Supervising Transportation Engineer

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• Job Code: JC‑525053
• Position Number: 913‑355‑3155‑XXX
• Working Title:
  
  Office Chief, Strategic Safety and Implementation
• Classification:
  Supervising Transportation Engineer, Caltrans
• Salary: $13,892.00 – $15,782.00 per annum
• Number of Positions: 1
• Location:
  
  Sacramento County
• Telework:
  Hybrid
• Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
• Department:
  Caltrans – Mission:
  Improving lives and communities through transportation;
  Vision: A thriving and connected California.

Under the general direction of the Deputy Division Chief, a Principal Transportation Engineer (Manager), the incumbent serves as the Chief of the Office of Strategic Safety and Implementation. The incumbent establishes statewide policies, practices, and guidelines to provide a safe and reliable transportation network that serves all people and respects the environment; works with internal and external partners to implement tools and technologies for day‑to‑day operations and safety;

brings in new innovations and technologies; and facilitates safe and reliable transportation system operations throughout the State. Activities focus on traffic investigations, multidisciplinary accident investigation team (MAIT), pedestrian and bicycle safety, strategic highway safety plan (SHSP), and the road safety infrastructure plan (RSIP). The incumbent also elects and advocates for safety projects in the State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP).

As Office Chief, the incumbent supports the Division of Road Safety and all districts in implementing the Safe System Approach on the State Highway System and provides uniform standards for local roads to help California meet its Strategic Highway Safety Plan and Highway Safety Improvement Program goals.

• Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a civil engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.
• Option I: One year of transportation engineering experience as a senior‑level engineer in the California state service.
• Option II: One year of supervisory or managerial experience equivalent in level to a Senior Transportation Planner in the California state service, AND two years of civil engineering work at the Associate Engineer level or higher in the California state service.
• Option III: Broad and extensive (more than five years) transportation engineering experience, two years of which are equivalent in responsibility to the senior‑level engineer in the California state service.