Exam Bulletin - Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans

CA High Speed Rail Authority

Exam Code: EX-1717

Examination Plans Included:

  • SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS - Open

Final Filing Date: Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Bulletin Updates

  • Updated testing department to CA High Speed Rail Authority.

Classification Details

SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS: $10,886.00 - $13,625.00 per Month

View the SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS classification specification.

Application Instructions

This is not a timed examination. If you request a Reasonable Accommodation, your account will be locked and you will not be able to proceed with the examination until the request is processed.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Who Should Apply:

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

  • SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

    1717

For SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

  • EX-01717

How To Apply:

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

Special Testing Arrangements:

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

Minimum Qualifications

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

00103161 - SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS

Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a civil engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers. And

Either 1

One year of transportation engineering experience in the California state service performing duties comparable to those of an associate level engineer or Transportation Engineer (Civil), Range D.

Or 2

Broad and extensive (more than five years) transportation engineering experience, two years of which are equivalent in responsibility to that of an associate level engineer or Transportation Engineer (Civil), Range D, in the California state service.

Position Description

00103161 - SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS

Under general direction, (1) as a first line supervisor to have charge of varied and difficult transportation engineering work in the field or office involving the supervision of engineers and others engaged in transportation development activities; or (2) in a specialist capacity, to perform other difficult and complex engineering work relating to specialized transportation projects, research studies, planning and operations of transportation systems; or (3) provide technical oversight of consultants or local agency staff performing engineering work related to the development of State transportation projects; and to do other related work.

For information regarding position location(s), please refer to the Eligible List Information section.

Examination Information

This examination consists of the following component(s):

Component OrderComponent TypeComponent DuePercentage of Final Score
1Online ExamContinuous100%

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of:
  1. Various phases of transportation engineering, including planning processes and methods, systems planning, evaluation of alternatives, and facility locations and design, construction, operation and maintenance
  2. Transportation economics and financing
  3. Project management concepts
  4. Factors which influence the impact of transportation facilities on the environment, the community and the economy
  5. Principles and techniques of personnel management and supervision
  6. Department's Affirmative Action Program objectives
  7. A supervisor's role in affirmative action, health and safety and labor relations programs and the processes available to meet their objectives
Ability to:
  1. Plan and direct the work of others
  2. Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action
  3. Make effective presentations
  4. Prepare correspondence and reports
  5. Communicate effectively
  6. Effectively contribute to the Department's affirmative action objectives

Eligible List Information

A Departmental Open eligible list for the SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS Classification will be established for:

  • CA High Speed Rail Authority

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Resulting Eligibility List(s) will be used to fill vacancies throughout the State of California.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

  • A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
  • A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans Training and Experience Examination Preview

Instructions:
Rate your experience performing specific job-related tasks.

Respond to each of the following statements by indicating how the statement applies to you. You are required to respond to every question and provide relevant examples. Also, indicate the references who can verify the information provided.

In responding to each statement, you may refer to your WORK EXPERIENCE, whether paid or volunteer, your EDUCATION, and/or FORMAL TRAINING COURSES you have completed.

PLEASE NOTE: This examination is designed to gain an overall assessment of your education, training, and experience as it directly relates to the duties and the knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position. Possession of specific education is not required to be successful in this examination; however, such achievements may substitute for desirable levels of experience. All components of this examination have been carefully validated by tying them directly to job requirements and documenting their relevance to the position.

Tasks:
  1. Planning, developing, and reviewing the work of transportation engineers and others (e.g., support staff, contractors, consulting staff) to ensure transportation projects and assignments (e.g., contracts, permits, reports) are completed within scope, cost, schedule, and budgeted resources.
  2. Providing oversight of engineering projects in order to ensure they meet State and Federal policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines.
  3. Supervising and/or providing oversight of the preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates in order to ensure transportation/engineering projects are consistent, uniform, and in accordance with Local, State, and Federal policies, standards, procedures, guidelines, and practices.
  4. Acting as a manager (e.g., contract, task, project, functional) on engineering work to ensure that all functional units complete assigned projects within scope, cost, schedule, and budgeted resources.
  5. Leading the decision making process and resolving complex technical and administrative issues (e.g., technical errors, contract conflicts, operational issues, project negotiations) utilizing project and assignment information, organizational techniques, communication, and status reports.
  6. Preparing and/or reviewing internal and external correspondence and/or technical reports for various agencies, stakeholders, or the public.
  7. Reviewing engineering documents (e.g., cost estimates, project reports) in order to verify accuracy, quality, and compliance to State and Federal mandates.
  8. Coordinating project involvement with various stakeholders (e.g., design, construction, environmental, right of way, consultant, external agencies) throughout all phases of a project to ensure the project remains within scope, cost, schedule, and budgeted resources.

Testing Departments

  • CA High Speed Rail Authority

Contact Information

Technical questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Department of Human Resources
CalCareer Service Center
1810 16th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: (866) 844-8671
CalCareer@calhr.ca.gov

Administrative questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

CA High Speed Rail Authority
Human Resources
770 L Street, Suite 620, MS 4
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 669-6606

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Drug Free Statement

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free State work place. Any applicant for State employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective, because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing civil service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

General Information

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

CA High Speed Rail Authority reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.
Application Methods:
Electronic (Your CalCareer Account)