Department of Transportation
Job Description and Duties
Under the direction of the Design Branch Chief (a Senior Transportation Engineer), or an Area Senior Construction Engineer, the incumbent serves as the Project Engineer in charged of the engineering work necessary for the preparation of Project Study Reports, Project Reports, contract plans, specifications, and estimates for transportation improvement projects. 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 design team member. Incumbent will perform a wide variety of difficult and complex transportation engineering work. Will serve as a Resident Engineer (RE) on construction projects, as described on Caltrans Civil Engineering/Land Surveyor Registration Required Activities List. We promote equity, diversity and equal employment opportunities for all.
PARF# 03-5-235 / JC-453756
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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