Position Summary:
Exciting opportunity for an Engineer II with Portland Parks and Recreation on the Capital Construction and Engineering Team! As the Bureau’s Mechanical Engineer, you will play a crucial role in supporting a wide range of needs from in-house professional maintenance to large-scale Capital improvements. Parks and Recreation has over 1,000 pieces of mechanical equipment across its portfolio, including at Community Centers, Pools, Splashpads, and Maintenance Facilities. This equipment is maintained by multiple teams, who will rely on the technical support of this position. The role offers a chance to take the lead on the coordination, implementation, design oversight, and management of mechanically focused park and park facility projects, ensuring compliance with the City and Bureau/Office strategies, commitments, and goals. You will collaborate with maintenance staff and consultants, review design plans, assess existing conditions, and develop maintenance and repair strategies.

Take advantage of this opportunity to make a lasting impact on our community's parks and recreational facilities. Apply today and be part of a team dedicated to enhancing our city's public spaces!

What you'll get to do:

• Lead in-house mechanical projects including evaluating existing systems, consulting with maintenance staff, engineering solutions, and managing construction efforts.
• Assess and improve existing systems. Perform evaluations of existing mechanical systems to identify gaps relative to Codes, regulations, best practices, and City mandates. Develop and propose solutions that enhance indoor air quality, occupant comfort, and energy efficiency.
• Coordinate staff, consultants, and contractors to meet project goals including approving invoices, contract administration, design review, and construction management.
• Manage mechanically focused Capital projects by developing project scopes, engaging stakeholders, managing consultants, ensuring quality control, facilitating permitting, and coordinating contractors.
• Lead sustainability initiatives, including those related to energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grant funding requests.
• Conduct comprehensive reviews of proposed mechanical systems, focusing on lifecycle costs, performance, operations, maintenance, and emissions. Present recommendations to consultants, staff, and stakeholders.
• Participate in Energy Trust of Oregon programs, utility initiatives, and system commissioning/re-commissioning activities to enhance the Bureau’s existing and new systems.
• Coordinate and participate in the commissioning of systems throughout the Bureau’s portfolio.
• Track project progress, identify issues, and provide solutions to both internal and external stakeholders. Ensure timely and accurate reporting on project status.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to engineering technicians and other staff members, sharing best practices, and promoting professional growth.
• Manage contracts with consultants and contractors, including negotiating change orders, processing progress payments, accepting deliverables, and ensuring compliance.
• Collaborate with teams across the Bureau and City including Professional Maintenance, Turf and Irrigation, Aquatics & Fountains, and Asset Management teams to support and enhance the Bureau’s mechanical infrastructure.

About the Bureau:
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is committed to the overall Citywide vision that race will have no detrimental effect on people of color, refugee, and immigrant communities in accessing our parks and natural areas, or from the benefit of our services. We recognize, understand, and encourage celebration of the differences that surround us. Diversity and equity are vital to PP&R’s ideals and values. The City of Portland, Oregon is a growing and diverse city of 650,000 residents, nearly 20% of whom speak languages other than English at home. PP&R values a diverse workforce and seeks ways to promote equity and inclusion within the organization and with the public. PP&R encourages applications from candidates with knowledge, ability and experience working with a broad range of individuals and communities with diverse racial, ethnic, abilities, and socio-economic backgrounds. Although not required, PP&R encourages candidates that can fluently speak another language to include that information in their application materials. Multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Have a question?
Contact Information:
TroyLynn Craft
Senior Recruiter
troylynn.craft@portlandoregon.gov
The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:

1. Experience in mechanical engineering with a focus on assessment of existing conditions and implementation of repairs and improvements.
2. Experience in identifying and mitigating risks related to mechanical systems, providing quality control, and ensuring compliance with codes, regulations, and safety standards.
3. Ability to lead sustainability initiatives, including energy efficiency projects and performing lifecycle cost analyses of mechanical systems.
4. Ability to guide and mentor staff, manage consultants and contractors, and communicate effectively with various stakeholders.
5. Experience managing projects including scope development, contracting, permitting, and contractor coordination.

Applicants must also possess:

• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in professional engineering.
  Special Requirements and/or Qualifications: Professional Engineering (PE) License required within six months from the date of hire.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Mechanical System Commissioning Experience

STEP 1: Apply online between September 30 - until filled or December 30, 2024

• Required Application Materials: Resume
• Answer to the Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)

Optional Application Materials:

• If you would like to request Veteran's Preference, please submit your Veteran documents (ex, DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter, etc.) by the closing date of the recruitment.

Application Tips:

• If you apply and are notified you meet minimum qualifications/placed on the eligible list, please do not reapply. Any applications received after being placed on the eligible list will not be reviewed and will be rejected as a duplicate application.
• If you apply and are notified you do not meet qualifications and the recruitment is still open, you may reapply and update your materials.
• Your responses to the supplemental questions should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
• Your résumé should support the details described in your responses to the supplemental questions.
• How We Determine Pay: The City of Portland is covered by the Oregon Equal Pay Act. Your salary is determined based on the experience listed in your resume that is directly related and equivalent to the position for which you are applying. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all your relevant experience.
• Do not attach any additional documents.
• Please note, all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
• You may use AI tools to assist with your job application, but please be sure to personalize your responses to supplemental questions. Avoid copying and pasting. We encourage using AI to generate ideas and then tailor them to reflect your own experiences and skills.
• All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process.
• E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.

Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: Week of November 11, 2024, and every 3 weeks thereafter.

• An evaluation of each applicant's training and paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their resume and supplemental questions, weighted 100%.
• Your résumé and responses to the supplemental questions will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
• You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you would like to review and discuss your evaluation result. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information.
• Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.

Step 3: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of November 18, 2024, and every 3 weeks thereafter.

• Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.

Step 4: Selection (Interview): As Needed

• Hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview.

Step 5: Offer of Employment

Step 6: Start Date:

• A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.

*Timeline is approximate and subject to change.
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• City of Portland Core Values
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• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Veteran Preference
• ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations