• Job Description

  Req#: REQ-143701

  Initial Posting Date:

  12/06/2023

  Application Deadline:

  12/27/2023

  Agency:

  Department of Transportation

  Salary Range:

  $6,147 - $9,533

  Position Type:

  Employee

  Position Title:

  Environmental Coordinator

  Job Description:

  Environmental Program Coordinator 3 – Environmental Coordinator
  Oregon Department of Transportation
  Delivery & Operations Division – Region 1
  Technical Center
  Portland /Hybrid

  The role:

  We are now hiring for an environmental coordinator in Portland! This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned transportation or infrastructure professional to take the next step and be the environmental leader for construction compliance on large, complex and high-profile projects for the Oregon Department of Transportation. Apply today to join our team!

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  We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions and hope you will join us on our path to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are an agency that embraces social equity through our values, strategic planning, and actions. Leaning into our equity priorities means we continually examine what we do, the impact we have, and our progress toward weaving social equity into who we are. To learn more about our social equity commitments, visit our Social Equity website.

  Our first application screening is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.

  Before applying, click here to 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:

  • Provide environmental coordination for large Region 1 projects: work with compliance specialists in cultural resources, wetlands, water resources, biology and roadside to successfully manage permitting and compliance.

  • Be a regulatory and compliance expert on large transportation projects from project development through construction.

  • Ensure compliance with NEPA on federally funded projects.

  • Act as a liaison between ODOT Region 1 and permitting agencies.

  • Work primarily in an office-remote hybrid environment with regular work outdoors at project sites.

  • Regular travel within the region is required. Work on uneven ground in the field.

  • Provide field and literature scoping during the development of each Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) cycle.

  • Coordinate environmental clearances for maintenance projects.

  • Inform maintenance of current environmental regulations and developing best management practices for avoiding, minimizing, and mitigating impacts to protected resources.

  • 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:

  • Work/life balance, 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.

  • Competitive benefits packages which can be estimated using our compensation calculator.

  • Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range based on your experience, skills and education. The salary range listed is the non-PERS participating rate. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6%. Please review the Classification and Compensation page for more details.

  • Be part of a highly seasoned team of Environmental and Transportation professionals who love what they do. It’s a great professional home from which to grow the next phase of your career.

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  Minimum qualifications:

  A bachelor's degree an environmental science, a physical science, a natural science, engineering, or a closely-related field AND three years of environmental analysis or resource project management experience, one year of which must have included research design and analysis.

  Note: Three additional years of environmental analysis or resource project management experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree.

  What we’d like to see:

  If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.

  • Experience with environmental compliance on large infrastructure projects – ideally in transportation.

  • Experience coordinating multiple partners and regulators to proactively ensure compliance in real time. Includes developing strategies that comply with environmental laws, policies, and regulations and move complex projects forward. Preferably transportation-specific experience.

  • Experience managing consultant contracts for public works projects, with a preference for transportation-related experience.

  • Understanding of federal, state and local environmental transportation policy requirements and work with project teams at all phases of project development: planning, NEPA, design, construction and maintenance.

  • Experience explaining technical information to a wide variety of audiences.

  • Ability to manage time effectively and work well in a highly multi-disciplinary environment.

  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 Denis Reich, Environmental Manager – Region 1.

      • Generic cover letters and/or 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.

      • If you are an internal applicant, you must upload your cover letter in the ‘Resume/Cover Letter’ section of the application.

      • If you are an external applicant, you must upload your cover letter in the ‘Resume/CV’ 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 an 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 come before the public records request and gender identity questionnaire tasks. 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 503-586-6863 or email ODOTRecruitmentNH@odot.oregon.gov

  Additional information:

  • This recruitment will remain open until filled. Our first application screening is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, but we may close the announcement at any time after this date when we have received an adequate number of applications. We cannot guarantee that we will consider applications received after this screening date. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.

  • 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.

  • 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 be represented by the Association of Engineering Employees of Oregon (AEE).

  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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• About the company

  Oregon (/ˈɒrɡən/ ORR--gən) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States.

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