SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS

Supervising Transportation Engineer

Under the direction of the Office of Pavement Programming, under the general supervision of the Office Chief, a Supervising Transportation Engineer, the incumbent primarily serves as the Headquarters' HM-1 Program Advisor to the districts. The incumbent manages the HM-1 program and develops recommendations regarding pavement programming, policies, performance, engineering, and preservation treatments statewide. The incumbent provides training, guidance and support to the districts in using pavement management tools to analyze condition; identifying projects; performing technical studies; and analyzing pavement strategies costs, and trends. Recommends that all preventative maintenance best practices and policies be incorporated into projects at all stages of development, including initial scoping documents, design, and construction. The incumbent will also review, compile, and make recommendations on the effectiveness of pavement policies, practices, standards, and guidance to Pavement Managers and staff.

Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Senior Transportation Engineer 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 click here and search by typing in the classification title.

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