Job Posting: District Design Liaison
Department of Transportation
Under the direction of the Engineering Services Branch Chief (a Senior Transportation Engineer), the incumbent serves as the Design Liaison responsible for assisting with geometric reviews, providing guidance and expertise on applying Design standards,
reviewing and preparing design standard decision documents, review of route adoptions and denominations, assist with 2R vs. 3R determinations, Freeway Agreements, utility exception coordination, and encroachment policy exceptions. This role requires a license in Civil Engineering. Incumbent will act as a lead worker and assist other staff with the assigned project work. Incumbent is responsible for the distribution, direction, and oversight of assigned work, provide input on evaluations, and provide training to other branch members. Incumbent will participate as a project development team member.
PARF# 28-6-057 / JC-500427
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.
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