Salary : $88,788.00 - $119,460.00 Annually
Location : Thurston County - Lacey, WA
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 26DOT-HQ-04469
Department: Dept. of Transportation
Division: Headquarters
Opening Date: 08/13/2026
Closing Date: 9/2/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Description
The Opportunity

WSDOT is seeking a Fish Passage Delivery Engineer to support the statewide Fish Passage Barrier Correction Program, a major initiative with significant environmental, legal, and transportation impacts. In this role, you will help advance fish passage projects by supporting program delivery strategies, coordinating complex engineering work, and helping teams navigate challenges throughout project development and delivery.
Working with engineers, technical specialists, consultants, regional teams, and external partners, you will contribute to solutions that bring together multiple engineering disciplines and support effective project delivery. You will also have the opportunity to help shape fish passage policies and guidance, influence program strategies, and support projects that advance WSDOT's transportation and environmental commitments.
What to Expect

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, you will:

• Support development of the Fish Passage Program Delivery Plan by developing and organizing project information used to prioritize fish passage projects and shape program delivery strategies.
• Monitor delivery plan implementation by helping identify risks, obstacles, and opportunities that could affect project delivery and supporting strategies to keep projects moving forward.
• Support delivery plan updates by coordinating with regional program managers, regional leadership, and technical offices to initiate and communicate changes to internal and external partners.
• Support statewide project scoping by helping manage consultant work, develop scopes of work and task orders, and coordinate resources needed to advance fish passage projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering efforts involving Hydraulics, Bridge and Structures, Geotechnical, Traffic, Environmental, Real Estate, Utilities, Design, Construction, and other technical disciplines.
• Help solve complex engineering challenges that arise during project scoping, pre-design, project development, design, procurement, and construction.
• Facilitate technical discussions by bringing together information from multiple engineering disciplines and helping teams develop practical solutions to project challenges.
• Support fish passage policy development by collaborating with Design, Construction, Hydraulics, Environmental Services, Active Transportation, and other offices to identify and address gaps in policy and design guidance.
• Develop and support program policies and guidance that help guide the design and construction of fish passage projects.

Qualifications

To be considered for this opportunity, the following competencies are required:

• Transportation Engineering: Demonstrates knowledge of transportation engineering principles, project development, engineering design, construction administration, and project delivery processes.
• Engineering Judgment: Evaluates technical issues, identifies project risks, develops practical solutions, and makes well-supported recommendations.
• Standards and Requirements: Interprets and applies engineering policies, standards, manuals, environmental requirements, and design criteria to transportation projects.
• Collaboration: Coordinates complex work across multiple engineering disciplines, organizational units, consultants, and external partners to achieve program objectives.
• Relationship Building: Builds collaborative working relationships with diverse stakeholders while facilitating technical discussions and resolving complex issues.
• Communication: Communicates complex technical information effectively through written reports, presentations, correspondence, and verbal communication tailored to technical and executive audiences.
• Organization and Prioritization: Organizes and prioritizes multiple assignments, adapts to changing priorities, and meets deadlines.
• Technology: Uses Microsoft Office applications and other business tools to analyze information, monitor program performance, and support engineering decision-making.
• Professionalism and Accountability: Demonstrates sound judgment, continuous learning, professionalism, accountability, and commitment to customer service.
• Growth Mindset: Actively demonstrates a commitment to learning and growth.
• Service-Oriented: Takes action to meet the needs of others.
• Ability to report to in-person meetings and field locations as business needs require.

It is preferred that qualified candidates also demonstrate:

• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certification: Holds an Engineer-in-Training certification.
• Fish Passage Knowledge: Demonstrates knowledge of fish passage design, delivery, and applicable design guidance, including WDFW Water Crossing Design Guidelines.
• Facilitation: Demonstrates experience facilitating multidisciplinary meetings involving technical issues, competing priorities, and diverse stakeholders.

Important Notes

• This recruitment may also be used to fill additional positions per business needs.
• This position offers flexible/hybrid remote work options.
• In addition to base salary, employees may be entitled to other forms of compensation depending on the type, duties, or location of the position. For union-represented positions, more information on other forms of compensation can be found in the applicable Information on other compensation types for non-represented positions can be found in of the Washington Administrative Code.
• WSDOT does not use the E-Verify system, therefore we are not eligible to extend STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT). For more information, please visit

How to Apply

Applications for this recruitment will be accepted electronically. Your relevant experience may be evaluated to determine salary. Therefore, it is very important that the "Work Experience" portion of the application be completed in as much detail as possible.

In order to be considered for this opportunity, please include the following with your online application:

• An attached Resume outlining (in reverse chronological order) your experience to date.
• An attached Cover Letter that further explains your qualifications and indicates why you believe you are a viable candidate for this role.
• Contact details for a minimum three (3) individuals who can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job-related competencies. This information can be entered in the "References" section of the online application; does not require an additional attachment.

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Contact Us

For inquiries about this posting, you may contact the assigned Recruiter at . Please be sure to reference 26DOT-HQ-04469 in the subject line.
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Sick Leave
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