Transportation Engineer; Civil

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER (CIVIL)

Job Description and Duties

Under the supervision of a Senior Transportation Engineer, the Transportation Engineer (Civil) is responsible for a variety of tasks associated with the development, application, and updating of transportation demand forecasting and mobile emission models and processes. The Transportation Engineer, Civil (TEC) is responsible for preparing Project Initiation Documents (PlD's), Feasibility Studies (FS's), and Preliminary Investigations (Pl's). These activities involve conducting engineering feasibility of proposed transportation facilities, preparing conceptual plans based on preliminary geometric designs, calculating preliminary cost estimates, preparing presentations, coordinating with stakeholders and local, state and federal agencies and writing draft and final reports.

PARF# 07-6-592 / JC-503791

Candidates are required to review the Minimum Qualifications (MQs) for this classification. If you meet MQs under Pattern II and require the TE Civil in-person written hurdle exam, DO NOT TAKE the TE Civil online exam prior to passing the written hurdle. Candidates who take the TE Civil online exam prior to passing the written hurdle may negatively impact their hiring eligibility.

Please contact the exam unit at  for additional information prior to taking the online examination.

For clarification on the education requirement of the minimum qualifications, please reach out to the Human Resources Contact prior to taking the online Training and Experience Evaluation. For a list of ABET accredited schools, please refer to this link:
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Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER (CIVIL) exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g., transfer, permissive reinstatement, or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. To apply for the exam, please  and search by typing in the classification title.

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Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER (CIVIL)

Special Requirements

• Appointment to Range D requires a valid Professional Engineering License (Civil) issued by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license is required when operating a State owned or leased vehicle.