Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans

Job Posting:

Deputy District Director, District 2

Department of Transportation

JC-533334 -

JC-533334 - Deputy District Director, District 2
PRINCIPAL TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS

$15,263.00 - $17,336.00 per Month
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Final Filing Date: 10/16/2026

Application Methods: Electronic (Using your Cal Career Account) By Mail Drop-off

Under the general direction of the District Director, the incumbent will assist the District 2 Director in delivering the District's capital program projects within scope, cost and schedule. The incumbent will direct Supervising Transportation Engineers and a Supervisor II providing support for the multi-billion dollar program including extensive coordination with the North Region District 2 managers in Design, Construction, Right-of-Way, Environmental, Surveys and Right of Way Engineering and as well as Department and District Planning, Maintenance, Traffic Operations, Programming, Sustainability, Project Delivery, Public Affairs and Administration managers.

The incumbent is responsible for the District Asset Management Plan and tracking Performance Goals including pavement, bridge, culvert, ITS and other assets’ performance measures for the District to deliver within the Caltrans' Transportation Asset Management Plan as reported to the California Transportation Commission and Federal Highway Administration. In concert with the District Director, the incumbent will strengthen the partnerships with the seven counties and regional transportation agencies regarding project delivery.

The incumbent is responsible for managing, budgeting, monitoring, reporting, and directing all phases of program and project delivery; reporting on the delivery status of the portfolio of projects; the establishment, monitoring and reporting of program and project delivery performance measures; the development of the overall workload and capital outlay support budget for the transportation improvement project portfolio; as well as the development and implementation of tools, formulas, training, and standards used to estimate the resources necessary to deliver each project.

This requires a high level of experience and leadership skills to ensure commitments are successfully met for the District.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement .

This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and based on Caltrans’s evolving telework policy. Caltrans supports telework, recognizing that in-person attendance may be required based on operational needs. Employees are expected to be able to report to their worksites with minimum notification if an urgent need arises. The selected candidate will be required to commute to the headquartered location as needed to meet operational needs.
Business travel may be required and reimbursement considers an employee’s designated headquartered location, primary residence, and may be subject to CalHR regulations or applicable bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the headquartered location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• PRINCIPAL TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS

PRINCIPAL TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS $15,263.00 - $17,336.00 New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions:

1

Work Location:

Telework:

Hybrid

Job Type:

Permanent, Full Time

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