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Traffic Systems Technician 3 – Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Support Technician 3
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery & Operations – Maintenance & Operations Branch
Traffic Systems Services Unit (TSSU)
La Grande

The role:

Do you have your electrical license? Do you have experience maintaining, testing and repairing electronic equipment? If so, then this might be the job for you! Join our team as an ITS support technician in La Grande! In this role, you will be responsible for repairing and maintaining a large inventory of varied technologies deployed along the roadside that support ODOT’s intelligent transportation system. You will also work directly with traffic and design engineers in solving problems found in the design and support construction efforts. Apply today!

Check out this video of an ITS Technician in action to learn more about this role!

Our first application screening is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 28, 2024. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.

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:

• Troubleshoot and repair a variety of technical equipment and systems including traffic signaling and warning systems, variable message signs, weather data collection systems and video systems.

• Respond to system outages and perform or coordinate repairs to restore services.

• Perform remote diagnostic testing to troubleshoot.

• Work with engineering team to resolve technical problems and performance.

• Verify that project construction is acceptable and that the components function properly.

• Research and review new products and technology.

• Represent work unit by planning, coordinating and issue resolution processes with internal and external customers.

• Work outdoors more than 50% of the time in all weather conditions and travel to work locations throughout the state with occasional night stays required.

• Work is performed in enclosed spaces with exposed voltage potentials of 120 volts AC or greater to ground and at heights of 3 meters or more above ground and water.

• 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:

Five years of experience maintaining, testing and repairing electronic equipment. Four of the five years must have been maintaining and repairing electronic control systems, programmable logic controllers, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, or electronic data collection and management equipment;

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An associate’s degree in electronics technology, electronics engineering, mechatronics, automation, robotics, or similar technical programs from an accredited college; AND three and a half years’ experience maintaining, testing and repairing electronic control systems, programmable logic controllers, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, or electronic data collection and management equipment.

Special qualifications:

• Required License: Licensed applicants must possess and attach a copy of at least one of the following Oregon approved electrical licenses at the time of recruitment: Limited Maintenance Electrician, Limited Manufacturing Plant Journeyman or General Journeyman Electrician. Unlicensed applicants must obtain an Oregon approved electrical license within six months of hire.

• 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.

• Related electrical experience that could be applied to an electrical license.

• Demonstrated technical understanding of electronics.

• Experience using computer software to document systems, assets, work management and troubleshoot.

• Understanding of troubleshooting equipment or electronic devices.

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 Renee Mercado, Traffic Systems Services Unit 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 971-345-1967 or email ODOTRecruitmentJS@odot.oregon.gov.

Additional information:

• This recruitment will remain open until filled. Our first application screening is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Monday, 10/28/2024, 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.

• We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, 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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