Initial Posting Date:

11/05/2025

Application Deadline:

11/25/2025

Agency:

Department of Transportation

Salary Range:

$4,886 - $7,580

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Inspector 2

Job Description:

Engineer Specialist 2 – Inspector 2
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery & Operations Division – Region 1
Construction Section
Portland

This position is open for recruitment and fully funded following the 2025 Special Legislative Session.

The role:

Bring your construction expertise to the field! As an Inspector 2, you’ll spend your days on-site, collaborating with contractors and agency teams to ensure highway maintenance and improvement projects are built to exacting standards. On larger projects, you’ll take on greater responsibility—guiding and coordinating inspection efforts to keep work on track and up to specification. Apply today to join our team!

We provide a safe and reliable multimodal transportation system that connects people and helps Oregon's communities and economy thrive. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply for our positions.

Before applying, 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:

Review and interpret contract documents for construction projects of varying complexity, identifying potential issues and coordinating with others to propose solutions.
Monitor safety practices, attend contractor safety meetings, and report unsafe conditions.
Oversee traffic control to ensure safety and minimize public inconvenience.
Inspect grades, materials, and construction procedures for compliance with plans and specifications.
Verify that required tests are completed, documented, and shared promptly.
Coordinate daily with contractors and project staff to address progress, issues, and any non-compliant work.
Prepare daily reports detailing work performed, compliance status, and key contractor discussions.
Verify quantities, complete paynotes, and maintain accurate test results and estimates for payment.
Record force account or claim information, documenting labor, equipment, and materials used each day.
Maintain “as-built” records and prepare final technical and narrative reports to support ODOT’s project documentation requirements.
Provide general oversight to assure contractor and DBE subcontractors meet contract requirements.
Requires working long and flexible hours, being on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including holidays, working outdoors at least 50% of the time, occasional travel with overnight stays and lifting up to 50 pounds.
Work is performed near traffic and construction equipment, in adverse weather conditions, near hazardous chemicals and radioactive materials and requires climbing ladders, moving around rough terrain and working at heights.
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.
Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.
The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6%.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!

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Minimum qualifications:

Three years of experience in the field of engineering in construction inspection or surveying;

An associate degree in the field of engineering (civil or transportation-related) and one year of engineering technician experience in construction inspection or surveying;

A bachelor’s degree in the field of engineering (civil or transportation-related);

An equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.

Note: Related experience, education, and training can include, but is not limited to construction management, forestry, geography, geology, geomatics, mathematics, physics, remote sensing and urban planning.

Special qualifications:

Driving is an essential function of this position. You must have a valid US driver license and an acceptable driving record. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks on our final candidate(s). Your license does not have to be issued in Oregon to be considered. 

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 and education to help us decide who will move forward.

Highway or transportation related construction experience.
Experience overseeing construction sites and interpreting and applying contract plan and specification requirements.
Experience providing construction documentation such as preparing daily reports, inspection reports, field measurements and interpreting quality documentation.
Experience with business software such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.
Experience learning and becoming proficient with new software.

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.
- 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 a current State of Oregon 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 be available after you submit your application. 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 classification is currently undergoing a statewide classification study.
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, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension].
The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an education institution during the application process.
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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