Job Description and Duties
Under the general direction of a Senior Transportation Engineer, the incumbent acts as a liaison between the District Maintenance Engineering and the Region. Most of the communication between the two entities is done through the Region Engineer. The incumbent provides assistance to field maintenance staff, makes decisions on field maintenance issues, keeps a log of all maintenance needs, reviews permit applications and internal and external projects at various phases, represents the
Maintenance Division in Project Development Team (PDT) meetings, provides background information and supporting
documents to Emergency Damage Coordinator during emergency incidents requiring Director's Orders, and other related work.
Under the general direction of a Senior Transportation Engineer, the incumbent acts as the Quality Review Coordinator (QRC). The QRC coordinates with stakeholders including Project Management, Design, Planning, & Right of Way and other functional units to facilitate the review of project documents in the Division of Maintenance. The incumbent is the single focal point of contact for maintenance review request from other Divisions. The incumbent reviews project scope and ensures project reviews are circulated to the appropriate maintenance responsible units. Ensures all project review request and comments are systematically filed, recorded for the Maintenance Division and submitted to the requester.
This position will be headquartered in Los Angeles with frequent travel to Ventura County.
PARF# 07-5-728 JC-468561
Candidates are required to review the Minimum Qualifications (MQs) for this classification. If you meet MQs under Pattern II and require the TE Civil in-person written hurdle exam, DO NOT TAKE the TE Civil online exam prior to passing the written hurdle.
Candidates who take the TE Civil online exam prior to passing the written hurdle may negatively impact their hiring eligibility.
Please contact the exam unit at
askexams@dot.ca.gov
for additional information prior to taking the online examination.
For clarification on the education requirement of the minimum qualifications, please reach out to the Human Resources Contact prior to taking the online Training and Experience Evaluation. For a list of ABET accredited schools, please refer to this link:
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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.
You will find additional information about the job in the
Duty Statement.
Working Conditions
Position(s) located in Los Angeles.
Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment.
This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and based on Caltrans’s evolving telework policy. Caltrans supports telework, recognizing that in-person attendance may be required based on operational needs. Employees are expected to be able to report to their worksites with minimum notification if an urgent need arises. The selected candidate will be required to commute to the headquartered location as needed to meet operational needs. Business travel may be required, and reimbursement considers an employee’s designated headquartered location, primary residence, and may be subject to CalHR regulations or applicable bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the headquartered location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
The Caltrans Transportation Engineer (Civil) Rotation Program is a mandatory 24 month to 33
months rotation assignment for all permanent, full-time Transportation Engineer (Civil) employees that have completed their probationary period hired by Caltrans Districts after June 22, 2018, or an earlier date as determined by the Districts. The purpose of Rotation Program is to provide opportunities for employees and Caltrans to benefit by participating in a standardized process that systematically engages newly hired engineers. Participants will develop well-rounded project delivery knowledge, skills, and abilities by rotating through diverse project delivery functional units. The Rotation Program includes mandatory core assignments in Design and Construction units, as well as a mandatory elective assignment. Each rotation assignment is typically between 6 to 12 months and will be based on workload needs and the employee’s goals. Assignments may involve long term travel and can be located throughout the state.
In addition to the Caltrans Transportation Engineer (Civil) Rotation Program, an incumbent may be required to go on loan to another project delivery function when there are temporary or peak staffing needs in those areas.
New to
State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or
minimum of alternate range when applicable.
