Transportation Engineer; Civil

Position: TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER (CIVIL)
Job Description and Duties

Under the general direction of a Senior Transportation Engineer for the Office of Maintenance Engineering, the incumbent performs a variety of typical engineering duties. These duties include the delivery of Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) packages for facilities, roadway, bridges and culvert projects funded from a variety of sources, reviewing scoping documents and plan sets for accuracy and completeness, and developing specialized plans and mapping as needed by the field.

The incumbent will perform various transportation engineering tasks understanding and applying Caltrans standards, manuals, guidelines, policies, directives and computer software applications. Travel is required. Frequent trips to the field for roadway inspection and project review are necessary. Possession of a valid California drivers license is required. California Professional Engineering license (Civil) is required for Range

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PARF# 03-26-0508 / JC-519273

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.

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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  for additional information prior to taking the online examination.

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Working Conditions

Position located at 703 B St Marysville, Yuba County

Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment.

The majority of the work will be in the office delivering contract documents for Major Maintenance projects. Incumbent may be required to sit for long periods of time using a keyboard and video display terminal. While working in the office setting, the employee will work in a climate-controlled office under artificial light.

Some field work will be required. While in the field, the employee may be exposed to dirt, dust, loud noises, traffic uneven surfaces, plants and a variety of sometime extreme weather conditions and climates that occur in California. While responding to emergency or storm damage events, the employee may be subjected to extended hours and night work.

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.

The Caltrans Transportation Engineer (Civil) Rotation Program is a mandatory 24 month to 33 months 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 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…