Resident Engineer – Consultant Projects

Professional Engineer 2 – Resident Engineer – Consultant Projects
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery and Operations Division – Region 1
Project Delivery Section
Portland

The role:

Bring your project management experience to our team in Portland! In this role, you will be responsible for projects in both design and construction throughout the Portland metro area, Mt. Hood, Columbia River Gorge and Hood River County. You will work with engineers, technicians, surveyors and clerical staff who will assist you in your role as the contract administrator for construction and consultant services contracts.

You will be fully responsible for directing all activities necessary in the development of outsourced contracts for highly complex highway construction projects and you’ll act as the agency’s project manager for outsourced and internally designed projects. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to put your engineering skills to work!

Hybrid work available! This position is located in Region 1’s office in downtown Portland. The employee in this position has the option to work from a remote location for up to 3 days per week, with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.

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.

A day in the life:

• Manage the design, pre-bid and pre-construction meetings with contractors, consultants, agency staff, the Federal Highway Administration and other state workers.
• Meet with contractors regularly to plan and coordinate work, resolve project issues or scheduling concerns and other contract topics.
• Lead design and construction efforts to ensure the community has a chance to provide input and ensure property owners, elected officials and the media are advised on the effects of construction work in the community.
• Ensure contract deliverables are on time and designed within the plans and specifications, ensure vendor payments are made and monitor contract expenditures.
• Meet with and monitor contractors to ensure environmental, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and On-the-Job Training (OJT) program compliance.
• Direct and assist staff in reviewing and evaluating contractor project schedules, staging plans, traffic control plans and other required documents.
• Analyze the cost and schedule impacts of contract changes and evaluate alternatives.
• Initiate, negotiate, prepare and get approval of proposed contract change orders, time extensions and extra work orders.
• Perform field inspections and review accident reports.
• Manage engineering budgets and prepare reports.
• Requires frequent travel to construction sites, working near traffic hazards and construction equipment, working in adverse weather and being on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including holidays.
• 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 6.95%.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!

Minimum qualifications:

A valid Professional Engineer’s (PE) license in civil, structural, or transportation-related engineering and three (3) years of journey level professional engineer experience.

Note: Three (3) years of journey level professional engineer is considered licensed experience only. 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 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.

• Project management experience, transportation projects preferred.
• Contract administration experience.
• Construction oversight experience.

Learn more and apply:

This recruitment closes at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.

Please note that we can only accept applications through our website.

Questions? Call 503-910-6372 or email ODOTRecruitmentCC@odot.oregon.gov.

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer