Project Manager
At Land Use and Transportation, you are given opportunities and challenges to embrace your potential and achieve your personal best, every day. The department has two (2) Project Manager vacancies. In addition to exercising your project management skills, you will also have the opportunity to coordinate and collaborate with a variety of professionals, technicians, contractors, stakeholders, agencies and citizens.
Operations and Maintenance Division (OPS)
The Project Manager in this division is an essential member of the team who assists with delivering maintenance projects and managing contracts. This work is crucial to keeping our transportation system in optimal condition. Project managers are involved with the administration, planning, design, and construction of infrastructure maintenance projects throughout Washington County. These projects include paving, striping, drainage, landscaping, emergency repairs, and road reconstruction.
Capital Projects Services Division (CPS)
The Project Manager in this division will work with a group of professional and technical experts to administer the planning, design, and construction of infrastructure projects throughout Washington County. These projects include roads, bikeways, bridges and sidewalks, and all are intended to improve safety, reduce bottlenecks, and address transportation needs for all users.
Education and Experience:
A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
- Four (4) years of professional project management experience that includes leading and managing discrete projects from initiation and planning through closure and evaluation; OR
- A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in engineering, surveying, environmental, transportation planning, public administration or a closely related field may substitute for three years of experience, AND one (1) year of professional project management experience that includes leading and managing discrete projects from initiation and planning through closure and evaluation; OR
- An Oregon Project Management Associate (OPMA) certification, AND three (3) years of professional project management experience that includes leading and managing discrete projects from initiation and planning through closure and evaluation; OR
- A Project Management Professional Certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
ADDITIONAL LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND SPECIALTY REQUIREMENTS
- Must possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record per Washington County policy.