Statewide Maintenance & Operations Engineer

Initial Posting Date

12/08/2025

Application Deadline

12/22/2025

Agency

Department of Transportation

Salary Range

$11,651 - $18,040

Position Type

Employee

Position Title

Statewide Maintenance & Operations Engineer

Job Description

Engineering Administrator 2 – Statewide Maintenance & Operations Engineer

Oregon Department of Transportation

Delivery and Operations Division – Maintenance & Operations Branch

Salem

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced engineering manager to join our team in Salem as our statewide maintenance & operations engineer. In this executive role, you will lead approximately 240 employees within the Maintenance & Operations Branch and guide and implement maintenance and operations throughout the state. You will also provide strategic direction and management for the state highway system, fleet and state radio system. Apply today!

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

• Lead and manage the maintenance and operational transportation assets associated with our 18,000 lane miles of statewide highway systems.
• Lead the statewide budget process, standards development, implementation of initiatives and evaluation of the division’s maintenance and operations standards and programs.
• Review and inform changes in departmental direction and priorities and adapt program plans, guidance, budget and expectations to implement changes.
• Oversee developing, evaluating and implementing legislation affecting the branch and activities statewide.
• Serve on various committees, provide strategic direction and chair various teams and groups which involve internal agency coordination and engagement with external partners.
• Act as our agency's emergency administrator for the emergency preparedness response program.
• Manage the preparation and administration of biennial and annual budget requests for the overall statewide maintenance and operations budget.
• This position is required to be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including holidays and weekends.
• Work in both office and field environments - occasional work outdoors may be required with potential exposure to various hazards, all weather conditions and rough terrain.
• Hybrid work options available - can work remotely up to 3 days per week!
• 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

• 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. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.
• The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!
  
  

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Minimum Qualifications

Seven years of management experience in engineering.

OR

Four years of management experience in engineering and a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Special Qualifications

Possession of a Professional Engineering (PE) license in the State of Oregon OR the ability to obtain license within six months of hire.

Note: If registered in another state, successful applicants will be required to obtain a temporary permit to practice engineering, pursuant to ORS 672.109, within six months from date of hire.

What We’d Like To See

If you have the below attributes, let us know in your application materials. This is how we choose whom to move forward in the hiring process. You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience and education to help us decide who will move forward, so please provide a thorough explanation of your applicable experience and skills.

• Current, valid professional engineer (PE) license.
• Thorough knowledge of and extensive experience in maintaining and operating a complex transportation system.
• Proven ability to succeed in a changing environment.
• Proven ability to develop and implement strategies to manage the maintenance and operations of an infrastructure system.
• Proven ability to guide and manage many staff and to give responsible, expert direction and advice.
• Proven ability to interpret and communicate organizational policies and initiatives and to support staff in implementing changes.
• Proven ability to develop staff into leaders with a focus on continuous improvement and professional development.
• Excellent communicator and coalition builder with the ability to manage the conflicting priorities of different partners and the ability to maintain good working relationships.
• Experience implementing policies and guidance with staff you do not directly manage.
  
  

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 Tova Peltz, Interim Delivery & Operations Division Administrator.
• 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

• 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].
• The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an education institution during the application process.
• 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 become part of the state's management team.
  
  

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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