Straits Engineer, Civil Engineer 2 / Civil Engineer 1 (In-Training)

Work Hours and Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered
Salary: $ 4,517.00 - $7,043.00 Monthly

Please note: a conditional offer of employment may be made pending completion of the degree within 2 months of the closing date of the position to allow for State institutions having quarter systems.  

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 02/08/2026. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

Want to join something GREAT and make a difference?
Olympic Region is actively seeking a Forest or Civil Engineer for the Straits District. The duty station is in Port Angeles, Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula. The varied terrain and high rainfall in the Olympic Region provide for many engineering challenges in forest road layout and maintenance. The successful candidate will be in charge of developing road plans for the Straits District Timber Sale Program, which will include evaluating existing roads and structures, locating new road locations, designing new stream crossing structures, and doing harvest system analysis. Qualifying experience for the Professional Engineer License may be signed off on for engineers with the Engineering in Training certification. The position is based in Port Angeles, and covers the Straits District, from the West side of Lake Crescent, along the Straits, and down the coast to the Mason County line. The community of Port Angeles has many of the amenities that you expect with a larger town; everything from a movie theater to dining and shopping options. Fishing, hunting, hiking, kayaking, the mountains, and the coast are in the backyard. In this position, you will interact with professionals having diverse talents and skillsets. You will have the opportunity to work frequently with other engineers, foresters, wildlife biologists, GIS professionals, geologists, and heavy equipment operators, to name a few. Collaboration is one of our agency’s core goals, and it is our belief that you will benefit by learning while working side by side with others in these fields and other fields as they learn from you.

Responsibilities:

• Detail-oriented project work and consultation
• Manage your own forest road projects from initial scoping to closing out construction
• Collaborating between different partners in the Region in the process of putting together road and stream crossing projects
• Creating and maintaining respectful working relationships
• Providing recommendations for actions on bridges, culverts, and other maintenance needs on forest roads
• Providing recommendations on corrections to fish barriers
• Thinking critically and strategically while also meeting project deadlines
• Being part of a dynamic and energetic team

Qualifications

This may be filled as an in-training position. This is designated as a 12-24 month (May be extended to 36 months) training plan. If you complete all elements of the training steps in a shorter amount of time, we may waive the remainder of the time required. Candidates will be considered as Civil Engineer 1 (In-Training) or Civil Engineer 2, depending on qualifications.

Required Qualifications: 

Civil Engineer 1 (In-Training) 
(Salary range: $4,517 - $6,259 per month):

• Bachelor’s degree in Forest or Civil Engineering or related field:
  OR an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Civil Engineer 2
(Salary range: $5,241 - $7,043 per month):

• Bachelor’s degree in Forest or Civil Engineering AND 1 year of professional experience OR an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Knowledge of theory, policy, principles, and practices of the forest engineering profession as applied to the Northwestern United States (i.e., fundamentals of: markets and economics, sales layout, logging methods, road engineering, water quality, watershed management, fish passage design.
• Experience with timber sales road plan preparation and administration.
• Experience with current forest practice rules, plans, forestry laws & practices, and associated agency policies and WAC’s.
• Facilitation and negotiation skills.