Senior Traffic Safety Engineering Specialist

Initial Posting Date:
03/12/2024
Application Deadline:
03/28/2024
Agency:
Department of Transportation
Salary Range:
$5,856 - $9,079
Position Type:
Employee
Position Title:
Senior Traffic Safety Engineering Specialist
Job Description:
Civil Engineering Specialist 3 - Senior Traffic Safety Engineering Specialist
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery & Operations Division - Region 3
Technical Center / Traffic Unit
Roseburg or White City
The role:
As our Senior Traffic Safety Engineering Specialist, you will perform complex traffic engineering and safety related investigations. You will research and compile information and coordinate with staff to identify and assess actions or improvements that may enhance traffic operations and safety. Apply to join our team today!
Hybrid remote work options available - a minimum of 3 days per week will be in the office or the field. Depending on the final candidate's preference, this position will be located in either Roseburg or White City!
Our first application screening is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 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:

• Plan, lead and conduct technically complex traffic engineering field investigations.
• Research, gather and evaluate traffic volumes and crash data to support field investigations.
• Evaluate existing traffic operations and safety characteristics and prepare recommendations for improvements.
• Research and review reported crashes on the state highway system that involve fatalities and identify safety countermeasures.
• Lead the development of the region's project applications for the All Roads Transportation Safety (ARTS) program.
• Assist the traffic team with project development activities including preparing technical data to support the design process, reviewing plans and verifying final installations of various traffic control devices and features.
• Conduct or review speed zone investigations within the region.
• Work involves considerable driving throughout the region with occasional overnight travel.
• Work involves frequent exposure to high speed traffic and occasional exposure to adverse weather conditions.
• Work will be performed both in an office and alone in the field.
• 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.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!

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Minimum qualifications:
Seven years of civil or transportation-related engineering or surveying experience. Two years of this experience must have been independently planning and completing assignments in drafting, field or laboratory inspection, construction contract administration, surveying, materials testing, or traffic investigations.
OR
A bachelor's degree in civil engineering, surveying or transportation-related engineering and four years of civil or transportation-related engineering or surveying experience.
OR
An equivalent combination of education and experience.
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 ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with diverse teams of people to solve problems.
• Experience or educational background focusing on Traffic Safety.
• Demonstrated ability to apply sound technical analysis and reasoning skills in developing solutions to traffic related problems.
• Experience conducting traffic investigations or speed zone investigations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience using the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and ODOT traffic engineering manuals and standards.

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 Eric Finney, Region 3 Traffic 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 503-910-6372 or email ODOTRecruitmentCC@odot.oregon.gov.

Additional information:

• This recruitment will remain open until filled. Our first application screening is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, 03/28/2024, 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.
• This classification is currently undergoing a statewide classification study.
• 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, 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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