Exam Code: 2TR08 
Department: Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Exam Type: Departmental Open 
Bulletin Date: 10/17/2022
Final Filing Date: Continuous (cut-off dates for 2024: January 31st, February 29th, March 31st, April 30th, May 31st, June 30th, July 31st, August 31st, September 30th, October 31st, November 30th, December 31st) 
Monthly Salary: $10,886.00 - $13,625.00

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INTRODUCTION
Caltrans is pleased to announce the posting of the Senior Bridge Engineer examination. Employment from this examination will be offered in all Districts and Sacramento County.

Any information submitted in your examination effort WILL NOT BE FORWARDED or be included in the determination of your qualifications for a position.

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Caltrans 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.

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DRUG FREE STATEMENT
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. All applicants will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective, as 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.

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WHO SHOULD APPLY
Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications as stated below may apply for this examination.

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications as stated on this announcement may apply for this examination.   Once you have taken the examination, you may not reapply for 12 months.  Candidates that are unsuccessful in the examination must wait six (6) months from the testing date before reapplying to take the examination.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted into the examination. Part-time or full-time jobs, regardless of whether paid or volunteer positions, and inside or outside California state service will count toward experience.

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FILING INSTRUCTIONS
Candidates are required to submit: 1) Standard State Application (STD.678) 2) a valid certificate of registration as a civil engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and 3) Training and Experience Evaluation

Caltrans does not accept resumes in lieu of the STD.678 State Applications. Please send the required documents listed above in order for your examination to be processed in a timely manner, incomplete submissions may cause your examination to be delayed.

Candidates who more than 4 references to add should contact the exam analyst at chidi.akpulonu@dot.ca.gov for a hard copy examination.

Applications (STD 678) must be received or postmarked no later than the cut-off date. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application. Faxed or E-mailed applications will NOT be accepted. THE EXAMINATION TITLE MUST BE INDICATED ON THE APPLICATION.

File by Mail

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

File in Person

Attention: Caltrans Examination Services (MS 86)
1727 30TH Street, 1st Floor, Sacramento, CA 95816-8036

*Any information submitted in your examination effort WILL NOT BE FORWARDED or be included in the determination of your qualifications for a position.

**Candidates are responsible for obtaining proof of mailing or submission of their application to Exam Services.

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POSITION STATEMENT
Under direction, as a first line supervisor to plan, direct and coordinate the design, maintenance, and construction of bridges, major structures or transportation related buildings; or, in a staff specialist capacity, to perform other difficult and complex work on specialized structure engineering projects or research studies; or, to serve as resident engineer on major structure projects; and to do other related work.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMITTANCE TO THE EXAMINATION
All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements for this examination by the cut-off date. By submitting your qualifications in this examination, you indicate that you read, understand, and possess the minimum qualifications required, and that the information provided is true and complete to the best of your knowledge.

All applications must include: “to” and “from” dates (month/day/year), time base, civil service or private sector titles, the duties performed, and an original signature. Applications received without this information will be rejected.

NOTE: Qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as “Either I,” “or II,” “or III,” etc. For example, candidates possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern I, and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern II, may be admitted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirements.

Click on the link below to review the California State Personnel Board class specification which contain the requirements for admittance to the exam:

 Senior Bridge Engineer Classification Specification

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a civil engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers. AND

Either I

One year of engineering experience in bridges, major structures, or transportation related buildings performing the duties of an Associate Bridge Engineer or Transportation Engineer (Civil), Range D, in the California state service.

Or II

Broad and extensive (more than five years) transportation engineering experience, two years of which are in bridges, major structures, or transportation related buildings equivalent in responsibility to that of an associate level engineer in the California state service.

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KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:
1.  Tools and equipment in structure design, construction, and maintenance, in order to plan, construct, design, estimate and inspect work, maintain (including foundation) on all types of bridges, major structures, or transportation-related buildings.

2.  Methods of advanced structural and stress analysis and proper interpretation of the results for both statically determinate and indeterminate structures in order to analyze situations and adopt effective action to complete projects and meet deadlines

3. Methods of the determination and influence of deflection on the stresses in structures in order to analyze situations and adopt effective action to complete projects and meet deadlines.

4. Methods of design practices and bridge or structure engineering as applied to all types of bridges, major structures, or transportation-related buildings to ensure the safety of the general public and the structural integrity of the state highway system.

5. Purposes, organization, and activities of the department including the Division of Engineering Services and Structure Maintenance and Investigations.

6. Department’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program (EEO) objectives in order to adhere to the Department’s overall commitment to providing a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment, recognizing the benefits of diversity and inclusion, and treating all individuals with respect and professionalism.

7. Principles of Quality Management Policies and Procedures to ensure procedures adhere to Departmental, State, Federal, and local guidelines

8. Principles and techniques of personnel management and supervision used to supervise a group of staff in order to meet program goals and project deadlines.

9. Principles of risk management to lead Caltrans’ strategic and enterprise risk management processes, tracks and reports progress, and promotes risk conscious decisions that are aligned with the department's mission, vision, goals, and values to ensure adequate contingencies are included in program and project schedules and costs.

10. Supervisor’s role in Equal Employment Opportunity, health and safety, and labor relations programs and processes available, using departmental policies, procedures, and directives, trainings, manuals, in order to meet departmental mission and objectives.

11. Various project delivery methods including but not limited to design-build, Public Private Partnership (P3), Construction Manager General Contractor (CMGC), etc. in order to take advantage of technological advancements to minimize construction impacts.

12. Methods used in temporary work (e.g. Falsework, shoring, form work, scaffold, etc.) to support various phases of bridge maintenance or construction to ensure safety and stability.

13. Tools and equipment used in temporary work (e.g., Plumb bob, stringline, survey equipment, chalk line, levels, etc.).

14. Current structural design codes, departmental policies, and guidance materials (e.g., AASHTO, LRFD, including California Amendments) to ensure accordance to State and Federal guidelines.

15. Construction specifications and construction methods and procedures to ensure integrity on all types of bridges, major structures, or transportation-related buildings.

16. Seismic related design policies and procedures to ensure structural integrity on all types of bridges, major structures, or transportation-related buildings.
17. Department’s strategic plan, including the mission, vision, values, and goals using departmental resources (DOT intranet, trainings, etc.,) in order to meet the Department’s mission critical objectives

18. Principles of physics, chemistry, and mathematics as applied to civil engineering in order to inspect work of bridges, buildings, and transportation-related structures

19. Engineering surveying principles, methods, techniques, and quality control, in order to inspect work of on all types of bridges, major structures, or transportation-related buildings.

20. Hydrology and hydraulics as related to engineering work (e.g., scour depth, flow paths and water/flow levels, thalweg.) in all phases of bridge planning, design, construction and maintenance.

21. Strength of materials (e.g., concrete, steel, timber, etc.) as related to all types of bridges, major structures, or transportation-related buildings.

22. Properties and uses of engineering construction materials used in the design, construction, and/or maintenance of permanent and temporary works related to all types of bridges, major structures, or transportation-related buildings.

23. Engineering economics (e.g. cost estimating, change order pricing, time impact analysis, etc.) in order to understand and evaluate cost analysis of various projects.

24. Environmental impacts (e.g. water flow, traffic speed and flow, construction methods, timing, and staging) and how minimize or mitigate the impacts. 

25. Principles of standard engineering and drafting software (e.g. CSiBridge, MicroStation, CADD, Acrobat, Bluebeam, etc.).

Skill In:
1. Ability to manage and resolve conflicts in order to ensure quality and efficiency to a project and to provide a safe working environment with those contacted in the work.

2. Ability to facilitate change (e.g., change orders, new policies and procures, changes to design standards, etc.) in order to ensure quality and efficiency to deadlines and project delivery objectives.

3. Ability to recognize, minimize, and mitigate risk to cost, schedule, quality, and environment in order to ensure quality and efficiency to deadlines and project delivery objectives.
Ability To:
1. Do estimating and inspection work, to include foundations, on all types of bridges, major structures, or transportation-related buildings using engineering and construction methods in order to meet project delivery deadlines.

2. Plan and direct the work of a group of engineering, technical, and administrative staff in the office or out in the field on various engineering projects to meet departmental goals and objectives.

3. Coordinate the work of a group of engineering, technical and administrative staff in the office or out in the field on various engineering projects to meet departmental goals and objectives.

4. Analyze situations and adopt an effective course of action in order to maintain safety standards and project delivery deadlines.

 5. Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with internal functional units and External Partners and Stakeholders in order to effectively communicate on and in order to meet project deliverables.
 
6. Develop new construction techniques (i.e. Accelerated Bridge construction, etc.) and materials (i.e., rapid set concrete, Self Consolidating Concrete, etc.) in order to take advantage of improvements in construction and to minimize impact to the public. 


7. Make evidence-based decisions as it relates to engineering programs and projects to meet departmental goals.

8. Balance multiple tasks/assignments, conflicting priorities, and deadlines using Outlook Calendar, Tasks lists, reminders, notes for successful performance.

9. Effectively communicate both orally and in writing in order to be successful in the work.

10. Effectively speak in a public or group setting to be successful in the work.

11. Work independently and make decisions with minimal direction and supervision and be successful in the work.

12. Effectively interact with various groups of people (i.e., internal/external customers, stakeholders, etc.) to be successful in the work.

13. Make sound and effective decisions during stressful or emergency situations (e.g. high load hit, earthquake, fire, flood, explosion, temporary work failure, major traffic accident, construction incident, etc.) to ensure the overall health and safety of those contact in the work and the public.

14. Utilize standard engineering, drafting software, and office computer programs (e.g. CSiBridge, MicroStation, CADD, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, etc.) in order to do engineering related work.

15. Understand and interpret the results of standard engineering and drafting software (e.g. CSiBridge, MicroStation, CADD, Bluebeam, etc.) in order to do engineering related work.

16. Develop, guide, and mentor a variety of engineering, technical, and administrative staff and/or peers in order  to foster an atmosphere of support and development in the office or in the field meet departmental goals and objectives.

17. Do mapping and drafting computations in order to make accurate calculations as related to engineering projects.

18. Interpret design plans, specifications, etc. in order to properly design, construct, and maintain on all types of bridges, major structures, or transportation-related buildings.

19. Make neat and accurate engineering computations and notes on all types of bridges, major structures, or transportation-related buildings.

20. Make independent decisions related to analyzing  and solve complex design, construction, and maintenance engineering problems that relate to bridges, buildings, and transportation-related structures in order to minimize and mitigate impacts and meet project deadlines.

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EXAMINATION INFORMATION
This examination will consist of a Training & Experience Evaluation weighted 100%. In order to obtain a position on the eligible list, a minimum score of 70% must be attained.

Applications and examinations will be accepted on a continuous basis and will be processed monthly. Testing is considered continuous, as new test dates can be set at any time as the departmental needs warrant.

You will be notified of your score within 4-6 weeks after the last date of the month you took the examination. 

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VETERANS' PREFERENCE
Veterans' Preference will not be granted in the examination as it does not meet the requirements to qualify for Veterans' Preference.

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CAREER CREDITS
Career Credits will not be added to the final score of this examination.

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CONTACT INFORMATION
General questions on how to apply?  Click HERE for video tutorials.

For more information regarding this examination, please contact the Office of Examinations at (916) 227-7858 or email the Exam Analyst at Chidi.Akpulonu@Dot.ca.gov 

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GENERAL INFORMATION
For an examination without a written feature, it is the candidate's responsibility to contact the testing department three weeks after the cut-off date if he/she has not received his/her notice.

Applications are available at Standard State Application (STD 678), California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) offices, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and the testing department on this job bulletin.

If you meet the requirements stated on this bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirement does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination will be compared with the performance of the others who take this test, and all candidates who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Caltrans 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 competitors will be notified.

Candidates needing special testing arrangements due to a disability must complete an STD679 and submit with the requested examination materials.

General Qualifications: Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and 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.  Eligibility lists may be abolished at anytime after one year, per Departmental needs.  It is the candidates responsibility to maintain eligibility throughout the hiring process.

If High School Equivalence is Required: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Educational Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the candidate is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.
If Veterans’ Preference is Warranted: Pursuant to Assembly Bill 372, Veterans’ Preference will be awarded as follows, starting January 1, 2014:

1.    Any veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran, who achieves a passing score in an open examination, shall be ranked in the top rank of the resulting eligibility list.
2.    Any veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released is not eligible for Veterans’ Preference.
3.    Veterans’ Preference is not granted once a person achieves permanent civil service status (Permanent State civil service status means the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This includes permanent intermittent, part-time, and full-time appointments. In addition, individuals who at any time achieved permanent State civil service status and subsequently resigned or were dismissed from State civil service are not eligible to receive Veterans’ Preference).

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans’ Preference are on the

Veterans’ Preference Application (CalHR Form 1093) which is also available at CalHR and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

If Career Credits is Warranted: In Open, Non-promotional examinations, Career Credits are granted to: 1) State employees with permanent civil service status, 2) full-time employees of the state who are exempt from State civil service pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution, and who meet all qualification requirement specified by the Board and have 12 consecutive months of service in an exempt position, and 3) individuals who have served one full year in, or are graduates of, the California Conservation Corps (eligibility shall expire 24 months after graduation from the California Conservation Corps). Three points are added to the final test score of those candidates who meet the above criteria, and who are successful in the examination. Such examinations cannot be for managerial positions described in Government Code Section 3513. Competitors not currently employed in State civil service who have mandatory reinstatement rights may also be eligible for career credits, but they must explain their service status in the appropriate section of the application Form 100-678. (Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution is posted at the State Personnel Board, 801 Capitol Mall and Sacramento).
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