Senior Transportation Engineer; Specialist

Supervising Transportation Engineer, Shopp Programming Coordinator

Under the direction of the Chief, Office of State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP), a Supervising Transportation Engineer, the SHOPP Programming Coordinator is responsible for engineering analysis work for assigned areas. The areas of responsibility are district and statewide, crossing all programs. Responsibilities for assigned districts include the following programs:
Safety, Major Damage Restoration, Roadway Preservation, Bridge Preservation, Mobility, Facilities, Roadside Preservation, Minor Program, and other highway construction. All of the Division's activities are in support of capital outlay functions. Tasks include developing and coordinating amendment, allocation, and time extension requests according to California Transportation Commission (Commission) SHOPP Guidelines; determining program funding capacity and District Fiscal Year Management balances; making recommendations for project programming during the initiation phase and the updating of programming documents;

making recommendations regarding requested changes to project scope, cost, delivery schedule and performance. This position will also be the office lead in the area of asset management and provide support for the Minor Program. Duties include making programming recommendations on project development documents and coordinating activities with district programming and project management staff. Tasks also include maintenance of project level data and Commission actions in the CTIPS database.

Specific duties and activities include, but are not limited to those listed in the typical duties section. PARF 80-27-0002 / JC-529695

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 additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.