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Engineering Specialist 2 – Transportation Asset Specialist
Oregon Department of Transportation
Policy, Data and Analysis Division

Transportation Data Section / Road Inventory and Classification Services unit

Salem

The role:

Our Road Inventory and Classification Services unit is currently seeking a transportation asset specialist to join our team in Salem. In this role, you will play a key role in maintaining data in the TransInfo database, which supports various important reports and systems. You will also answer customer questions and actively provide support for the State Highway Video Log. If you are interested in this opportunity 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:

• Research road and highway engineering plans to examine road alignment, surface condition, width, bridges, signage, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, culverts and other related data.

• Work with ArcGIS for various assigned tasks.

• Research data issues and process changes.

• Translate and enter construction plans and other data into internal program.

• Produce reports using computer query procedures.

• Collect field data for statewide roadway field inventories for agency programs.

• Oversee and maintain the unit’s field inventory collection manual, vehicle and equipment.

• Drive a state-owned vehicle with computer equipment and record and review road feature data.

• When not in the field, work in a typical office environment. Hybrid work options available. Frequent overnight travel around the state is required May through September.

• Work includes driving, walking, standing, bending, stooping and sitting for extended periods of time and lifting up to 60 pounds.

• 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 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:

Three and one-half years (42 months) of sub-professional engineering experience.

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An associate's degree in engineering technology from a community college or technical school of engineering and two years of experience directly related to engineering.

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An equivalent combination of education and experience (such as a bachelor’s degree in engineering plus six months’ engineering experience).

Note: If you are currently a transportation maintenance specialist 2 or have been one in the past, you may receive credit for related work. We will review your current and any previous position descriptions on file in Human Resources for your time working in the transportation maintenance specialist 2 classification. You may also submit section three of your transportation maintenance specialist 2 position description to receive credit for your related work. If your experience includes work in multiple maintenance disciplines (e.g., highway, sign, bridge, striping or landscape) please attach section three of the position description for each of the relevant disciplines.

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 experience using programs like SQL, Python, Oracle or any related asset database software.

• Demonstrated experience reading and understanding construction plans, maps and specifications.

• Demonstrated experience maintaining safe working conditions close to traffic.

• Demonstrated experience using video recording and duplication devices.

• Demonstrated experience reading, recording and reporting on data collected.

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 Stacy Snider, Road Inventory and Classification Services 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 503-779-9733 or email ODOTRecruitmentJB@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.

• 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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