• Any editable section on the Exam Bulletin has been updated.

Please Note: Examinations and Applications must both be submitted via ECOS and Surveymonkey for your attempt to be considered.  Your cut-off window for processing is determined only after both items have been received.  Results may take between 4-6 weeks to process after each cut-off date indicated above. 

Upcoming Filing Cutoff Dates:

• 9/30/2025
• 10/31/2025
• 11/30/2025
• 12/31/2025

Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) must be received or postmarked by the filing date indicated above. Applications postmarked, personally delivered or received via interoffice mail after the filing date will be processed in the next group.

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.

Promotional Examination(s):

• CALTRANS MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR - Promotional

In addition to meeting the Minimum Qualifications, competition is limited to individuals who meet at least one of the following filing criteria:

• 1. Have a permanent civil service appointment with a promotional testing department (see Testing Departments), or
• 2. Are current or former employees of the legislature for 2 or more years as defined in Government Code 18990, or
• 3. Are current or former non-elected exempt employees of the executive branch for 2 or more consecutive years as defined in Govt. Code 18992, or
• 4. Are persons retired from the United States military honorably discharged from active duty with a service disability or honorably discharged from active duty as defined in Government Code 18991. Applicants must provide a copy of discharge papers (DD 214) for verification purposes at the time of application.

Under certain circumstances other employees may be allowed to compete under provisions of Rules 234, 235 and 235.2. California Code of Regulations Rules 233, 234, 235.2 and 237 contain provisions regarding civil service status and eligibility for promotional examinations.

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

Exam Code(s):

3580

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

Exam Code(s):

• EX-03580

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.

You may apply by mail to:

• Caltrans Examination Services (MS 86)
  Caltrans
  Examination Services
  P.O. Box 168036
  Sacramento, CA 95816-8036
  

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678).

You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:

• Caltrans
  Examination Services
  1727 30th Street
  Sacramento, CA 95816
  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  **Candidates are responsible for obtaining proof of mailing or submission of their exam.

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678). All applicants must provide proof of identification. Accepted forms of identification are: 1) a photo identification card or 2) two forms of signed identification.

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.

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.

Either I

One year of experience in the California state service performing the duties of either a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Leadworker or Caltrans Landscape Maintenance Leadworker.

Or II

Three years of experience in the California state service performing the duties of any or a combination of the classes Caltrans Highway Maintenance Leadworker, Caltrans Landscape Maintenance Leadworker, Caltrans Equipment Operator I, or Caltrans Equipment Operator II.

This examination consists of the following component(s):

Components that are due with your application will be scored and will count toward your final examination result. Failure to submit these items may result in disqualification or elimination from the examination.

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: Operation and care of automotive equipment including light trucks; minor construction, repair, and maintenance work; and basic safe work practices to protect their own safety and health and that of others; procedures, tools, and equipment used in construction and maintenance of highways and structures; provisions of the California Vehicle Code as it applies to the operation of motor vehicles; regulations and safety practices pertaining to highway emergency services; fire suppression techniques; emergency first aid; operation and care of highway equipment; methods of mixing portland cement concrete and mixing and applying asphalt and stone chips for pavement patching; rules and regulations pertaining to highway or structures maintenance practices; principles of effective supervision; safety practices and traffic regulations; the basic occupational safety and health regulations contained in Title 8 Industrial Relations Construction and General Industry Safety Orders; safety and health policies and procedures as contained in the Department's Injury and Illness Prevention Program; knowledge of basic safe work practices; and the leadworker's role in maintaining an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program; methods, materials, and equipment used in planting and maintaining shrubs, various types of ground cover, and trees; shrubs, ground cover, and ornamental trees grown in California; erosion control; plant pests and diseases and methods of their control and eradication; mixing and application of various pesticides; principles of effective supervision; safety practices and traffic regulations; the basic occupational safety and health regulations in Title 8 Industrial Relations Construction and General Industry Safety Orders; safety and health policies and procedures as contained in the Department's Injury and Illness Prevention Program; knowledge of basic safe work practices; and the leadworker's role in maintaining an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program; materials, methods, and equipment used in the construction and maintenance of highways and structures; operation and maintenance of equipment and tools used in highways or structures maintenance and construction; characteristics of heavy maintenance and construction equipment; provisions of the California Vehicle Code as it applies to the loading and operation of motor vehicles; rules and regulations pertaining to highway and structure maintenance practices, including placing of detour and warning signs; accident prevention techniques; rules and regulations pertaining to inspection on encroachments; use of modern methods of propagating, planting, cultivating, and caring for trees, shrubs, flowers, and various types of ground cover; safety practices; fire prevention techniques; emergency first aid; plant pests and diseases and the methods for their control and eradication; methods, materials, equipment, and tools used in highway landscaping work; principles of effective supervision; a manager's/supervisor's responsibility for promoting equal opportunity in hiring and employee development and promotion, and for maintaining a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment; the basic occupational safety and health regulations contained in Title 8 Industrial Relations Construction and General Industry Safety Orders; safety and health policies and procedures as contained in the Department's Injury and Illness Prevention Program; knowledge of basic safe work practices; and the supervisor's role in maintaining an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program.

Ability to: Communicate and follow directions at a level required for successful job performance; do heavy manual labor; and keep record; interpret simple blueprints and sketches; direct the work of others; keep time records and simple cost records of materials, equipment, and expenses; operate and care for construction, maintenance, emergency service, and landscape equipment; analyze situations accurately and take effective action; exercise sound public relations techniques; and operate radio communication equipment; interpret simple blueprints and sketches; direct the work of others; keep time records and simple cost records of materials, equipment, and expenses; assist in work relating to maintenance of highways; operate and care for construction, maintenance, and landscape equipment; and analyze situations accurately and take effective action;  plan, organize, and direct the work of others; identify flowers, trees, and shrubs commonly grown in California; plan minor highway landscaping projects; maintain sprinkling and drainage systems; operate and care for maintenance and landscape equipment; inspect contract landscaping work for compliance with contract specifications; read and interpret landscaping plans and specifications; prepare preliminary budget estimates and reports; assist in work relating to the maintenance of highways and structures; read grade and slope stakes and install culverts and rock retaining walls; interpret simple blueprints and sketches; keep records of employees' time and materials and equipment used; detect unsafe conditions and practices and plan, organize, conduct, and evaluate safety training programs; analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action; and effectively promote equal opportunity in employment and maintain a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment. 

A Departmental Promotional eligible list for the CALTRANS MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR Classification will be established for:

• Department of Transportation

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.

Veterans' Preference is not granted for promotional examinations.

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

• Department of Transportation

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

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.

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.

Department of Transportation 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.