Job Description and Duties
Under the general direction of the Branch Chief, the Senior Transportation Engineer (Supervisor) is responsible for supporting programming and project management efforts to deliver state highway safety countermeasures and enhancements through the HM-4 Safety Program and other HM programs. The incumbent coordinates and monitors headquarters' functional management of HM-4 Safety Program projects, serving as an assistant liaison to district HM-4 managers. Additionally, the incumbent assists in managing various maintenance assets on the State Highway System (SHS), including but not limited to overhead signs, pavement markers and markings, delineators, roadside signs, and other highway traffic control and safety devices.
Key responsibilities include monitoring maintenance production and expenditures related to traffic control devices, as well as assisting in the delivery of annual statewide signing and striping training for district maintenance staff. The incumbent ensures that training materials and other mandated maintenance programs comply with federal regulations and state policies and procedures.
The incumbent also plays a critical role in overseeing, operating, and maintaining service contracts related to stripe retroreflectivity, asset collection, and other maintenance services, including striping, markings, signs, guardrail, guardrail end treatments, attenuators, crash cushions, safety barriers, and other transportation-related facilities.
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.
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.
Please take this 1‑minute Caltrans Recruitment survey to tell us how you found out about this job.
https://forms.office.com/g/RyK102ty4G
https://youtu.be/oC9wIp8QalI
Apply today to join our team! We especially encourage applicants to check out our Caltrans Career Compass tool! The Caltrans Career Compass is a tool to assist and help candidates understand and succeed in applying to Caltrans positions.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
