Engineer 3 (Bridges

Senior Civil Engineer for Bridges

Multnomah County's Transportation Division is seeking an energetic, motivated and collaborative Civil Engineer with bridge design experience to join our Bridge Engineering team. This is a unique chance to manage complex capital improvement projects on Portland's iconic Willamette River bridges and contribute to a safe and efficient transportation system that supports economic and community vitality.

At Multnomah County, you're not just taking a job; you're joining a strong organization dedicated to providing outstanding services to the community and fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for its employees.

What You'll Do:
Make a Tangible Impact

As a senior Bridge Engineer, you will primarily manage the design, permitting, and construction of our most complex capital improvement projects on our six, large County-owned bridges over the Willamette River in Portland, OR. We are looking for a candidate that has exceptional leadership, communication, analytical and organizational skills.

Your core responsibilities will be to:

• Manage a variety of bridge and other public works projects from conception through construction and ensure that project elements satisfy the needs of our diverse stakeholders.
• Prepare and administer project agreements, develop cost estimates and budgets, and review design criteria and standards.
• Maintain ongoing communication with community stakeholders and develop materials for and participate in public outreach events.

You will also:

• Perform bridge design work which may include design of concrete repairs, small bridges, culverts and/or retaining walls, steel design, scour analysis, evaluation of acceptable load capacity, damage evaluation and development of repair solutions, and bridge condition inspection and evaluation of inspection findings.
• Work with Transportation management to make recommendations for future capital projects and help to develop grant applications to fund those projects.
• Work closely with our funding partners and other local agencies to ensure our projects meet all federal, state, and local rules, laws, standards, and regulations.
• Coordinate with and represent the County in various meetings with other agencies, consultants and stakeholders.
• Mentor and coach junior staff members.

Additional duties include:

• Coordinate work and resolve conflicts between plans and field conditions
• Negotiate change orders, pay contractors, and manage construction inspectors
• Check and approve plans, specifications, and estimates
• Review and analyze contractor's schedule, specialized work plans, procedures and estimates
• Meet regularly with the Oregon Department of Transportation to discuss project issues
• Manage weekly project team meetings with staff, contractor and other parties to exchange information on project progress, schedule, and issues
• Work with County Public Information Officer to provide periodic updates of project status to the public

To qualify, we will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page.

Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:

• Equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil and/or structural engineering
• Professional Engineer certification in Oregon. If registered in another state, must be able to obtain an Oregon PE through reciprocity within six months of accepting position
• Six (6) years of increasingly responsible professional engineering experience in bridge design, including management of bridge capital projects
• Valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:

• Demonstrated experience managing capital projects and knowledge of principles of project management including monitoring schedule, scope, and budget
• Demonstrated experience managing project staff time and work output to achieve project goals
• Demonstrated experience preparing plans, estimates, and specifications for bridge related projects
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with maintenance staff to support maintenance activities and to complete smaller projects
• Demonstrated experience mentoring more junior staff members
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to problem solve collaboratively as part of a team or individually
• Exhibit and support a culture of exceptional customer service, equity, and inclusiveness
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment by building rapport and promoting cooperation among team members
• Ability to interpret and apply federal, state and local rules, laws, standards, regulations and policies to assigned work

The Application Packet:

Please be sure to provide all the required materials below in your application submission:

• Online application:
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