Housing Rehabilitation Technician I

Job Description

Pay Range: 22.90 -28.62 /hr.
Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, April 23, 2026 📅
Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm; Some evening/weekend work required.
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 full-time Housing Rehabilitation Technician I - Priority Repair Program job is available with the City of Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department at Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods. The Priority Repair Program provides major system home repairs and rehabilitations for low-income, homeowner households. This position will contribute to the City's strategic goals, mission and vision by protecting the City's affordable housing stock and keeping low-income residents in their homes. The job entails conducting home inspections, developing work write-ups and environmental reviews, communicating with contractors, and ensuring contractor work meets quality standards. Technicians will use computers/tablets and software in the office and in the field to conduct their work.
This is a Grant Funded position
Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma/GED
One (1) year of experience

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Valid Texas Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of operations, services, and activities of a housing rehabilitation program
Principles and practices of residential construction
Experience working with construction or home improvement companies
Experience working with computer-based software applications

The Housing Rehabilitation Technician I job responsibilities include:

Applicants with completing necessary forms
Assists in surveying and inspecting dwelling units
Recognizes health and safety deficiencies in utility systems, structural systems, exterior housing units and other violations of the Minimum Building Standards Code and Energy Codes
Writes clear and concise work specifications
Calculating rehabilitation cost estimates
Reviews all components of the estimation and bid process, participates in verifying that contractor bids coincide with money allocated, ensures no unapproved changes are made
Monitors rehabilitation work in progress
Communicates with applicants regarding repairs to be made and warranties
Assists in performing final inspections, identifies additional items to be replaced or repaired, determines payment date
Prepares and maintains housing rehabilitation inspection reports

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, and lifting, depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dust, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, intense noises, gases and workspace restrictions.
Medium work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.

Apply Now! Come be part of something special in Fort Worth. 🌟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.