Under the direction of District Permit Engineer (DPE) Branch Chief, the Transportation Engineer-Civil is responsible for working independently and in coordination with other functions (Design, Traffic, Structure, R/W, etc.) in managing Encroachment Permit (EP) projects on the State Highway System (SHS). Managing highway encroachment projects include pre-screening, screening, and processing applications, coordinating reviews of project for compliance, issuing or denying permits, and overseeing the field activities. District EP offices’ objectives are to protect, maintain, and enhance the quality of the State Highway System during and after permitted work, ensure the safety of both the highway users and the permit applicants, ensure the proposed encroachment is compatible with primary uses of the State Highway System, protect the State’s investment in the highway infrastructure and document temporary uses of the state highway right-of-way.
Review Encroachment Permit applications, plans, and drawings. Check designs and engineering calculations to ensure that work to be performed is properly designed and constructed in accordance with sound engineering practices and principles and will conform to State standards and District requirements. Analyze Permittee's intent and determine proposal's impact on existing and future State facilities and the motoring public. Correspond with engineers, utilities' representatives, Headquarters and public on Permit matters, Estimate Permit costs for review, inspection, fieldwork, deposit, insurance, bonds, etc., Collect payment for Permit or arrange for the Accounting Department to collect or bill for Permit costs. Meet and confer with Permittee's engineer in field relative to proposals, particulary where individual interest(s) conflict with State and District policies, to determine locations and design of facilities that will meet the Department's criteria.
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.
PARF# 06-5-651 / JC-473868
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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