Principal Engineer- Transportation

Job Listing ID:

4478663

Job Title:

Principal Engineer•

Transportation Application Deadline:

Open Until Filled

Job Location:

Tigard

Date Posted:

04/23/2026

Hours Worked Per Week:

Not Provided Shift:

Not Provided Duration of Job:

Either Full or Part Time, more than 6 months You may contact this employer directly. (Obtain the contact information to print or add to your jobs.)

Job Summary:

Principal Engineer

• Transportation Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cityoftigard/jobs/newprint/5315800) Apply ? Principal Engineer
• Transportation Salary $103,756.53
• $135,662.

17 Annually Location Tigard 97223, OR Job Type Full-time Remote Employment Flexible/Hybrid Job Number 2026 Department Public Works Opening Date 04/21/2026 Closing Date 5/3/2026 11:59 PM Pacific Description Benefits Questions Overview

OUR PURPOSE

At the City of Tigard, our talented, industrious, and innovative municipal government professionals have been providing essential services and recreational spaces to Tigard's growing community for over 60 years. City of Tigard team members enjoy meaningful work, a diverse and inclusive culture of belonging, job specific flexibilities and opportunities for growth and advancement. Incorporated in 1961, Tigard is Oregon's 12th largest city and is part of the Portland metropolitan area.

OUR VALUES

At Team Tigard, we are ambassadors of municipal services to the members of our community. We aspire to treat all people with dignity, respect, and care; to demonstrate the equitable and sustainable practices that are environmentally and fiscally sound, and to engage with each other as trusted colleagues to achieve excellence in all we do. We do the right things, and we get things done. Examples of Duties Our next Principal Engineer will play a key role in delivering our Capital Improvement Program. Please review the Principal Engineer (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cityoftigard/classspecs?keywords=principal%20Engineer) classification for additional details about this job. Supervise a team of professionals that include Senior Project Engineers, Project Managers, and/or Project Coordinators. Deliver Capital Improvement Projects with a primary focus on the Transportation System, but may also work on Parks, Stormwater, Sanitary Sewer, Water, and Facility CIP projects. Develop and update transportation design standards. Perform traffic studies, complete plan review for private development permitting, or supervise staff that will perform these duties. Strategically pursue grant funding for transportation and trails projects. Ensure grant requirements are met as part of project delivery through the CIP. Serve as a partner to other agencies such as ODOT/Washington County. Collaborate with the Community Development team on transportation planning projects. Minimum Qualifications Any combination of training and experience, which would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities, to perform the essential functions of the position, may be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be: Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or related engineering field; and A minimum of five (5) years' increasingly responsible experience in professional engineering design, plan review, and project administration including at least one (1) year of lead or supervisory experience; or Any satisfactory equivalent combination of education, training, or experience relevant to the position.

Supplemental Information Union Representation:

This position is not represented by a union.

Schedule:

40 hours per week. Work schedule includes a combination of office and off-site meetings (some evenings) There is an opportun...

Job Classification:

Civil Engineers Access our statewide or regional occupation report for more information about wages, employment outlooks, skills, training programs, related occupations, and more. Compensation

Salary:

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