Administrative Technician

Pay Range: $21.26 - $26.57/hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 📅

Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm (working in office team environment) - No remote work

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, 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. 🌆

Office Administration • HR & Payroll Support • Public Sector Operations

Looking for a career where your organizational skills and attention to detail truly matter? Fort Worth Water is hiring an Administrative Technician to support its Field Operations Division, one of the City’s largest and most essential departments serving nearly one million residents.

In this fast-paced, collaborative office environment, you will play a key role in keeping daily operations running smoothly. The position supports payroll and benefits processing, supports recruitment and onboarding efforts, and provides essential administrative support to the division. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, values public service, and wants to expand their skills in HR and administrative operations. Whether entering data in PeopleSoft, helping onboard new hires, special projects, or troubleshooting day-to-day office needs, your work will directly contribute to the reliability of Fort Worth’s vital water infrastructure systems. This is more than an administrative position—it is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact behind the scenes. The ideal candidate will have experience in administrative support, strong organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail and time management. Success in this role requires the ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently, adapt quickly to changing situations, and communicate effectively while collaborating across teams. A proactive, team-oriented mindset and the ability to build strong working relationships are essential, along with a strong attendance record.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in Business, Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, Office Administration or a related field
• Two (2) years of clerical and administrative experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous administrative experience with a large municipality
• Two (2) years’ Experience looking up data and/or making entries in PeopleSoft (ERP)
• Intermediate to Advanced skills with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Advanced knowledge of PeopleSoft (or similar Human Capital Management system) with experience in position management and processing personnel actions
• Experience in interpreting and applying policies and procedures
• Strong organizational skills, time management, attention to detail and follow-through, and experience handling multiple priorities and projects. serve as a supporting Human Resources Coordinator (HRC), including payroll processing, benefits enrollment, recruitment support, special projects, and other administrative task as assigned
• Ensure smooth operations and adherence to established policies and procedures.
• Provide exceptional customer service to both internal and external stakeholders, contributing to a positive and effective work environment
• Strong communication skills, with an emphasis on customer service, documentation, and report preparation
• Demonstrated adaptability and a proactive approach to managing HR challenges and tasks

The Administrative Technician job responsibilities include:

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of an organization coupled with the ability to maintain a strict level of confidentiality at all times
• Providing staff support, including serving as backup for other staff positions in their absence and performing related duties as assigned
• Demonstrating customer focus, teamwork and adaptability to a rapidly changing and fast-paced environment as well as communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Work independently while actively participating in a team environment
• Adhere to assigned work schedule as outlined in the Department and City attendance policies and procedures; ensures all behaviors comply with the City’s Personnel Rules and Regulations
• Troubleshoot issues for positive outcomes

Working Conditions and Physical Demand

Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/ or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Depending on the assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking, and repetitive motions.

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.