TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER (CIVIL)

State of California•Sacramento, CA

30d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Division of Engineering Services (DES), Geotechnical Services (GS) is looking to hire a Transportation Engineer Civil (TE Civil) in the Office of Geotechnical Design South (OGDS). Under the direction of a Senior Transportation Engineer or Senior Engineering Geologist, the incumbent will provide technical expertise, support, and recommendations on geotechnical topics as they evolve, starting with the project planning phase and progressing through the design, construction, and operation phases of the State Transportation System. Periodic travel to the Districts and field sites for periods of several days to weeks may be required. The TE Civil will conduct geotechnical studies including site exploration, direction of laboratory testing, analysis, and preparation of reports, presenting recommendations, designs, and specifications including consideration of constructibility. These studies include and are not limited to the areas of expansive soils, mechanically stabilized walls and embankments, tieback retaining walls, geotechnical earthquake engineering including earthquake response, settlement and stability of embankments, stability of earth and rock slopes, soil nail walls, and design of structure foundations (shallow and deep). Incumbents should have thorough knowledge of soil mechanics principles; soil behavior under various stress paths and stress conditions; laboratory and field soil and rock testing methods and procedures; site exploration and sampling techniques and equipment; and geotechnical field instrumentation methods and practices. This knowledge is as normally acquired in graduate level course work in geotechnical engineering. PARF# 59-6-018 / JC-500061 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 [email protected] 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: Find Programs | ABET. 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 click here and search by typing in the classification title. The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position. Please take this 1-minute Caltrans Recruitment survey to tell us how you found out about this job. https://forms.office.com/g/RyK102ty4G https://youtu.be/oC9wIp8QalI Apply today to join our team! We especially encourage applicants to check out our Caltrans Career Compass tool! The Caltrans Career Compass is a tool to assist and help candidates understand and succeed in applying to Caltrans positions. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Requirements

Incumbents should have thorough knowledge of soil mechanics principles; soil behavior under various stress paths and stress conditions; laboratory and field soil and rock testing methods and procedures; site exploration and sampling techniques and equipment; and geotechnical field instrumentation methods and practices.
Possession of a valid driver's license is required when operating a State owned or leased vehicle.
Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required. Failure to submit a Statement of Qualifications will disqualify candidates from the hiring process.
The SOQ serves as documentation of each candidate's ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing. The SOQ must include education, training, and experience that qualify the candidate for this position. The SOQ should be no more than 2 pages, single-spaced in 12-point font.
The SOQ should discuss your qualifications and experience related to the duties and core competencies of the duty statement for this position.
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. Unofficial, original, or official sealed transcripts will be accepted and may be required upon appointment. 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. Please visit either of the following two websites for a list of evaluation agencies: https://www.naces.org/members or https://aice-eval.org. Please redact birthdates and social security numbers.

Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise, support, and recommendations on geotechnical topics as they evolve, starting with the project planning phase and progressing through the design, construction, and operation phases of the State Transportation System
Conduct geotechnical studies including site exploration, direction of laboratory testing, analysis, and preparation of reports, presenting recommendations, designs, and specifications including consideration of constructibility
These studies include and are not limited to the areas of expansive soils, mechanically stabilized walls and embankments, tieback retaining walls, geotechnical earthquake engineering including earthquake response, settlement and stability of embankments, stability of earth and rock slopes, soil nail walls, and design of structure foundations (shallow and deep).

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