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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

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.

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:

• Serve as the statewide expert in highway safety data, safety engineering issues, and human factors that contribute to crashes and in applying countermeasures to reduce crashes.

• Develop, support, maintain and administer the federally funded statewide Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), implemented as the All-Roads Transportation Safety (ARTS) Program.

• Oversee and coordinate the preparation of our agency’s annual Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) reports to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

• Prepare, review and update data, policies and guidelines as needed.

• Share information critical to safety data, methods, implementation and decision-making among state agencies, local agencies and the public.

• Initiate and guide traffic safety research and recommend and participate in research activities pertaining to highway safety engineering including implementing the Highway Safety Manual.

• Collaborate within our agency and with the Federal Highway Administration in setting highway safety goals and performance measures for Oregon.

• Determine training needs and develop and implement training programs.

• Work in an office environment with hybrid work options available – remote work schedule will be agreed upon by supervisor and employee.

• Some in-state travel and occasional out of state travel is 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 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.

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 Angela Kargel, P.E., State Traffic Engineer.

    • 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.

• This classification is currently undergoing a statewide classification study.

• We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.

• 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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