SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS

SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS

Location: Sacramento, CA (Sacramento County)

Salary: $11,437.00 - $14,315.00 per month

Job Code: JC-499038

Job Title: Branch Chief, Pavement Management Systems

Final Filing Date: 12/8/2025

Job Description And Duties

Under the direction of the Office Chief, a Supervising Transportation Engineer, the Senior Transportation Engineer Supervisor will manage and direct staff responsible for developing, improving, and maintaining the Department's pavement management systems (PMS). Incumbent is responsible for overseeing, analyzing, and maintaining the data input and engineering configurations that aid the Division of Maintenance Pavement Program and Districts in identifying and optimizing cost?effective potential pavement project locations on the State Highway System for programming consideration. Incumbent will develop and implement sound quality?control procedures, data management and governance practices, and supporting tools to provide users with quality data to aid pavement management decisions, including pavement project and strategy selection. Develop engineering data, analysis, reports, and documents to support special studies and completion of the annual State Of the Pavement (SOP) report, the Highway Maintenance work plan, the 10?year SHOPP plan, Crumb Rubber report, and the State Highway System Management Plan (SHSMP). Incumbent must be able to administer and keep computer systems running, provide training to the districts, develop pavement management scenario analyses, generate reports for management, and support accurate data input and output. Incumbent will perform, coordinate, and/or monitor technical studies and prepare and review reports on complex problems and issues.

Special Requirements

• This position requires 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 Drivers License.
  

Minimum Requirements

• Demonstrated experience to balance multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and prepare engineering reports.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating & collaborating with internal functional units, districts & external partners responsible for pavement and transportation, related to pavement planning, design, construction, & maintenance.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing databases, computer programming, or using spreadsheets to analyze engineering data.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement organizational improvements and/or innovations and lead a diverse team of both internal and external partners.
• Demonstrated experience with transportation?related projects and pavement management; project development & financing; design, construction, and maintenance of various pavement strategies.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing, verbally, and make effective presentations.
  

Application Requirements

A Statement Of Qualifications is required. The Statement must respond to all questions and identify each of the six responses by the corresponding SOQ item number. Two pages is the maximum acceptable length using no smaller than 12?point font.

Applicants must submit the State Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and any required documents by the Final Filing Date. Upload your application through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. If mailing, attach the Job Control number (JC-499038), PARF# 56-6-081 and title of the position (Senior Transportation Engineer) to the STD 678 form.

Benefits

Click HERE to view the Benefits Summary for Civil Service Employees in the State of California.

Working Conditions

Position located at 2389 Gateway Oaks Drive, Sacramento. Incumbent will be required to travel intrastate and interstate, possibly via airplane, rental car, van, bus, or motor vehicle. Telework may be available at the discretion of the Department. Incumbent may need to work outdoors, endure dust, noise, uneven surfaces, and temperature extremes.

Human Resources Contact

Kevin Hoang (279) 234?2245, kevin.r.hoang@dot.ca.gov

Hiring Unit Contact

Robert Hogan (916) 879?6357, robert.hogan@dot.ca.gov

EEO Contact

Caltrans EEO Office (844) 368?3367, Ask.eeo@dot.ca.gov

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level
  

Employment type

• Full-time
  

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing
• Government Administration
  

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