Job Posting:
Transportation Engineer (Civil)
The Division of Engineering Services (DES), Geotechnical Services (GS) is looking to hire a Transportation Engineer Civil (TE Civil) in the Office of Geotechnical Design South (OGDS).
Under the direction of a Senior Transportation Engineer or Senior Engineering Geologist, the incumbent will provide technical expertise, support, and recommendations on geotechnical topics as they evolve, starting with the project planning phase and progressing through the design, construction, and operation phases of the State Transportation System. Periodic travel to the Districts and field sites for periods of several days to weeks may be required. The TE Civil will conduct geotechnical studies including site exploration, direction of laboratory testing, analysis, and preparation of reports, presenting recommendations, designs, and specifications including consideration of constructability. These studies include and are not limited to the areas of expansive soils, mechanically stabilized walls and embankments, tieback retaining walls, geotechnical earthquake engineering including earthquake response, settlement and stability of embankments, stability of earth and rock slopes, soil nail walls, and design of structure foundations (shallow and deep).
Incumbents should have thorough knowledge of soil mechanics principles; soil behavior under various stress paths and stress conditions; laboratory and field soil and rock testing methods and procedures; site exploration and sampling techniques and equipment; and geotechnical field instrumentation methods and practices. This knowledge is as normally acquired in graduate level course work in geotechnical engineering.
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: Find Programs | ABET.
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Transportation Engineer (Civil) 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.
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