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Transportation Maintenance Coordinator – Bridge Maintenance Coordinator
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery & Operations Division – Region 1
Draw/Interstate/Steel Bridge Section
Portland

The role:

Bring your maintenance skills to our team in Region 1 as a bridge maintenance coordinator. In this role, you will assist the manager with assigning and reviewing work, maintaining safe operations on bridges and roadways and responding to emergencies. If you are passionate about safety and have experience with maintenance or construction on highways and bridges, apply for this exciting opportunity 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.

Our first application screening is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.

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:

• Plan, prioritize and assign work duties based on availability of resources, equipment and staffing.

• Advise and guide employees in effective performance and resolve work-related issues.

• Provide new employee orientation and training.

• Review the crew’s work and provide input to the transportation maintenance supervisor (TMS).

• Ensure the crew has the necessary resources to accomplish their work.

• Ensure proper maintenance of equipment.

• Assist the TMS by preparing, reviewing and/or signing documents.

• Participate in short and long-range planning and budgeting for the crew.

• Respond to accidents and emergencies.

• Review and evaluate structural damage from accidents.

• Operate light and heavy equipment appropriate for the project.

• Exposure to noise, hazardous conditions, traffic, adverse weather and work at extreme heights above large bodies of water is expected.

• Must be able to navigate uneven terrain, participate in manual labor and lift up to 70 pounds.

• May need to be available after hours, on weekends and holidays for emergency, on-call or weather-related purposes.

• 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!

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Minimum qualifications:

• Three years of maintenance or construction experience in roadway, highway, bridge, sign, drawbridge or landscape.

Special qualifications:

• Employee will be required to use a commercial motor vehicle to conduct business. You must possess a current, valid commercial driver's license A (CDL-A) with a tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions, no 5th wheel restrictions and no manual transmission restrictions, OR have the ability to acquire a class A commercial learner permit within 60 days of hire and a CDL-A with a tanker endorsement and restrictions removed within six months of hire (ODOT will cover training costs) to be considered eligible for this position. A valid driver license and an acceptable driving record are required for this position. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks, including Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Clearinghouse registration and full query check for our final candidate(s) and annual query for current employees.

• This position requires a maximum 30-minute response time to 12348 N Center Ave. Portland, 97217 for emergency call outs.

• Employee will be required to obtain a structural welding certificate within 6 months of hire.

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 coordinating work and leading a team.

• Demonstrated experience with various equipment such as snowplows, forklift, chain saw, etc.

• Experience completing basic repairs on light and heavy vehicles or equipment.

• Demonstrated experience in highway maintenance.

• Demonstrated experience with emergency or incident 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.

  • 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 503-910-6372 or email ODOTRecruitmentCC@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 recruitment will remain open until filled. Our first application screening is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 10/23/2024, 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 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 Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

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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