Transportation Engineer (Civil) (JC-391009)
Structure Representative / Assistant Structure Representative
Transportation Engineer (Civil)
Job Control: JC-391009
Classification: Transportation Engineer (Civil)
Annual Salary: $74,100.00 – $138,804.00
Apply by: 10/13/2023
All applications must be submitted through the link external link on Calcareers.
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About the Position:
The Division of Engineering Services (DES), Structure Construction (SC), is recruiting to fill Transportation Engineer (TE) (Civil) positions. Structure Construction is a Statewide subdivision. Positions are available for project locations across California in the following counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba.
Under the direction of a Senior Bridge Engineer (Supervisor) in Structure Construction (SC), Division of Engineering Services (DES), the TE (Civil) classification is the entry, working and journeyman level of professional engineering work in Caltrans. The incumbent performs a wide variety of professional engineering work in either an office or field setting; as incumbents progress in experience, they will be assigned more difficult work. This work is performed on highway construction projects involving bridges, buildings, walls, barriers, drainage structures, sign structures and appurtenances. The incumbent works as a field engineer to ensure contractors build structures in compliance with the contract documents (Standard Plans, Standard Specifications, contract plans and Special Provisions). May act as an Assistant Structure Representative or Assistant Resident Engineer/Resident Engineer on construction projects. Structure Representation on projects where the nature of the work is predominately structural, e.g., bridges and tall walls, Streets and Highways Code Section 137.6 will apply. The possession and maintenance of a valid professional engineer's license in the State of California is highly desirable.
As part of your employment with DES there is a mandatory TE-Civil Professional Development Rotation Program that applies to all permanent full-time TE-Civils hired after January 1, 2017. Temporary relocation more than 50 miles from your permanent unit may be necessary for rotation assignments.
As a statewide organization DES/SC adjusts to periods of fluctuating workload by moving staff to the location of the work.
*See more details on the Duty Statement located on the job posting.
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