Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

City of Portland

Salary: $142,729.60 - $195,353.60 Annually

Job Type: Regular

Job Number: 2024-00822

Location: 1120 SW 5th Ave, OR

Bureau: Portland Bureau of Transportation

Closing: 8/12/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

The Position

Job Appointment: Full time
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8AM - 5PM, alternative schedule available
Work Location: Hybrid - Portland building, 1120 SW Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204 for in person work. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington. For more information, https://www.portland.gov/policies/human-resources-administrative-rules/employee-behavior-expectations/hrar-4045-employee#toc-geographic-work-location
Benefit: Please check our benefit tab for an overview of benefit for this position

Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland's online portal. You will need to attach a resume and cover letter.

The City of Portland is seeking a dynamic leader to serve as PBOT's Construction, Inspection, and Pavement Manager (Engineering Manager)
What you'll get to do:

• Represent the agency in the public and interface with other regional, state, and federal partners on a regular basis.
• Lead funding strategies and fund management.
• Contribute to transforming culture by creating a people centered organization, reviewing programs and processes through an equitable lens, and advocating for anti-racism.
• Oversee performance management systems to improve program delivery and productivity with a focus on quality control and quality assurance. Ensure services are being delivered cost effectively, efficiently, and equitably.
• Develop metrics and key performance indicators, conduct program evaluation and trend analysis, monitor program delivery.
• Develop and implement multi-year strategic plans; ensuring proper resource allocation to achieve the Bureau's mission and goals.
• Implement comprehensive personnel management strategies to optimize safety, professionalism, and development of the workforce with a focus on citywide goals.
• Provide responsive customer service and communication to a variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Who you are:
• Experienced Supervisor: An experienced leader with a commitment to your position as well as your team/employees. Being an ethical, fair, and supportive leader is important to you along with embracing the City of Portland's Core Values of anti-racism, communication, collaboration, equity, transparency, and fiscal responsibility.
• Innovative: You have an aptitude for continuous improvement and can excel in change management. You've demonstrated the ability to remain flexible, agile, and calm in a high paced environment that relies on quick and stable decision making.
• Organized: Able to work on a multitude of tasks and understand/respond to various situations in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• Collaborative: A professional who values partnership and develops and supports relationships to get things done.
• Dedicated: Personally, you have a passion for transportation and improving transportation through public service; you hold a high level of pride in making sure that projects are effectively managed, and you are proud of the work delivered to the public.
• DEI Leader: You will be an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion champion in the workplace, including building pathways for government careers in underrepresented communities. You will inspire and motivate employees and create a culture of safety, respect, collaboration, and accountability.
• Government Leader: You will facilitate, negotiate, and build consensus among diverse customers and stakeholders, including elected officials. Additionally, you will lead large-scale change management, involving community input.
• Excellent Communicator: You are an active listener and strong communicator to both technical and non-technical individuals, and proficient verbally and in writing.
• Transparent: You lead with openness and honesty, keeping your team in the loop, sharing information freely, and invite open communication within the team.
• Leader with Integrity: You have strong moral principles, stand by your words, and do the right thing. You demonstrate the City's values in your actions and help set expectations for acceptable behavior.

About the Division:
• Construction, Inspection, and Pavement (CIPM) provides contract administration services for PBOT Capital Improvement and Quick Build Projects including Construction Management, Technical Support, Project Inspection and Quality Assurance functions. The Division also manages the Small-Cap-Unit-Priced-Construction contracts (SCUPC) and Job-Order-Contracting (JOC) style of contracts for PBOT. The Pavement Management section evaluates and reports on all city-owned and maintained roadways within the city boundary, manages the 5-year paving list with Maintenance Operations, oversees the annual budget and contracting for pavement rehabilitation and reports on annual performance measures for all pavement assets.

About the Bureau:
The Portland Bureau of Transportation is a community partner in shaping a livable city. We plan, build, manage, and maintain an effective and safe transportation system that provides people and businesses access and mobility. We keep Portland moving. For more information about the Portland Bureau of Transportation, please visit https://www.portland.gov/transportation. The Portland Bureau of Transportation embraces diversity, models inclusivity, and promotes equity through its service delivery, internal operations, organizational culture, and in its work with partners and the community.

Questions?
Anna Morgan, Senior RecruiterBureau of Human Resourcesmailto:Anna.Morganr@portlandoregon.gov

To Qualify

Applicants must describe in their cover letter and resume how their education, training, and/or work experience, meets each of the following minimum qualifications:

• Knowledge of transportation and engineering principles, practices, current trends, regulations, standards, and laws.
• Ability to monitor and control budget and financial resources and prioritize projects.
• Experience applying effective management skills in program management including organizing, directing, motivating, engaging, and evaluating both represented and non-represented employees.
• Ability to manage a multicultural workforce, promote an equitable workplace environment, and apply equitable program practices to diverse and complex City services.
• Ability to establish and maintain highly effective working relationships with cohorts within the City and peers in other governmental agencies and partnership relationships with media, community and business organizations including school districts, health care providers, advocacy groups, and volunteer service organizations.
• Experience developing and implementing effective communications and outreach strategies; and partnering with residents, community groups, developers, and contractors.Applicant must also possess:

• A Registered Professional Engineering License (PE).

The Recruitment Process

STEP 1: Apply online between August 5th, 2024 - August 12th, 2024

Required Application Materials:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Answer to four (4) Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)

Optional Application Materials:

• If you would like to request Veteran's Preference, please submit your Veteran documents (ex, DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter, etc.) by the closing date of the recruitment.

Application Tips:

• Your cover letter should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
• Your resume should support the details described in your cover letter.
• Salary Range/Equity Pay Analysis: Please note per the https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/equal-pay.aspx your salary is determined based on the experience and education listed in your resume/application. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all directly related and equivalent experience.
• Do not attach any additional documents.
• Please note, all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
• All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process.
• E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.

Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: Week of August 12th, 2024
• An evaluation of each applicant's training, paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their cover letter, and resume, weighted 100%.
• Your cover letter and resume will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
• You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you would like to review and discuss your evaluation result. Please read the City of Portland https://www.portland.gov/policies/human-resources-administrative-rules/employment/hrar-301-recruitment-processes#toc-examination-review for complete information.
• Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.

Step 3: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of August 19th, 2024

• Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list. (Update if a Ranked list or other type of list is used)

Step 4: Selection (Interview): Late August/Early September

• Hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview

Step 5: Offer of Employment: Early/Mid September

• Some positions will require those offered employment to complete and sign a criminal background statement before being considered for employment. (Include if requires an in-depth background investigation.)

Step 6: Start Date: Mid/Late September

• A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.

*Timeline is approximate and subject to change.

Additional Information

https://www.portland.gov/bhr/career-center/recruitment-policy for additional information regarding the following:

• City of Portland Core Values
• Recruitment Process - Work Status
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Veteran Preference
• ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

To apply, please visit https://apptrkr.com/5498569

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