SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, CALTRANS

State of California•Sacramento, CA

52d•Hybrid

About The Position

Under the direction of the Supervising Transportation Engineer, the incumbent is responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and managing a branch and multi-disciplinary teams which consist of staff from various divisions within Caltrans to develop standards, procedures, and tools for implementing Building Information Modeling for Infrastructure (BIM4I) design practices for delivering digital 3-D models of existing, new, and improved highway assets for project development and delivery. The incumbent serves as single focal point for the Design Division on technical and administrative issues with digital design modeling procedures, processes, and tools. The incumbent represents the Design Division to work in close partnership with executive, management level staff, design staff, functional units in the district and headquarters divisions, as well as internal and external partners, to develop a strategic approach and implementation plan to develop and deliver 3-D highway assets models for project delivery. The incumbent is the Design Subject Matter Expert on digital 3-D model-based project development and delivery practices. The incumbent supervises, manages, organizes, leads, and directs engineering and non-engineering staff.

Requirements

Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans 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.
Possession of a valid driver's license is required when operating a state owned or leased vehicle.
This position(s) requires(s) a valid Professional …License issued by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers for appointment.
Statement of qualifications (SOQ) required.
Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment.
If you are basing your eligibility on education, you must include your unofficial transcript(s)/diploma for verification.
Applicants with foreign transcripts/degrees must provide a transcript/degree U.S. equivalency report evaluation that indicates the number of units and degree to which the foreign coursework is equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of project development and delivery standards and processes.
Knowledge of an engineering use of Caltrans Roadway Design and CADD (Civil3D, MicroStation, etc.).
Ability to work with others, make effective presentations, prepare reports, and speak and write effectively.
Must be able to apply geometric standards to perform engineering design; apply traffic engineering principles to analyze various transportation alternatives; and provide technical oversight to ensure compliance with standards and accepted engineering practices.
Must have a thorough knowledge of the Department's mission, goals, objectives, organization, and policy direction; policies, procedures, and standards; Federal and State laws, regulations, and concepts; all phases of a transportation project.
Must be able to analyze projects for their priority; consistent application of standards; viability of products developed by others; potential project delays; and corrective action plans.
Must have the ability to plan, organize, and coordinate/direct the work of staff; track project schedules and costs; use computer applications including word processors, spreadsheets, Critical Path Method, and communication software; provide direction in a variety of activities to obtain program goals; develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with internal and external partners; and analyze complex issues and recommend effective action.

Responsibilities

Planning, organizing, coordinating, and managing a branch and multi-disciplinary teams which consist of staff from various divisions within Caltrans to develop standards, procedures, and tools for implementing Building Information Modeling for Infrastructure (BIM4I) design practices for delivering digital 3-D models of existing, new, and improved highway assets for project development and delivery.
Serving as single focal point for the Design Division on technical and administrative issues with digital design modeling procedures, processes, and tools.
Representing the Design Division to work in close partnership with executive, management level staff, design staff, functional units in the district and headquarters divisions, as well as internal and external partners, to develop a strategic approach and implementation plan to develop and deliver 3-D highway assets models for project delivery.
Serving as the Design Subject Matter Expert on digital 3-D model-based project development and delivery practices.
Supervising, managing, organizing, leading, and directing engineering and non-engineering staff.

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