Program Engineer - Alternative Delivery

Initial Posting Date:
12/13/2023
Application Deadline:
01/03/2024
Agency:
Department of Transportation
Salary Range:
$6,454 - $10,013
Position Type:
Employee
Position Title:
Program Engineer - Alternative Delivery
Job Description:
Professional Engineer 1 - Program Engineer - Alternative Delivery
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery & Operations Division - Statewide Project Delivery Branch
Project Development Section / Program Development Office
Salem
The role:
We are recruiting for a Program Engineer focused on Alternative Delivery to join our team! In this role, you will manage the development and maintenance of our design-build project delivery documents. Apply today to join our team to be part of supporting our agency in successfully delivering specifications and contract administration guidance on the design-build alternative contacting method!
We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions and hope you will join us on our path to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are an agency that embraces social equity through our values, strategic planning, and actions. Leaning into our equity priorities means we continually examine what we do, the impact we have, and our progress toward weaving social equity into who we are. To learn more about our social equity commitments, visit our Social Equity website.
Before applying, click here to 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:

• Lead the development, implementation, application and maintenance of our design-build contracting program.
• Develop and uphold design-build program policies, procedures and guidance.
• Coordinate with partners including the Department of Justice, Federal Highway Administration and technical support offices to ensure design-build specifications are consistent and current.
• Provide training and guidance to staff personnel on Alternative Delivery methods.
• Apply design-build project delivery theory and practices through contract development and administration experience as a journey level engineer.
• Ensure the appropriate level of technical development, including quality control and quality assurance, has occurred such that the project may proceed to use a design-build method without undue risk to the agency.
• Develop, coordinate, facilitate, conduct, and attend design-build guidance and training.
• Lead and participate on various design-build work sessions.
• Research proposed legislation, prepare testimony, and testify before legislative committees regarding proposed legislation related to alternative contracting methods.
• Work in an office environment and/or approved remote work arrangement with occasional travel 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.
• Competitive benefits packages which can be estimated using our compensation calculator.
• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range based on your experience, skills and education. The salary range listed is the non-PERS participating rate. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6%. Please review the Classification and Compensation page for more details.

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Minimum qualifications:
A valid Professional Engineer's (PE) license in civil, structural, or transportation-related engineering.
Note: 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.

• Demonstrated skills and experience in synthesizing diverse facts, opinions and materials to formulate decisions and directing actions to implement solutions.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in transportation program management, project development and construction including interpreting construction plans, specifications and estimates.
• Working knowledge and demonstrated skill in program development and change management.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in bringing together diverse or opposing groups and working through different perspectives to arrive at mutually acceptable solutions.
• Direct experience in civil construction design-build procurement and contracting.

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 Donnell Fowler, Programs Development Office Manager.
    • Generic cover letters and/or 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 an 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 come before the public records request and gender identity questionnaire tasks. 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.
• 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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