Transportation Engineer - Washington State Ferries
Listed on 2026-03-01
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Engineering
Environmental Compliance, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Safety Engineer, Quality Engineering
About WSDOT
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. Our dedicated workforce plans, designs, builds, and operates an integrated transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods throughout the state. In addition to maintaining over 20,000 lane miles of state highway and 4,100 bridges, WSDOT manages the world's longest floating bridge, leads an award-winning Active Transportation Plan, holds the record for the world’s widest tunneling project, and operates the largest ferry system in the nation!
Washington State Ferries (WSF) is an essential part of Washington's transportation network. Every year, we carry nearly 20 million passengers across Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands on more than 400 sailings a day. Our dedicated teams with over 2,100 people work together to serve our communities and shape the future of ferry travel.
The OpportunityWashington State Ferries (WSF), a division of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), is currently seeking a Transportation Engineer 2 Project Engineer to support the System Electrification Program and the construction of next-generation electrified vessels. This project position plays a key role in ensuring engineering project documentation, coordination, and compliance activities are managed accurately and efficiently to support successful vessel delivery.
By maintaining critical project information and facilitating communication between project partners, this role helps ensure construction efforts align with contract requirements, technical standards, and WSDOT policies. The work performed directly contributes to the safe, reliable, and sustainable operation of the nation’s largest ferry system.
As we navigate a once-in-a-generation transformation to decarbonize our system — guided by our core values Serve, Respect, Trust, Grow Navigate— and bold strategic priorities Service Excellence, Improved Communication and Empowered People — there’s never been a more meaningful time to come aboard at Washington State Ferries.
What to Expect- Review, organize, and store project documentation and communications; verify deliverables are complete and accurate by contract documents and communicate deficiencies to the team.
- Assist in auditing contractor documentation and documenting contract changes to ensure compliance with contract requirements.
- Ensure project documents are stored in the correct location and accessible to support project coordination and compliance.
- Assess and disseminate contractor communications in Unifier; assist in prioritizing and responding to transmittals and submittals in a timely manner.
- Export and review Unifier task reports and support document control tracking and reporting.
- Schedule and host team meetings, create agendas, and document attendance and meeting content.
- Create and maintain spreadsheets and logs for deliverable tracking, revision control, change management, and project documentation.
- Assist the project team with documentation, coordination, communication, and other project-related support activities.
- Uphold WSF’s strategic priorities (Service Excellence, Improved Communication, and Empowered People) and values (Serve, Grow, Trust, Respect, and Navigate), ensuring they are embedded in WSF’s culture through leadership actions.
To be considered for this opportunity, the following are required:
- Contract Document Interpretation and Compliance
- Ability to read, interpret, and apply contract specifications, technical documents, and project requirements to ensure documentation accuracy and compliance with contract and project standards.
- Document Control and Submittal Management
- Demonstrated experience managing document control processes, including Requests for Information (RFIs), submittals, transmittals, change documentation, revision control, and maintaining accurate project records.
- Project Controls and Documentation Tracking
- Experience supporting cost tracking, progress reporting, revision control, and maintaining logs or tracking systems to ensure project documentation and deliverables are accurate, complete,…
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