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Professional Engineer 1 – Program Engineer – Alternative Delivery
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery & Operations Division – Statewide Project Delivery Branch
Project Development Section / Project Controls Office
Salem

The role:

Our Project Controls Office is recruiting for a program engineer to coordinate and support in developing, improving, implementing, applying and maintaining our alternative delivery programs. These programs include Design-Build (DB), Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ). In this collaborative role you will have the opportunity to create process improvements, develop and maintain technical documents, and provide guidance and consultation to project teams. Apply today!

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.

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:

• Lead the improvement, implementation, application and maintenance of our alternative delivery programs.

• Participate within our team on strategic direction, support and maintenance of alternative delivery contracting methods.

• Apply Design-Build, Construction Manager/General Contractor and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity project delivery theory and practices.

• Develop and uphold program policies, procedures and guidance.

• Coordinate and partner with Department of Justice, Federal Highway Administration and agency staff to ensure specifications are consistent and current.

• Ensure the appropriate level of technical development, including quality control and quality assurance, has occurred to support the project in using an alternative delivery method and mitigate undue risk.

• Develop, coordinate, facilitate, conduct and attend alternative delivery guidance and training.

• Facilitate and participate on various teams, focus groups and forums.

• Work in an office environment with hybrid work options available - estimated required in-person work is at least once a month for meetings or as needed.

• Occasional travel and outdoor work to visit project sites may be required.

• 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.

• 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 non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by ​6%​.

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!

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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.

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 pre-employment driving records checks on our final candidate(s). Your license does not have to be issued in Oregon to be considered.

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 in writing, developing and editing performance construction specifications and contract documents for alternative contracting methods, such as Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) and Design-Build or Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ).

• Experience in alternative contracting methods and procurement processes related to request for qualifications and request for proposals.

• Experience in effective project management or project development with multiple engineering disciplines.

• Experience in writing or editing manuals with precision, while tracking and recognizing updates for purposes of guidance and training.

• Experience, training and knowledge of civil engineering transportation project design or construction engineering management.

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 Jaimé Viramontes, P.E., Project Controls Office 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:

• 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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