BES Engineering Standards and Practices Program Manager (Analyst III - CPPW) at City of Portland, OR

About the Department

Job Appointment: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8 am-5 pm. An alternate schedule may be available.
Work Location: 1120 SW 5TH AVE, PORTLAND, OR 97204
Benefits: For an overview of the benefits for this position, you can visit our benefits tab.
Union Representation: This classification was recently recognized as represented by the City of Portland Professional Workers (CPPW) labor union. Terms and Conditions are currently being negotiated as part of a new CPPW collective bargaining agreement.. View the agreement at https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bhr/27840

Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need to attach a resume and a cover letter.

The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) is seeking a strong collaborator and communicator with a background in engineering for an exciting position. BES’s Engineering Services Group (ESG) is seeking an Analyst III to manage the bureau’s engineering Standards and Practices Program.  The BES Standards and Practices Program is responsible for ongoing development, refinement, and application of technical standards and practices for design and construction of capital projects within the bureau’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The program leads updates to various technical manuals and review of capital projects contract documents for as many as 200 active CIP projects at project design milestones. This position plays a critical role in successful CIP delivery, in part by providing quality assurance and consistency of project documents.  

This position monitors, evaluates, and communicates expectations to staff on standard practices and quality assurance procedures for successful and consistent project delivery.  This position has a priority focus on developing robust delivery and quality assurance functions appropriate to a wide array of complex capital projects ranging in size, with varying schedules and budgets. This position requires critical investigative abilities, judgment, and discretion to make recommendations to the BES Chief Engineer and other leaders with organizational impacts across broad and diverse stakeholder groups.  This position is a key liaison between internal BES Workgroups as well as other City bureaus. The position also leads the work of program support staff.

What you’ll get to do: 

• Manage the BES Engineering Standards and Practices Program, including facilitating collaborative technical committees, leading technical manual updates, providing training and guidance to technical staff, and developing recommendations for the Chief Engineer and other leaders.
• Foster a culture of innovation in capital project delivery methods. 
• Be a change agent for updates and alignment of practices.
• Lead the bureau's Quality Assurance program for engineering project delivery, including providing tools and templates and reviewing project documents. 
• Coordinate and collaborate with stakeholders throughout BES and across the City to align engineering standards and practices.
• Serve as the liaison to vendors for outside materials, products, and equipment.
• Lead the work of other staff assigned to the program

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 who 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: About Environmental Services | Portland.gov

Our BES 10-Year Strategic Plan can be found here: download (portland.gov)

Position Duties

Applicants should specifically address and demonstrate in their cover letter and résumé how their education, training, and/or experience meet each of the following minimum qualifications:

1. Knowledge of engineering terminology, practices, procedures, and basic principles; technical standards involved in design and construction engineering and specification development.
2. Knowledge of principles of engineering, construction, and maintenance project management; contract management, including specification writing, cost estimating techniques, project tracking, and required documentation.
3. Knowledge of city operating policies and departmental work procedures, and quality standards.
4. Experience clearly presenting technical information in oral, written, graphic, or other forms; speaking in front of groups; coping with dissent and conflict.
5. Experience communicating clearly, logically, and persuasively, both verbally and in writing; prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive reports, correspondence, and other documents involving organizational and technical information; communicate complex analytical topics to non-technical audiences.

Additional Requirements

• Six (6) years of professional and responsible experience performing technical or related work.

Minimum Qualifications

STEP 1: Apply online between September 1, 2025, and September 15, 2025

• Cover letter.
  • Details are key! The city uses a merit-based system, so your cover letter should be thorough and specifically address each qualification listed in the "To Qualify" section of the job announcement. Your cover letter can exceed one page to ensure you are able to provide detailed information for every qualification. Follow the instructions, as a subject matter expert will be evaluating your details to confirm that you meet the minimum requirements.
• Resume
• Answer to three (3) 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:
• Your cover letter can exceed one page but no more than three, to ensure you can provide detailed information for every qualification. A subject matter expert will evaluate your details to confirm that you meet the minimum requirements.
• Your résumé should support the details described in your cover letter.
• 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.
• E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.
• Do not attach any additional documents.
• Please note that all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
• You can use AI tools to assist with your job application, but please make sure to personalize your responses to supplemental questions. Avoid copying and pasting. We encourage the use of 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. 

• An evaluation of each applicant's training and paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their resume and cover letter, is weighted 100%.
• Your resume and cover letter 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 results. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information.
• Additional evaluation may be required before the establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.

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

• The hiring bureau will review and select candidates to interview.
• Please note, that the selection process may take up to 90 days from the notification of being placed on the eligible list.

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

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• City of Portland Core Values
• Recruitment Process - Work Status
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Veteran Preference
• ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations