District Design Liaison

District Design Liaison

Job Posting:
District Design Liaison

Department of Transportation

Under the direction of the Engineering Services Branch Chief (a Senior Transportation Engineer), the incumbent serves as the Design Liaison responsible for assisting with geometric reviews, providing guidance and expertise on applying Design standards, reviewing and preparing design standard decision documents, review of route adoptions and denominations, assist with 2R vs. 3R determinations, Freeway Agreements, utility exception coordination, and encroachment policy exceptions.

This role requires a license in Civil Engineering. 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 project development team member.

PARF# 28-6-057 / JC-500427

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,  and search by typing in the classification title.

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.

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You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER (CIVIL)

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• Duty Statement

• Possession of a valid Driver’s License is required when operating a state owned or leased vehicle.
• Appointment to Range D requires a valid Professional Engineering License (Civil) issued by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers. For all other ranges, a PE license is not required.
• Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are basing your eligibility on education, you must include your unofficial transcript(s)/diploma for verification. Unofficial, original, or official sealed transcripts will be accepted and may be required upon appointment. Applicants with foreign transcripts/degrees must provide a transcript/degree U.S. equivalency report evaluation that indicates the number of units and degree to which the foreign coursework is equivalent.
  
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