Overview
To Apply: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=422539
Under general direction of the Branch Chief, Office of Guidance and Oversight, Architectural & Engineering (A&E) branch, a Senior Transportation Engineer, the incumbent is responsible for providing consultant procurement guidance to local agencies and districts through the conduct of process reviews for compliance with all Federal-aid laws, regulations and procedures throughout the State. The purpose of the process reviews is to have a continual quality process to improve Local Assistance procedures for a more efficient and effective Federal-aid and State-funded Local Assistance program. Responsibilities include communication with local agencies, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Division of Local Assistance (DLA) management relative to consultant procurement oversight and monitoring of local agency federal-aid projects.
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Transportation Engineer Civil Exam
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.
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. The Transportation Enginer (Civil) Exam is located here: https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/Bulletin.aspx?examCD=0TR41
About Caltrans
From roads less traveled to highways supporting California’s demanding commute. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) manages more than 50,000 miles of California's highway and freeway lanes, provides inter-city rail services, permits more than 400 public-use airports and special-use hospital heliports, and works with local agencies to keep California moving.
More than the road workers, we are California’s transportation infrastructure; established in 1895, Caltrans has been active in moving the people and commerce of California and continues to model the way in innovative transportation systems. Caltrans specializes in many areas related to transportation: Engineering, Environmental Analysis, Information Technology, Maintenance, Equipment, Transportation Planning, Land Surveys, Right of Way, Finance, Traffic Operations, Aeronautics, Legal, and Administration