Assistant Project Engineer

Initial Posting Date:

02/12/2024

Application Deadline:

03/11/2024

Agency:

Department of Transportation

Salary Range:

$6,454 - $10,013

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Assistant Project Engineer

Job Description:

Professional Engineer 1 - Assistant Project Engineer

Oregon Department of Transportation

Interstate Bridge Replacement Program

Portland, Oregon | Vancouver, Washington

The role:

Our Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBR) is recruiting for an assistant project engineer! In this role, you will be the expert designer on a team of employees designing and providing design consulting and mentoring for the roadway portion of contract development and plans. You will work on complex and challenging designs which requires coordination within the agency as well as coordinating with other state agencies, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), local agencies and consultants. Apply today!

IBR is a multimodal mega program jointly led by the State of Oregon and the State of Washington to address regional safety and mobility problems facing the I-5 highway system crossing over the Columbia River between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. We are working with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Tri-Met, CTRAN, regional partners, and the community to develop solutions for seismic resiliency, safety improvements, congestion reduction, reliable transit, active transportation and reliable movement of freight.

The person in this position will be a State of Oregon employee. This position is based in Portland, Oregon, and the work location will be at our joint office in Vancouver, Washington.

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you'll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions.

Our first application screening is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Monday, March 11, 2024. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.

Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

A day in the life:

• Participate on program teams and projects and oversee design and preparations of the roadway portions of plans and estimates.

• Conduct research, evaluate information across the agency, and provide details and data that will lead to agency methods and procedures.

• Provide recommendations for projects to ensure they can be completed on time.

• Assist the IBR senior designer and design manager with technical review and coordination.

• Review and recommend approval, revision or denial of submitted design exception letters.

• Review or assign the review of consultant plans for compliance with design standards for various roadway features.

• Advise the consultant with development-related questions needing response from both ODOT and WSDOT or technical services as well as the FHWA and Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

• Review plans for compliance with design standards and serve as the engineer of record on projects designed by non-registered crew staff unless a senior designer is assigned for oversight.

• Assume the responsibilities of the senior designer in their absence and represent the senior designer at crew, technical, public and program team meetings.

• Advise quality assurance staff on the review of the complex IBR Program when requested.

• Work primarily in an office environment with hybrid work options available - research and data gathering projects require statewide travel and occasional exposure to traffic.

• To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.

What's in it for you:

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.

• Competitive benefits packages which can be estimated using our compensation calculator.

• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range based on your experience, skills and education. The salary range listed is the non-PERS participating rate. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6%. Please review the Classification and Compensation page for more details.

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!

• An opportunity to be part of a multimodal, mega program that is unique not only to the region, but also to the west coast!

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Minimum qualifications:

A valid Professional Engineer's (PE) license in civil, structural, or transportation-related engineering.

Note: If registered in another state, successful applicants will be required to obtain professional registration in Oregon within six months of hire.

What we'd like to see:

If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.

• Experience working on roadway and highway design.

• Experience with developing final plans sets (PS&E) and coordinating with construction.

• Experience working with travel modeling, safety, and traffic analysis.

• Experience working as a team player on a multi-discipline, multi-agency program including the demonstrated ability to coordinate between various teams and agencies.

• Experience working and leading tasks on a fast-paced and high-profile program.

How to apply:

• Complete the following required steps:

• Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the 'Need help?' section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.

• Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the "what we'd like to see" section above.

• Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.

• Please address your cover letter to Shilpa Mallem, Design Manager.

• Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the "what we'd like to see" section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.

• You must upload your cover letter in the 'Resume/Cover Letter' section of the application.

• Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.

• After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.

• If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.

Need help?

• For questions, call 971-273-8687 or email ODOTRecruitmentEM@odot.oregon.gov.

Additional information:

• This recruitment will remain open until filled. Our first application screening is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Monday, 3/11/2024, but we may close the announcement at any time after this date when we have received an adequate number of applications. We cannot guarantee that we will consider applications received after this screening date. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.

• We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security's I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension]. We are also unable to proceed with Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program requests.

• We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.

• This classification is currently undergoing a statewide classification study.

• We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, not including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.

• You will be represented by the Association of Engineering Employees of Oregon (AEE).

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1-877-336-6368 (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

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