birth, or the dates you attended or graduated from school. Only provide this information if it is specifically requested to meet job requirements or to follow federal, state, or local laws or rules.
• Answer to the Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)

Optional Application Materials:

• If you wish to request Veteran's Preference, please submit your veteran documents (e.g., DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter) by the recruitment's closing date.

Effective January 1, 2026, the State of Oregon law ORS 408.225 - 408.238 is amended to expand eligibility for Veterans’ Preference to current and former Oregon National Guard service members.

If applicants are existing state or former Oregon National Guard servicemembers, they are encouraged to attach appropriate documentation to their future recruitment applications.

• Update: As of March 3^rd, 2025, If you made the eligible list and met the eligibility to receive veteran preference, you will no longer need to submit veteran documents for future recruitments.

If you need to update or remove your veteran preference for a specific recruitment or from your master profile, please contact the recruiter listed in the job announcement.

Application Tip

• Your responses to the supplemental questions should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflects 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 responses to the supplemental questions.

How We Determine Pay: The City of Portland is covered by the Oregon Equal Pay Act.

Your salary is determined based on the experience listed in your resume that is directly related and equivalent to the position for which you are applying.

It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all your relevant experience.

• Do not attach any additional documents.
• Please note, all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
• You can use AI tools to assist with your job application, but please make sure to personalize your responses to supplemental questions. Avoid copying and pasting. We encourage use AI to generate ideas and then tailor them to reflect your own experiences and skills.
• All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process.
• E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.

STEP 2: Pass/Fail Minimum Qualification Evaluation Phase 1: Week of February 23, 2026

• A pass/fail evaluation of each applicant's training and paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their resume and supplemental questions.
• Candidates whose applications clearly reflect the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in a hands-on work skills demonstration.
• You have 14 days from the notice of the pass/fail 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 for complete information.

STEP 3: Minimum Qualification Evaluation Phase 2: Work Skills Demonstration

• Applicants who successfully pass step 2: Pass/Fail Minimum Qualification Evaluation Phase I of the recruitment process will be scheduled to participate in the work skills demonstration, weighted 100%. The work skills demonstration test will cover the following:
1. Pre-Trip Exercise
2. Driving Exercise
3. Backing Exercise
4. Coupling and Tie Down Exercise
5. Ground Activities
• An invitation will be sent via email. Out-of-town candidates will be required to travel to participate in phase 2.
• Phase 2 is tentatively scheduled for the Week of March 16^th
• A photo ID and valid Class A – CDL driver’s license will be required for admittance to the test.
• All Safety protocols must be followed.
• You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation phase II 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 for complete information.
• Additional evaluation may be required before establishing the eligible list and final selection.

STEP 4: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of April 6, 2026

• Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.

STEP 5: Selection (Interview): Mid to Late April 2026

• The hiring bureau will review and select candidates to interview.

STEP 6: Offer of Employment: May 2026

Step 7: Pre-Employment Exam – Preplacement Physical Examination: May 2026

As part of the conditional job offer, candidates must complete a Prehire Evaluation during the hiring process/probationary period.

The Prehire Evaluation may consist of a medical exam, screenings, and a physical capacities test (PCT) required for work clearance and safety compliance.

The PCT measures physical ability through job-related tasks such as lifting, carrying, climbing, shoveling, and repetitive movements.

Unless they are already employed in a City position requiring a similar or more demanding PCT, candidates must pass all required tasks to proceed with employment.

For more information visit the Prehire Evaluation page.

STEP 8: Start Date: May 2026

• 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 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