Engineer - Electrical - OPEN UNTIL FILLED

THIS RECRUITMENT WILL CLOSE ON AUGUST 17, 2025 OR WHEN THE POSITION IS FILLED, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST

About the position

Job Appointment: Full time, Regular

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 40 hours/week

Work Location : Hybrid/work location: 1120 SW Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington. For more information, click here .

Benefit : Please check our benefits tab for an overview of benefits for this position

Union Representation: This classification is represented by the Professional Technical Employees, Local 17 (PROTEC17). To view this labor agreement, please click here .

Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portlands online portal. You will need respond to the supplemental questions and attach a resume.

This is an open continuous recruitment: Open Continuous recruitments have multiple review periods (outlined below) and may remain open for three (3) months.

Position Summary

About the Division

The Water Bureau is hiring an Electrical Engineer in the Design Section of the Engineering Services Group (ESG). The ESG is responsible for planning, designing and constructing the bureau's capital improvement, developer, and interagency projects utilizing both in-house and contracting services.

About the Position

The position will perform advanced professional electrical engineering with a focus on instrumentation and control (I&C) engineering. They will be responsible for advancing assigned projects, providing technical support to staff, including consultants and contractors necessary to achieve project goals and objectives. Applicants with experience in water treatment and distribution systems are highly desirable but not required.

This position is for someone that currently holds a Professional Engineering license. However, the bureau will consider applicants with an EIT/FE that have the necessary qualifications to sit for the PE exam and can obtain licensure within six months of hire.

This classification is represented by the Professional and Technical Employees Local 17 (Protec 17). To view this labor agreement, please go to and click on the appropriate link.

For both the internal collaboration work and external partnerships, the bureau needs someone who is engaging and understands how to create and maintain strategic alliances.

Duties and responsibilities include:

Design electrical and I&C systems for different water service infrastructure installations (i.e. pump stations, wells, buildings, and tanks).

Investigate existing conditions/installations for updating of electrical and I&C infrastructure.

Review engineering consultant designs and ensure local and state codes and Water Bureau Standards are being met and incorporated within the design.

Collaboration with the Operations Group to ensure electrical and I&C designs provide the expected functionality, capacity and connectivity.

Advise on cost effective solutions for alternative design options and review estimates for design projects.

Collaborate with the Construction Group to review electrical and I&C submittals, respond to RFIs, and provide input on site as necessary during installation.

Perform electrical calculations and reports, including but not limited to short circuit study, arc flash hazard analysis, overcurrent protection coordination study, electrical load calculations, conduit fill, etc. As a person, you are:

Highly collaborative: This position supports a wide range of stakeholders within the PWB, and therefore you are adept at taking direction from and advising program teams simultaneously. You enjoy working with teams from diverse personal and professional backgrounds and are flexible in how you collaborate.

Detail Orientated: The position serves as a subject matter expert on design and construction of electrical and I&C systems associated with PWB infrastructure projects. You will have exceptional attention to detail and follow best practices for quality assurance in your work, and support others in projects related to instrumentation and control engineering.

Creative: You are creative and skilled in Electrical One-line Diagrams, Electrical Schematics, and Process & Instrumentation Diagrams.

Inclusion Focused: You will be providing direction, guidance, and technical support to staff, including consultants and contractors. You have an ability to receive feedback and collaborate with others to ensure their contributions are heard while working to achieve project goals and objectives.

Analytical: You can analyze and visualize data into actionable conclusions. You are also able to investigate and problem solve with minimal supervision.About the Water Bureau: The Portland Water Bureau (PWB) serves almost a million people in the Portland area, about a quarter of Oregon's population. PWB employs over 600 people providing responsive service to build and maintain a water system that enhances public health and safety and contributes to the economic vitality and livability of the Portland metropolitan region.

Our mission: We serve excellent water every minute of every day.

Our vision: The water our community loves is safe and abundant for generations to come.

Our equity commitment: We work to uproot systemic inequities and their impacts on our employees and the people we serve. We commit to the difficultand essentialwork of transforming Water Bureau policies, practices, and culture to better serve historically and currently oppressed communities.

More Information about the bureau:

Although not currently hiring, the list generated from this recruitment may be used to fill vacancies in the Bureau of Environmental Services:

About the Bureau of Environmental Services

This is an exciting time to join the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES). Together we are re-imagining the work we do to ensure it aligns with Our Values:

We implement equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery.

We value our customers and partners.

We carefully manage our watersheds, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources.

We encourage leadership among our employees in our City and community.

We support a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce.

We urge respectful communication and transparency.

We advance innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions. At BES, we value our customers and partners; Portlanders sense of connection to their waterways; conscientious stewardship of our watersheds, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources; a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce; leadership among our employees and in our City and community; equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery; clear communication and transparency; innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions.

BES is seeking talented individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds with knowledge, ability, and experience working with a broad range of individuals and communities; and that desire to work collaboratively and creatively to broaden the variety of innovative ways to partner with and serve all Portland communities.

To learn more about the work we do at BES, click on the link:

Our BES 10-Year Strategic Plan can be found here:

Have a question?

Contact Information:

Anna Morgan, Senior Recruiter

Bureau of Human Resources

The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:

Possess a license to practice as a registered Professional Electrical Engineer -or- Possess a Fundamentals of Engineering, FE Certificate at time of hire and be qualified to obtain Oregon Professional Electrical Engineer license within six months after hire.

Knowledge and experience applying electrical engineering theory, principles, practices, materials, costs, construction techniques, current trends, regulations, standards, and equipment applicable to electrical system design.

Ability to apply sound administrative practices including the ability to planning, managing, and coordinating the work of field, professional, technical, and consultant staff in the design of multiple engineering projects.

Ability to perform difficult technical research, analyzing complex electrical engineering and mathematical problems, evaluating alternatives, recommending or adopting effective courses of action, and communicating in both written and verbal format, scientific and technical matters to peers and non-technical individuals, including policymakers and the public.

Experience with Controls Communications Protocols, including Radio and Fiber Optic Communications.

Experience in engineering planning, design, construction administration, and project management principles and techniques.

Applicants must also:

Possess a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving record as you will be required to operate a City vehicle

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