JC-526027 CIVIL ENGINEER

This posting states its location as United States rather than a street address. The work is assigned within that county.

Classification: ENGINEER,CIVIL

ENGINEER, CIVIL– FACILITIES AND DEVELOPMENT/SOUTHERN SERVICE CENTER/SAN DIEGO OR SACRAMENTO

This is a statewide recruitment. The reporting location for this position is negotiable with the Sacramento and San Diego counties being preferred. 

This recruitment is until filled and applications will be reviewed on a monthly basis. The cutoff date(s) will be the 1st business day of each month from August 2026 - February 2027. 

Join California State Parks’ NEW Coastal Resilience Team!

If you’re passionate about the intersection of climate resilience, sustainable stewardship, resource preservation, and coastal access and recreation, this is your opportunity to help shape the future of the California coast! California State Parks is launching a new Coastal Resilience Team to help advance sea level rise adaptation and improve coastal resilience across the coastal parks of the California State Park System. This team of specialists will work together to inform coastal adaptation projects; integrate climate principles into Department policies, operations, and programs; and provide technical support to coastal parks.

In this role you will:

• Support the development and maintenance of department-wide policy and guidance to address coastal hazards in preservation planning and adaption strategies.
• Develop plans, specifications, and cost estimates for coastal resiliency projects in the State Park’s System.
• Develop tools to improve the resilience of State Park’s built environment and Resources against threat of sea level rise
• Conduct site visits, formulate projects and policy setting related to sea level rise

We’re looking for candidates who:

• Bring strong expertise in Coastal Engineering
• Have experience developing plans, specifications, and estimates
• Have experience performing field site assessments
• Demonstrate strong teamwork skills and a willingness to collaborate

Training and Development Assignments may be considered.

This position is designated as telework eligible-office centered.

State housing is not available. For further information regarding this position, please contact Gregory Stone at or at.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Qualifications

Special Requirements:

• The position(s) require(s) a valid California Drivers License (CDL). You must answer the questions addressing your CDL on your application. Ensure you provide your CDL number, class, expiration date, and any endorsements and/or restrictions.
• SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE:
• Please include a 1-2 page(s), 12-point font, supplemental questionnaire that addresses the following questions:
• Describe why you are interested in this position and how your experience will support California State Parks' mission and coastal resilience goals.
• Please describe your experience with coastal engineering including coastal infrastructure, sea level rise adaptations, and assessment of coastal environments.
• Describe your experience with preparation of Contract documents (plans, specifications, and estimates)
• Describe your experience performing field site assessments and preparing reports and recommendations of the findings.
• This recruitment may be used to fill identical vacancies which may occur within 180 days of the FFD. Candidates that believe they meet the Minimum qualifications based on a pattern of education from the classification description (specifications) must provide a copy of your degree/transcripts and/or license along with your application (STD. 678) to be considered for this position
• If selected for the position official sealed transcripts will be required prior to appointment
• DO NOT include any confidential information to your application or supporting documents (i.e., Social Security Number, birthdate, marital status, medical information, examination results, method of eligibility, etc.)
• SROA/SURPLUS Applicants: You must check the SROA/Surplus as your claimed method of eligibility and attach your SROA/Surplus letter as an additional document

Work for Warriors is a no-cost employment program of the California Military Department for Service Members, Veterans, and military family members. The Veteran Staffing Consultant for California Department of Parks and Recreation is Martin Rivera.