Permit Writer/Inspector - Civil
Job Description and Duties
Under the direction of the Senior Transportation Engineer, the employee is responsible for preparing and/or reviewing Traffic Operations Analysis Reports (TOAR) Intersection Safety and Operational Assessment Process (ISOAP) on a district wide basis. Duties include preparing and reviewing traffic engineering studies to aid in the development of capital outlay support projects, identifying potential safety and/or operational deficiencies on the state highway system, and performing site evaluations. The employee will be required to travel on a district wide basis and attend public meetings and hearings to explain decision making, methodology, and policy practices regarding the principles of traffic engineering. The employee should have knowledge of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), the Caltrans Highway Design Manual (HDM), and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD). The employee must be proficient with traffic analysis software tools such as Highway Capacity Software (HCS), Synchro, SimTraffic, and SIDRA.
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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