Crash Data Technician (Rotational Opportunity - State Employees Only) - Oregon Department of Transportation : Job Details

Initial Posting Date:

03/06/2025

Application Deadline:

03/20/2025

Agency:

Department of Transportation

Salary Range:

$3,651 - $4,499

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Crash Data Technician (Rotational Opportunity - State Employees Only)

Job Description:

Office Specialist 2 - Crash Data Technician (Rotational Opportunity - State Employees Only)Oregon Department of Transportation

Policy, Data & Analysis Division

Transportation Data Section - Crash Analysis & Reporting UnitSalem

The role:

Are you looking to make a difference in transportation safety? Join our Policy, Data & Analysis Division as a crash data technician! In this role, you will examine motor vehicle traffic crash reports and populate information into the Crash Data System. This data is used by professional staff and external partners to prepare reports, develop and support safety countermeasures, plan safety construction projects, create legislative policies, track key performance measures, develop transportation safety plans and more. If you want to contribute to making our roadways safer, we encourage you to apply today!

You must be a current State of Oregon employee in a permanent, seasonal, or limited duration position to be eligible for this position (temporary employees not eligible).

This is a rotational opportunity open only to state of Oregon employees in permanent positions and in good standing (limited duration and temporary employees not eligible). This opportunity will last until 10/31/2025, but the duration can change at any time depending on business needs. You must have your manager's approval before applying for this assignment.

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you'll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions.

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:

• Review and receive various data points for each crash, such as date and time, roadway elements and jurisdictional codes.

• Review data entry errors, omissions or incompatible codes before validating and saving.

• Access police and citizen traffic crash reports for evaluation from a document management system.

• Collaborate with the coding team lead on technical questions.

• Evaluate and interpret driver or officer narratives to code crash incidents.

• Assign accurate coordinate values for crashes using a geo-coding application.

• Transfer information from older hardcopy references to electronic references.

• Retrieve special crash data statistical reports from the Crash Data System application.

• Attend required technical training sessions and unit staff meetings.

• Work in an office environment with hybrid work options available after training.

• To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email [email protected].

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:

Two years of general clerical experience that includes keyboarding, word processing, or other experience generating documents;

OR

An associate degree in any field;

OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience.

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, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.

• Experience with data entry, technical data research, research concepts and converting written narratives to code elements.

• Experience with strict production expectations and accuracy oriented work performance.

• Experience with specialized software applications and Geographical Information Software System analysis tools.

• Experience with data standards, importance of data consistency, quality assurance and quality checking.

• Ability to understand and read engineering location references and calculate mile points.

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 John Bonnett, Crash Analysis & Reporting Unit Manager.

    • 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 503-###-#### or email [email protected].

Rotation details:

Applies only to rotation candidates (state of Oregon employees applying for this as a rotational assignment).

• This opportunity is scheduled to last until 10/31/2025 but could change based on business needs.

• Rotational candidates must meet the position's minimum qualifications to be considered. The successful candidate may be eligible for work out of class compensation within this classification's salary range.

• You must have your manager's approval before applying for this opportunity. You may submit their written approval with your application materials or, if selected for interview, bring it to your interview.

• You must be a current permanent State of Oregon employee in good standing (temporary and limited duration employees are not eligible) to apply.

• The successful candidate will remain eligible for cost-of-living increases and regular salary adjustments, as applicable, and will remain in their permanent classification, salary range and representation.

• Relocation will not be paid. Employee will return to their permanent position upon completion of this assignment. However, the assignment can be terminated at any time without prejudice by the sending manager, receiving manager and/or employee.

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]. We are also unable to proceed with Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program requests.

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

• We will conduct name-based and fingerprint-based criminal background checks on final candidates under consideration for this position. 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 be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

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-###-#### (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-###-####. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

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