Licensed Resident Engineer - RANGE D

Licensed Resident Engineer - RANGE DDepartment of Transportation

Job Description and Duties

Under direction of the Area Senior Construction Engineer (a Senior Transportation Engineer), incumbent will perform a wide variety of difficult and complex transportation engineering work. Serves as the licensed professional resident engineer on construction projects. Will assign work, give instructions, make decisions on difficult engineering and administrative problems in connection with directing work on various transportation projects.

Appointment to Range D requires a valid Professional Engineering License (Civil) issued by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.

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.

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:
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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  and search by typing in the classification title.

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Working Conditions

This is a reposting of JC-492707. If you have previously applied, you do not have to re‑apply. Your application will be considered. Positions located in the following locations: 4485 Vachell Lane, San Luis Obispo, 3230 Riverside Ave #130, Paso Robles, or 775 Arlington St. Cambria, San Luis Obispo County.

Job will have exposure to night work, field work, earthwork, paving operations, lab work, fog, weather conditions, chemicals, lab conditions, equipment, machinery, heat, cold, dust, gas, fumes, outdoor conditions, indoor conditions, humidity, and high decibels of noise. Hardhat and safety vest or approved safety shirt, and eye protection must be worn at all times in the field, no exceptions. Incumbent must work with a variety of materials including testing equipment.

While at the Construction office employees will normally work in a climate‑controlled office under artificial light. However due to periodic problems with the heating and air conditioning, the building temperature may fluctuate. Workload may subject employee to night work, flexible hours, frequent changes of shift, frequent changes of work hours and workdays, and geographic transfer. Travel is required. A valid California driver’s license is desired.

Incumbent may be required to travel on short‑term and/or long‑term expense. Vacations may be restricted during peak times. Overtime may be required.

The Caltrans Transportation Engineer (Civil) Rotation Program is a mandatory 24‑month to 33‑month rotation assignment for all permanent, full‑time Transportation Engineer (Civil) employees that have completed their probationary period hired by Caltrans Districts after June 22, 2018, or an earlier date as determined by the Districts. The purpose of the Rotation Program is to provide opportunities for employees and Caltrans to benefit by participating in a standardized process that systematically engages newly hired engineers.

Participants will develop well‑rounded project delivery knowledge, skills, and abilities by rotating through diverse project delivery functional units. The Rotation Program includes mandatory core assignments in Design and Construction units, as well as a mandatory elective assignment. Each rotation…