Roadway Engineer
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Job Description
Initial Posting Date:
03/18/2025Application Deadline:
04/09/2025Agency:
Department of TransportationSalary Range:
$6877 $10669Position Type:
EmployeePosition Title:
Roadway EngineerJob Description:
Professional Engineer 1 Roadway Engineer
Oregon Department of Transportation
Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) Program
Portland Oregon Vancouver Washington
The role:
Leave your mark on history. Join the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) program to help build a replacement Interstate Bridge and multiple interchanges that will span generations. You will also be part of a team that is modernizing the Interstate 5 corridor for travelers of today and tomorrow.
Join this historic effort by supporting its design and construction. We are currently seeking a roadway engineer to help with the design efforts.
The Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) program is a mega infrastructure program with national significance led jointly by the states of Oregon and Washington. Its purpose is to address regional safety and mobility challenges facing the Interstate 5 highway system by replacing the aging bridge over the Columbia River between Portland Ore. and Vancouver Wash. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) are working together to develop solutions that improve seismic resiliency bolster safety reduce congestion provide reliable public and active transportation and facilitate better freight movement. The program has received more than $2 billion in federal grant funding and continues to seek further federal funding to build a bridge that keeps people and our economy moving into the future. The two states have also committed a billion dollars each to bring these improvements to fruition.
Join the IBR program for a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on the local community and region that will reverberate for decades.
This position will be a State of Oregon employee(s) based in Portland and work out of the programs joint office in Vancouver. This is a hybrid remote position with expectation of inoffice work 12 days a week on average or as business needs demand to collaborate with crossdiscipline colleagues and program leadership.
We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope youll 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 Wednesday April 9 2025. 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 roadway engineer 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 developmentrelated questions needing response from both ODOT and WSDOT or technical services as well as the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
Review plans for compliance with design standards and serve as the engineer of record on projects designed by nonregistered crew staff unless a senior designer is assigned for oversight.
Assume the responsibilities of the senior roadway engineer in their absence and represent the senior roadway engineer 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 occasional statewide travel and exposure to traffic.
To request a copy of the position description which includes all duties and working conditions please email .
Whats in it for you:
Build a bridge to the future: You get to help build a bridge transit network and active transportation facilities that will last a lifetime with a team of engineers technical experts transportation professionals and more with national and international experience.
Make a lasting impact: As a member of the Interstate Bridge Replacement program you have the chance to better the lives of community members who rely on the I5 corridor in Portland and Vancouver and national and international freight haulers.
Set your course: Joining a program with international and national significance such as the Interstate Bridge Replacement program can launch or advance your career.
Program location: The program area spans through the PortlandVancouver metro area. The project office is located in downtown Vancouver Wash. providing lifestyle and recreation opportunities on both sides of the Columbia River.
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.
Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed accurate and reflect your skills experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.
The salary range listed is the nonPERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible the salary range will increase by 6.
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Minimum qualifications:
A valid Professional Engineers (PE) license in civil structural or transportationrelated engineering.
Note:
If registered in another state successful applicants will be required to obtain professional registration in Oregon within six months of hire.
PE licensure in Washington will be required within a year of hire this is not required at time of application.
Special qualifications:
Driving is an essential function of this position. You must have a valid US driver license and an acceptable driving record. We will conduct preemployment driving records checks on our final candidate(s). Your license does not have to be issued in Oregon to be considered.
What wed like to see:
If you have these attributes let us know in your application materials! Its 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 traffic analysis and roadway and traffic safety.
Experience working as a team player on a multidiscipline multiagency program including the demonstrated ability to coordinate between various teams and agencies.
Experience working and leading tasks on a fastpaced and highprofile 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.
Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkboxstyle 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.
Next Steps: If selected to move forward you will be invited to complete a prerecorded video interview.
Need help
For questions callor email .
Additional information:
This recruitment will remain open until filled. Our first application screening is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Wednesday 4/9/2025 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 Securitys I9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an EVerify participating employer and we are unable to proceed if EVerify participation is required e.g. STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension.
We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.
This classification is currently undergoing a statewide classification study.
We will conduct namebased criminal background checks on final candidates not including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional preemployment 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 18773EEOODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 711.
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Engineer PE Infrastructure Roadway Engineer
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