Parking Technician (Part-Time)

City of San Marcos, TX; San Marcos (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of San Marcos, TX is seeking a Parking Technician to enforce local parking ordinances and promote compliance through public education and professional communication. The role involves patrolling designated areas, issuing citations, and supporting towing coordination and wrecker operations throughout the city.

Responsibilities include operating enforcement technology, maintaining equipment, and assisting with special event operations.

Qualifications

• Understanding and applying parking regulations and municipal codes.
• Ability to prepare parking records, logs, and related citations.
• Effective communication with the public and City staff.

Responsibilities

• Patrols designated areas to identify parking violations and issue citations.
• Enforces timed parking regulations by observing parked vehicles.
• Issues citations for illegal parking in restricted areas.
• Boots vehicles and coordinates towing of illegally parked or abandoned vehicles.
• Maintains parking enforcement equipment and related technology.
• Moves and sets up radar trailers and uses data loggers as required.
• Assists with wrecker enforcement activities and TDOR investigations.
• Provides training support to CPAAA members in ticket writing.

Skills

Parking regulations knowledge

Documentation and record-keeping

Verbal and written communication

Public interaction / customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Under the general supervision of the Parking Coordinator, the Parking Technician enforces the City’s parking ordinances by patrolling assigned areas, monitoring parking activity, and issuing citations for violations. This position promotes compliance with parking regulations through public education and professional communication. The role responds to parking-related complaints, supports special event operations, assists with vehicle booting, towing coordination, and wrecker enforcement activities, and operates parking enforcement technology and City vehicles in support of safe and orderly parking operations throughout the City.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following list highlights the main responsibilities of this position. While it covers the core tasks, it may not include every duty that could be assigned. Employees may be asked to take on other responsibilities as needed to support the team and department.

• Patrols designated areas—including downtown, outlet malls, and other assigned locations—to identify parking violations and issue citations in accordance with City ordinances.
• Enforces timed parking regulations by observing parked vehicles and documenting violations.
• Issues citations for illegal parking in handicapped spaces, fire lanes, and other restricted areas.
• Boots vehicles and coordinates towing illegally parked or abandoned vehicles.
• Maintains mobile citation equipment and related parking enforcement technology.
• Moves and sets up radar trailers and uses data loggers as required.
• Assists the Parking Coordinator with wrecker enforcement activities, including Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) weekly investigations.
• Provides training support to CPAAA members in ticket writing.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Texas Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record.
• Must complete CJIS Security Awareness training within 90 days; recertification is required every two years.
• Must be available to work days, nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to read, comprehend, interpret, and apply parking regulations, municipal codes, departmental policies, and operational procedures.
• Ability to prepare and maintain parking records, citations, logs, and related documentation in accordance with established documentation standards.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey information clearly and professionally.
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships with City staff, other City departments, and the general public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally, including lifting, carrying, positioning, and removing equipment such as vehicle booting devices and the Barnacle immobilization device. Physical demands include frequent walking, reaching, handling, fine dexterity, bending, twisting, vision, hearing, talking, and use of foot controls. Standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, climbing, balancing, lifting, and carrying occur frequently, while pushing, pulling, and crawling occur rarely.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in outdoor and field environments with exposure to variable and extreme weather conditions and active traffic areas while performing enforcement duties. This is a safety-sensitive position.