Posting number: 2027-30
Department: Community Development
Job classification: Principal Engineer
Posting type: Open & Promotional
Categories: Engineering
The City of Hillsboro’s Community Development team plays a key role in shaping the City’s growth and future by supporting thoughtful, sustainable development and transportation planning. Working collaboratively across disciplines and with community partners, the team helps ensure development aligns with long-range plans, policies, and the needs of a growing and diverse community.
The Principal Engineer will provide technical leadership within this team, helping guide transportation planning, engineering analysis, and complex development projects while advising City leadership and governing bodies.
The Principal Engineer will lead a team of engineers in implementing the vision of the City’s Transportation System Plan (TSP). The work involves reviewing land use applications and external agency projects to ensure any proposed transportation improvements are consistent with the TSP, to ensure the proposed developments do not preclude future TSP projects, and to ensure through analysis no other transportation deficiencies are caused by the development or project. The work also involves continuously updating our Transportation System Plan through refinement plans and new policies. This position requires strong technical skills in travel demand modeling and traffic analysis as well written and communication to convey technical information.
The position is also responsible for being the engineering expert on negotiations, legal documents, policies, and complex engineering problems dealing with design, property acquisition, land use regulations, and traffic operations. The position presents and advises governing bodies on engineering and policies.
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Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a closely related field; and seven years of civil engineering experience, including three years of supervisory responsibilities; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
Why Join Hillsboro?
At the City of Hillsboro, you'll play a meaningful role in shaping the community's future while working alongside dedicated professionals committed to innovation, collaboration, and excellent public service. Your expertise will directly support safe development, economic growth, and a high quality of life for our residents.
Join us and help build the future of Hillsboro—one project at a time.
When you join our team, you'll enjoy:
To learn more about our robust benefits package, please visit our Benefits Page.
Hiring a workforce that reflects the diverse community we serve is essential to delivering exceptional City services and programs. The City of Hillsboro is committed to creating and supporting an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees to thrive. We value, respect, and empower employees as unique individuals with authentic voices and diverse ideas.
Hillsboro is one of Oregon’s most diverse and dynamic cities, with a steadily growing population of just over 110,000. During the workday, more than 50,000 employees commute to Hillsboro by car, bicycle, bus, or MAX Light Rail train to work at companies such as Intel, Nike, and Genentech.
Hillsboro is the largest city in Washington County and serves as the county seat.
Ideally located in the Pacific Northwest — 10 miles west of Portland — Hillsboro is an hour’s drive from the beautiful Cascade Mountains and Columbia River Gorge to the east, and the sandy beaches of the Pacific Ocean to the west.
Known as the “high-tech hub of Oregon” or the “tallest tree in the Silicon Forest,” Hillsboro has some of the best land, power, and water resources in the country.
With its thriving economy, Hillsboro is the home of:
- Oregon’s fourth-largest school district
- Two higher-education campuses
- Two public libraries
- More than 30 parks
- More than 1,500 acres of designated green spaces, including Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve and the Orenco Woods Nature Park
