State Traffic Safety Engineer

Professional Engineer 2 – State Traffic Safety Engineer
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery & Operations Division – Engineering & Technical Services Branch
Traffic Engineering Section / Traffic Engineering Services Unit
Salem

Salary Range: $7,960 – $12,349

The role:

Are you a professional engineer with a passion for highway safety? Do you want to develop policy and manage statewide programs aimed at saving lives of drivers and people walking or biking on our highways and streets? We are recruiting for the state traffic safety engineer to join our team in Salem! As an agency expert, you will lead, guide and support advancing effective highway safety engineering efforts and assist the state traffic engineer by developing policy, programs and research related to advancing traffic safety engineering. 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.

What’s in it for you:
• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more.
• 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!

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 experience 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.
• Extensive knowledge of traffic and safety methods and practices and experience applying them.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in developing and implementing programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skill in leading and guiding teams.
• Road Safety Professional Certification from the Transportation Professional Certification Board.

Learn more and apply:
This recruitment closes at 11:59 p.m. on February 10, 2025.

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

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

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer