Senior Roadway Engineer

Initial Posting Date:

08/18/2026

Application Deadline:

09/01/2026

Agency:

Department of Transportation

Salary Range:

$8,159 - $12,658

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Senior Roadway Engineer

Job Description:

Professional Engineer 2 – Senior Roadway Engineer
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery and Operations Division – Region 1  

Roadway 
Portland / Hybrid

The role: 

Bring your engineering expertise to our team in Portland as a senior roadway engineer! In this collaborative role, you will serve as our final design expert and technical lead our Roadway Unit. You will work with project teams and provide technical direction, mentoring and training for multimodal, rural and highly complex urban highway projects. Apply today to join our team!

Our first application screening is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.

We provide a safe and reliable multimodal transportation system that connects people and helps Oregon's communities and economy thrive. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply for our positions.

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:

• Preliminary Design & Major Projects:

  • Plan, direct, and scope the most complex designs for major regional transportation facilities and freight routes to solve unusual engineering problems.

  • Serve as the primary authority within the Technical Center responsible for coordinating, distributing, analyzing, and reconciling multidisciplinary engineering reviews for complex highway design plans.

  • Review preliminary layouts and roadside features against safety criteria to reduce future state liability. Create clear records of data used, explain why certain design decisions were made and write formal justifications when designs don’t meet standard requirements so the state is protected under the Oregon Tort Claims Act (OTCA).

  • Coordinate data-sharing and technical design compromises across regional environmental, traffic, right-of-way and utility units during early major project milestones.

• Final Design: Plans, Specifications, and Estimates:

  • Direct and approve the production of complete, construction-ready Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) packages for advertisement.

  • Independent judgment to sign and seal final construction plan sets, special provisions, structural estimates and design narratives as the Registered Professional Engineer of Record.

  • Enforce strict adherence to the ODOT Highway Design Manual (HDM), Standard Drawings, and statewide drafting metrics before final project turn-in.

  • Evaluate specialized roadway materials, traffic control staging plans, and utility conflicts to resolve engineering flaws prior to active construction bidding.

• Provide specialized technical direction and mentoring to lower-level engineers and engineering specialists.

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