Job Description and Duties
Under the general direction of the Chief, Office of Project Planning (OPP), the incumbent serves as the Supervisory Senior Transportation Engineer responsible for supervising the Project Scoping Coordination Branch comprised on a professional staff of Transportation Engineers. The Project Scoping Coordination Branch is responsible for the statewide development, review, analysis and implementation of policies, programs, directives, and guidance related to Project Initiation Documents (PIDs) and other project scoping activities. This includes extensive coordination and interaction with districts and other Headquarter programs to provide effective program direction and to strengthen the links between the transportation planning, programming and project delivery processes.
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Senior Transportation Engineer 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.
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The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.
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You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Desirable Qualifications
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
- Extensive knowledge in federal and state transportation programming processes, including State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP), and local programming processes, principles, and practices related to project development; federal and state laws and regulations related to the PID (40.50) Program; and knowledge of advanced planning processes and products (e.g.: project initiation report, project study report-project development support).
- The ability to plan organize and schedule work to accomplish the OPP Program mission, goals and objectives; lead work for others and direct them in their work; use own initiative to take the appropriate action as dictated by the schedule or receipt of information; apply sound judgment and reason; analyze data from technical reports; develop, evaluate, and formulate solutions to complex problems; read and interpret documents such as Department Directives, policies, procedure manuals and statutes.
- Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and orally; evaluate situations accurately and take corrective action; work effectively with all levels in the Department, including district staff, Project Managers, Project Engineers HQ programs as well as local agencies when necessary.
Contact Information
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.
Human Resources Contact:
Sarah Jones
(530) 649-7564
sarah.jones@dot.ca.gov
Hiring Unit Contact:
Bonny Tam
(916) 215-1312
PMPPARFS@dot.ca.gov
