Transportation Engineer 2
About The Position
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is seeking a Transportation Engineer 2 to join the Project Delivery and Reporting Team. This role supports the successful delivery of transportation projects by maintaining accurate project information, monitoring milestones, and supporting effective project delivery through timely reporting and coordination. The position involves collaborating to identify and resolve project challenges, promoting accountability, and ensuring compliance with WSDOT policies and quality standards. This is an opportunity to contribute to transportation improvements in a workplace that values respect, inclusion, and public service.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience managing transportation project scopes, schedules, and funding utilizing capital project management and enterprise accounting systems in a professional work environment.
- Skills to work independently and as a member of a team to complete assigned tasks.
- Strong interpersonal skills to be able to work effectively with project offices, other team members, and support offices.
- Demonstrated experience handling multiple tasks in a high-production environment, frequently changing priorities.
- Demonstrated experience in communicating to multiple audiences, both orally and in writing.
- Demonstrated proficiency in understanding, interpreting, and tracking project deliverables, ideally in a construction and/or engineering environment.
- Proven skills in research to examine, develop and propose alternate solutions while maintaining attention to detail.
- Demonstrated proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook to compose professional documentation and reports.
- Actively demonstrates a commitment to learning and growth.
- Takes action to meet the needs of others.
- A valid driver’s license and the ability to operate state-owned vehicles.
- Ability to perform field reviews and collect data for the purpose of scoping and estimating projects in outdoor environments, including travel to and accessing project sites.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in working with the Work Order Authorization system, Transportation Executive Information System (TEIS), Capital Connect (CC), and Transportation Reporting and Accounting Information System (TRAINS 4.0).
- Work experience in Project Development and/or Construction Environment.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and distribute project scoping assignments to support transportation project development.
- Assemble and review scoping documentation that defines project needs, purpose, scope, estimated costs, and schedules.
- Maintain accurate project information by entering, monitoring, and updating data in Capital Connect.
- Assist with developing and tracking sub-program priorities to support regional project delivery goals.
- Support budget development by entering project and funding information into Capital Connect.
- Produce project status reports and tracking spreadsheets to monitor project progress, changes, and program performance.
- Retrieve project and program data from systems including Capital Connect, TRAINS, TEIS, WSPMS, and Cognos.
- Develop reports that support project delivery, program management, and informed decision-making.
Benefits
- 12 paid holidays
- Up to 25 paid vacation days per year
- Tuition reimbursement programs
- Government discounts at participating colleges throughout the state
- Eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness
- Variety of healthcare options
- Choice of state retirement programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
