Initial Posting Date:

11/10/2025

Application Deadline:

11/24/2025

Agency:

Department of Transportation

Salary Range:

$4,537 - $6,048

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Region Executive Assistant

Job Description:

Executive Support Specialist 2 – Region Executive Assistant
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery & Operations Division – Region 5
Region 5 Headquarters/ Administrative Support
La Grande

This position is open for recruitment and fully funded following the 2025 Special Legislative Session.

The role:

Join our team as the region executive assistant where you will provide executive support for the region manager, area manager and Area Commission on Transportation (ACT). You will work in partnership with human resources staff, assist with position management functions, process personnel actions and maintain organizational charts. Apply today and help us ensure a safe, reliable and efficient transportation system!

We provide a safe and reliable multimodal transportation system that connects people and helps Oregon's communities and economy thrive. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply for our positions.

Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

A day in the life:

• Provide executive support to the region manager and area manager.

• Prepare letters, reports and memos.

• Track all incoming and outgoing documents for management.

• Track, record and transcribe all meeting and conference notes.

• Maintain calendars and schedule appointments for management.

• Provide administrative support to the Area Commission on Transportation.

• Provide direction and guidance to crew staff.

• Maintain region 5 position management funding inventory, monitor and track human resources reports and more.

• Provide other administrative duties as required including safety related tasks, preparing agendas and maintaining organizational charts.

• Work in a typical office environment with frequent computer and phone use that includes extended periods of sitting or standing. This position requires incidental driving to periodic meetings and occasional trainings.

• To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.

What’s in it for you:

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.

• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.

• The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!

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Minimum qualifications:

One year of experience performing administrative duties in support of agency projects or programs.

Note: Qualifying experience would involve data collection and analysis; project evaluation and/or analysis; interpretation and application of laws, rules, and regulations; or similar experience.

Special qualifications:

Driving is an essential function of this position. You must have a valid US driver license and an acceptable driving record. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks on our final candidate(s). Your license does not have to be issued in Oregon to be considered.

What we’d like to see:

If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience and education to help us decide who will move forward.

• General knowledge of the principles of work organization and simplification.

• Basic knowledge of research techniques sufficient to collect, analyze, interpret and report data in both a narrative and statistical format.

• Experience performing secretarial or administrative support functions, requiring independent judgement and problem resolution.

• Proven experience assisting management in the development of short- and long- range goals and objectives.

• Proven experience assisting a director or administrator in formulating and implementing agency policies and procedures.

How to apply:

• Complete the following required steps:

  • Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.

  • Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section above.

    • Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.

    • Please address your cover letter to Teresa Penninger, Policy Planning and Development Manager 1.

    • Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.

    • You must upload your cover letter in the ‘Resume/Cover Letter’ section of the application.

  • Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.

• After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.

• If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.

Need help?

• For questions, call 971-345-1967 or email ODOTRecruitmentJS@odot.oregon.gov.

Additional information:

• We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension].

• The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an education institution during the application process.

• We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.

• We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.

• You will become part of the state's management team.

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1-877-336-6368 (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

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