Senior Project Engineer (may Underfill as a Project Manager)

City of Tigard; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental plans

Retirement plan

HRA-VEBA

PTO and sick leave

11 paid holidays

Life and disability insurance

Transit pass

Job summary

The City of Tigard is seeking a Senior Project Engineer (may underfill as Project Manager) to join the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department in Tigard, Oregon. The role focuses on delivering large CIP projects across transportation, parks, and utilities, with design, permitting, and contractor coordination.

Responsibilities include managing consultants and construction teams, liaising with partner agencies, and delivering projects from planning through handoff to operations.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in civil engineering, and
• Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in project management and professional engineering and infrastructure planning, design, plan review, permitting, and project administration.

Responsibilities

• Manage large, complex CIP projects from conceptualization through design, permitting, and construction.
• Lead transportation-focused initiatives within the CIP and coordinate with consultants and contractors.
• Partner with agencies and stakeholders (ODOT, Metro, Wash. Co., etc.) on transportation and trail projects.

Skills

Civil engineering

Project management

Infrastructure planning

Design coordination

Permitting

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Overview

At the City of Tigard, our talented, industrious, and innovative municipal government professionals have been providing essential services and recreational spaces to Tigard’s growing community for over 60 years. City of Tigard team members enjoy meaningful work, a diverse and inclusive culture of belonging, job specific flexibilities and opportunities for growth and advancement. Incorporated in 1961, Tigard is Oregon’s 12th largest city and is part of the Portland metropolitan area.

OUR VALUES

At Team Tigard, we are the ambassadors of our municipal services to the members of our community. We aspire to treat all people with dignity, respect, and care; to demonstrate the equitable and sustainable practices that are environmentally and fiscally sound, and to engage with each other as trusted colleagues to achieve excellence in all we do. We do the right things, and we get things done.

Examples of Duties

The City of Tigard is seeking a Senior Project Engineer (may underfill as a Project Manager) to join the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department.

• Among other things, the Engineering Division is responsible for delivering a robust Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), with projects and programs across the Transportation, Parks, Stormwater, Sanitary Sewer, Water, and Facility systems. This position may work on a variety of projects, but the primary focus will be on the City’s Transportation system.
• The Senior Project Engineer will be on the Transportation team, which also consists of a Project Coordinator, two Project Managers, and a Principal Engineer that supervises the group. The Senior Project Engineer will be assigned large, complex CIP projects, being tasked with managing and delivering them from conceptualization and planning through design, community engagement, permitting, and construction, until successful handoff to operations. Projects are typically designed externally, and work will involve managing hired design consultants and construction contractors.
• It is a great time to join the team, as projects likely to be assigned are just about to commence or are early in the design process: a preliminary design phase of Fanno Creek Trail from Bonita Road to Durham Road; the North Dakota Street (Fanno Creek) Bridge Replacement; and Greenburg Road (Hall Boulevard to Highway 217).
• This position will serve as a partner and/or liaison to other agencies on partner, grant-funded, and maintenance projects, as well as miscellaneous coordination of transportation and trail related matters. Agencies include ODOT, Metro, Washington County, Clean Water Services, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District, and adjacent cities including Tualatin, Durham, and Beaverton.
• Please review the Senior Project Engineer classification for additional details about this position.
• Please review the Project Manager classification for additional details about this position.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or a related engineering field; and
• Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in project management and professional engineering and infrastructure planning, design, plan review, permitting, and project administration experience.

Licenses and Certifications

• Possession of a valid driver's license and satisfactory driving history.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain within six (6) months of appointment, a Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer license to practice in the State of Oregon.

Project Manager Qualifications:

• Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in civil engineering, landscape architecture, environmental service, environmental or urban planning, or related field, and
• Three (3) years' experience in paraprofessional civil engineering, landscape architecture (or related field), environmental sciences, and/or project management/administration.

Preferred Qualifications for Project Manager:

Project management certification

Engineer in Training (EIT) certification

Supplemental Information

Union Representation

not applicable for this position

Schedule

40 hours per week. Tigard is a progressive employer with a 4-day (Monday-Thursday) week, with flexible opportunities. This position is required to be in-person (combination of office and offsite meetings / project sites) 3 days per week, with the ability for up to 1 day of remote work per week and includes some evenings.

Benefits

In addition to being a great place to work, the City of Tigard offers competitive employee benefits for full-time and part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week:

• Choice of health and dental plans
• Generous retirement plan (non-PERS)
• City-paid HRA-VEBA
• Paid time off (PTO) program plus paid sick leave
• 11 paid holidays
• Life and disability insurance
• Universal transit pass through TriMet

This job classification is not represented by a union