TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER (CIVIL)

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. It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free 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. Position Details Job Code #: JC-533452 Position #(s): 913-355-3135-917 Working Title: Transportation Engineer (Civil) Classification: TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER (CIVIL) $6,488.00 - $7,735.00 A $7,428.00 - $9,296.00 B $8,896.00 - $11,131.00 C $9,712.00 - $12,152.00 D New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable. # of Positions: Multiple Work Location: Sacramento County Telework: Hybrid Job Type: Permanent, Full Time Department Information Caltrans Mission: Improving lives and communities through transportation. Caltrans Vision: A thriving and connected California. The Caltrans workforce is made up of diverse and unique individuals who contribute to our organizational success. Department Website: www.dot.ca.gov Director’s EEO Policy : https://dot.ca.gov/programs/equal-employment-opportunity Director’s EEO Policy Statement: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/equal-employment-opportunity Job Description And Duties Under the direction of the Branch Chief of the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), a Senior Transportation Engineer (Supervisor), the incumbent, a Transportation Engineer (Civil), serves as the Safety Project Coordinator in the HSIP Branch. The incumbent supports the Division of Safety Programs and districts in implementing a Safe System Approach (SSA) on the State Highway System (SHS) to meet traffic safety goals aligned with the Caltrans Strategic Plan. The SSA aims to eliminate fatal and serious injury collisions for all road users through a holistic view of the road system that first anticipates human mistakes and second keeps impact energy on the human body at tolerable levels. The SSA marks a change from party-focused reactive safety countermeasures to system-based proactive safety countermeasures and compels investigators and designers to consider factors beyond driver error and education. The incumbent initiates, develops, implements, and evaluates Statewide Highway Safety Improvement projects. PARF# 51-27-0026 / JC-533452 Personal Leave Program: Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions ranging from 2% to 4.62% in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) hours. Please note that the salary ranges listed in this Job Control may not reflect these reductions associated with the 2025 Personal Leave Program. Please follow the link for more information regarding the 2025 Personal Leave program: http://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2113 . 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 residenc…

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