Under the general direction of the Office Chief of Safety Systems and Devices, a Supervising Transportation Engineer, the incumbent, a Senior Transportation Engineer (Specialist), serves as the Traffic Safety Devices Specialist.
The incumbent establishes guidelines and standards for traffic safety systems; provides guidance for the application of safety systems; conducts new product evaluations and approves the use of proprietary products on the State Highway System; develops and maintains policies, guidelines, Standard Plans, Standard Specifications, and non-standard Special Provisions for Traffic Safety Devices; and provides support to districts regarding Traffic Safety Devices and Systems through training and the Traffic Safety System Guidance Manual.
The incumbent supports the Division of Safety Programs and districts with utilizing traffic safety devices and techniques to implement a Safe System Approach on the State Highway System and provides uniform standards for regional partners and local roads. The Safe System approach aims to eliminate fatal and serious injury collisions for all road users. It does so through a holistic view of the road system that first anticipates human mistakes and second keeps impact energy on the human body at tolerable levels.
PARF# 51-5-323 / JC-468118
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g., transfer, permissive reinstatement, or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. To apply for the exam, please click here and search by typing in the classification title.
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.
