Otak

10/14/2026

🏫PROJECT UPDATE: The recent completion of bond work improving Mt. Angel School District put the finishing touches on a progressive-design-build approach that added scope through savings. As owner's representative, Otak helped maximize the district's bond investment by turning the more than $1 million in cost savings into additional facility improvements. https://www.otak.com/about/projects/mount-angel-school-district-bond-program/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=project_update

Take a look through the highlights below for a snapshot of the efficiencies, improvements, and impact delivered and visit our website to learn more about the overall bond program.

Otak project leads: Andrew Lent | Stormy Shanks

10/13/2026

Otak is a Senior Transportation Project Engineer to join our team in Everett or Redmond, WA.

In this role, you'll apply civil engineering expertise to transportation projects like roadways, trails, and bridges that connect and improve communities.

You'll lead complex design efforts from concept through construction, working closely with clients, agency partners, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, sustainable infrastructure. Along the way, you'll mentor emerging professionals and help shape transportation solutions that support how people move every day.

Ready to lead projects that shape communities across the Pacific Northwest? Apply below.

https://conta.cc/3UtC4KF

10/07/2026

Otak is o-taking the show on the road! See which faces will be in what places to chat about getting started in a multidisciplinary environment.

Take a look at the upcoming career fair calendar and visit our website for a glimpse at the unique experience of an Otak intern. We hope to see you along the way!

🎓10/21 - Oregon Institute of Technology Civil Engineering & Geomatics Career Fair
Meet David Breneman and Sam Lozano

🎓10/27 - University of Washington Civil & Environmental Engineering Career Fair
Meet Brooke Henderson, Matt O’Connell, and Caleb Streiff

🎓10/28 - University of Portland UPNext Internship & Job Fair
Meet Sierra Gonzales, Brooke Henderson, and Amanda Owings

🔗 https://conta.cc/47Fd8ml

10/05/2026

Love solving complex structural challenges and seeing your work built? Check out this opportunity with our bridge and structures team in Redmond.

Otak is a Bridge/Structural Engineer to join our team in Redmond, WA.

In this role, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary engineers, planners, architects, and clients to design structural solutions for projects ranging from pedestrian and vehicular bridges to transit infrastructure, park facilities, retaining walls, and site development structures.

You'll help deliver safe, sustainable, and constructible designs while providing technical leadership, supporting project delivery from design through construction, and advancing infrastructure throughout the region.

Ready to design bridges that connect communities across the Pacific Northwest? Apply below.

https://conta.cc/4gpBsOc

10/02/2026

Taking survey measurements, making sure vegetation isn’t in conflict, and seeing how effective communication happens during construction. It’s all just another… Day in the Life of an Otak Intern.

Follow along as Emily Todd, a civil design intern out of our Vancouver office, gets hands-on experience and sees firsthand how plans become reality on our roadway projects. We’re happy to have her sharing her time and passion on the team into the fall!

Learn more about the full internship program and its focus on real-world experience at our website.

🔗 https://conta.cc/4fTvXGb

10/01/2026

🌾It’s that time of year again. Growing more than just communities, the passion our people bring to projects has extended to their own backyards as our annual fall harvest has arrived!

Along with impressive growing seasons, gardeners also earned some highly unofficial honors.

See some of this season’s top crops below.

09/30/2026

Good conversations lead to better rivers. We're excited to spend a few days talking watershed health, restoration, and resilience with colleagues from across Colorado at next week’s Sustaining Colorado Watersheds Conference!

Be sure to stop by our booth and say hello to Ethan Ader, who serves on the board of the Colorado Riparian Association, and catch Tracy Emmanuel's presentation October 7th on applying the River Health Assessment Framework along the Cache la Poudre River.

Thank you to our hosts at the Colorado Riparian Association, Water Education Colorado, and the Colorado Watershed Assembly - hope to see you there!

09/30/2026

What does it mean to be an ethical professional planner? And what happens when there are language barriers in planning systems between states? Find out at the 2026 American Planning Association WA Annual Conference with two presentations tackling the topics.

Hear from director of planning and design Mandi Roberts on using the AICP Code of Ethics as a guide for ethical behavior, and then join planning manager Chris Green for a fast-paced look at the translation often needed with planning vocabulary beyond borders.

Look forward to sharing thoughts at sessions or at our booth ( #13) next week!

09/29/2026

Otak is a Project Engineer to join our team in Portland, OR or Vancouver, WA.

In this role, you’ll apply civil engineering expertise to transportation and infrastructure projects from concept through construction, including roadways, multimodal trails, bridges, underpasses, utility improvements, and site development projects for public and private clients.

You'll help shape transportation projects from concept through delivery, working closely with clients, agency partners, and multidisciplinary teams to create safe, sustainable solutions that serve communities across Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Ready to lead projects that shape communities across the Pacific Northwest?

Apply below.

https://conta.cc/4hAhqAa

09/24/2026

Are you excited to shape the future with impactful design solutions? We're a Project Architect to join our Denver, CO team!

In this role, you'll help bring multifamily housing, mixed-use developments, commercial spaces, and community-focused projects to life. Working alongside interdisciplinary teams, the Project Architect guides work from concept through construction, creating thoughtful, sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact.

Project delivery is at the heart of this work, with responsibilities spanning technical development, documentation, and coordination with clients, consultants, and permitting agencies. Along the way, you'll help advance design excellence, mentor emerging professionals, and contribute to high-performing projects that strengthen communities.

Click the link below to learn more and apply!

https://conta.cc/4gBN7ts