ORS 184.628
Chief engineer

  • appointment
  • qualifications
  • staff engineers

(1)

The Director of Transportation, with the approval of the Oregon Transportation Commission, shall appoint a chief engineer. The chief engineer shall be a registered civil engineer and shall be qualified by technical training as well as by practical experience.

(2)

The chief engineer may designate persons within the Department of Transportation who have full authority to perform any duty required or permitted by law to be performed by the engineer.

(3)

The director may authorize the employment by the chief engineer of such staff engineers, engineering and technical assistants and such other help that in the chief engineer’s judgment may be necessary. Compensation, travel allowance and other expenses shall be fixed by the chief engineer with the approval of the director.

(4)

This section is subject to any applicable provision of the State Personnel Relations Law. [1993 c.741 §5]

Source: Section 184.628 — Chief engineer; appointment; qualifications; staff engineers, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

184.305
Oregon Department of Administrative Services 184.315
Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services 184.325
Duties of director 184.335
Deputy director 184.340
Rules 184.345
Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide services to certain agencies on reimbursable basis 184.351
Corrections population forecasts 184.360
Internal audits in state government 184.365
Authority of Oregon Department of Administrative Services to require fingerprints 184.370
Training program 184.400
Definitions for ORS 184.400 to 184.408 184.402
Findings 184.404
Grant agreements 184.406
Prerequisites of grant agreement 184.408
Major League Stadium Grant Fund 184.421
“Sustainability” defined 184.423
Findings and goals regarding sustainability 184.425
Definitions for ORS 184.425 to 184.435 184.427
Sustainability Board 184.429
Powers and duties of board 184.431
Chairperson and vice chairperson 184.433
Rules 184.435
Sustainability Board Fund 184.451
Oregon Housing Needs Analysis 184.453
Statewide housing analysis 184.455
Allocation of housing production targets 184.489
Definitions 184.492
Duties 184.495
Report 184.498
Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund 184.521
Grants related to community violence prevention 184.610
Definitions for ORS 184.610 to 184.665 184.611
Freight mobility projects 184.612
Oregon Transportation Commission 184.614
Authority to enter into agreements 184.615
Department of Transportation 184.617
Functions of commission 184.619
Rulemaking authority 184.620
Director of Transportation 184.621
Commission 184.622
Authority of Department of Transportation to require fingerprints 184.623
Director of Transportation 184.625
Compensation and expenses of director and subordinates 184.626
Bond of director 184.627
Real property inventory 184.628
Chief engineer 184.630
Research program 184.632
Legislative finding on ports 184.633
Duties of director 184.634
Disposition of real property by department 184.635
Reports to Governor 184.636
Revolving funds 184.637
Departmental fiscal officer 184.638
Functions provided by fiscal officer 184.639
Internal auditor 184.640
Transportation Administration Account 184.642
Department of Transportation Operating Fund 184.643
Transfer of certain fuel tax moneys to operating fund 184.644
Levy and sale of property for payment of liquidated and delinquent debt owed to department 184.645
Department of Transportation Working Capital Account 184.647
Transfer of funds to working capital account 184.648
Revolving fund 184.649
Report on audits 184.651
Cost accounting system 184.652
Sharing facilities and offices with local governments 184.653
Least-cost planning 184.654
Short title 184.656
Governor’s budget for department 184.657
Describing and reporting condition of transportation infrastructure 184.659
Written analysis of costs and benefits of proposed transportation projects 184.661
Website 184.665
Continuous Improvement Advisory Committee 184.667
Autonomous vehicles 184.668
Cooperation by other agencies issuing permits for transportation projects 184.670
Purpose of ORS 184.670 to 184.733 184.675
Definitions for ORS 184.670 to 184.733 184.685
Purpose of department 184.689
Powers and duties of department 184.691
Public Transit Account 184.705
Operating agreements 184.710
When operating agreements prohibited 184.720
Criteria and standards for evaluation of projects 184.725
Rules 184.730
Authority for public transportation development program 184.733
Department of Transportation Public Transportation Development Fund 184.740
Safe Routes to Schools Fund 184.741
Safe routes to schools program 184.742
Matching grant program 184.745
Website information on purchase of state park day-use passes 184.746
Duties of State Parks and Recreation Department 184.748
Transportation design practices 184.751
Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund 184.752
Definitions 184.758
Distribution of moneys from Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund 184.761
Review process 184.766
Qualified entities 184.841
Legislative findings 184.843
Road User Fee Task Force 184.846
Pilot programs 184.850
Variable pilot program fees 184.853
Moneys for task force and programs 184.866
Highway construction workforce development 184.879
Greenhouse gas reduction program 184.882
Technical advisory committee 184.884
Reports 184.888
“Metropolitan planning organization” defined 184.891
Agency authority to regulate air contaminants 184.893
Alternative land use and transportation scenario guidelines 184.895
Development of toolkit used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 184.897
Education on reducing greenhouse gas emissions 184.899
Regional transportation plans 184.901
Bridge projects that cross floatable natural waterways 184.906
Small business development program 184.911
Definitions for 184.911 to 184.925 184.916
Registry of telecommunication providers 184.920
Process for selecting projects 184.925
Rules

Current through early 2026

§ 184.628. Chief engineer's source at oregon​.gov