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

Classification: SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS

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.
PARF# 56-27-0076 / JC-534428

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Working Conditions

Position located at 2389 Gateway Oaks Dr, Sacramento County.

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.
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Qualifications

Special Requirements:

• This position require(s) a valid Professional Engineering License (Civil) issued by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers for appointment.
• Incumbent must possess and maintain a valid California Driver's License.
• Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required. Failure to submit a Statement of Qualifications will disqualify candidates from the hiring process.
• The incumbent will be required to travel via airplanes, operate a motor vehicle, use rental cars, vans and buses, and stay overnight in motel/hotel accommodations. The incumbent will also be required to occasionally work outdoors which may cause exposure to dirt, dust, noise, uneven ground surfaces, allergens in the air/or hot or cold temperature extremes.
• A statement of qualifications is required as follows:1
• You must respond to all questions and identify each of the three responses by the corresponding SOQ item number.2
• Two pages is the maximum acceptable length using no smaller than 11-point font
• Any applications not meeting the SOQ requirements will not be considered to be scheduled for an interview
• Statement of Qualifications1
• Describe your experience applying pavement maintenance or rehabilitation policies and procedures
• How have you ensured consistency and quality across projects or teams?2
• Provide examples that demonstrate your knowledge and leadership skills in directing work in a team environment, including acting in a supervisory/lead capacity, assigning duties, evaluating employee work performance, and evaluating employee abilities.3
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with staff, peers, stakeholders, consultants, local agencies and the public Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment
• If you are basing your eligibility on education, you must include your unofficial transcript(s)/diploma for verification
• Unofficial, original, or official sealed transcripts will be accepted and may be required upon appointment
• Applicants with foreign transcripts/degrees must provide a transcript/degree U.S. equivalency report evaluation that indicates the number of units and degree to which the foreign coursework is equivalent
• Please visit either of the following two websites for a list of evaluation agencies: or . Please redact birthdates and social security numbers

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 CalTrans is Chuck Callahan.

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JC-534428