DISTRICT 4 (OAKLAND)
CAREER FAIR

**UPCOMING EVENT: District 4 will be hosting a Strategic Career Fair November 13th, 2021 from 10:00am - 2:00pm at the following location: Roosevelt Community Center, 901 East Santa Clara Street (at 20th Street), San Jose, CA 95116.  This event is in partnership with the City of San Jose, BeautifySJ.
 
APPLYING AT EVENT: If attending event, bring one (1) copy of the STD678 application for each classification you are applying to.  Prior to the event, please review the following minimum qualifications and compete in the following examinations (linked below, Steps 1 and 2).  Not taking the examination prior to the event may delay your ability to be hired.

APPLYING ONLINE: Review the classification(s) below (The District Office is located in (OAKLAND), however, positions may be available in Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma).  For each position you must meet the qualifications, compete in the examination, and apply online (linked below, Steps 1, 2, and 3).

(NOTE: The following job controls have filing periods that may close between October/November 2021.  If a job control link is no longer active, the job opening has already closed.)

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Transportation Engineer (Civil)
Pay scale: $5,849.00 - $10,956.00


(STEP 1) MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS:  Either I Graduation from a four-year curriculum in civil engineering accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology. (Registration as a senior in such a curriculum will admit an applicant to the competition, but she/he must produce evidence of graduation before she/he will be considered eligible for appointment.) (Possession of a valid certificate as an Engineer-in- Training issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, or issued by another jurisdiction and accepted by the California Board in lieu of the first division of the examination as an engineer may be substituted for the required education.) Or II Possession of equivalent qualifications may be demonstrated by graduation from an engineering curriculum which includes the basic engineering courses normally covered in a standard four-year engineering curriculum, and by qualifying in a written examination covering basic engineering. (Registration as a senior in such a curriculum will admit an applicant to the qualifying examination, but she/he must produce evidence of graduation before she/he will be considered eligible for appointment.) Or III A master's or doctorate degree in a civil engineering curriculum from a college or university that has a baccalaureate degree program in a civil engineering curriculum which is accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering Technology (ABET). (Registration as a candidate in such a curriculum will admit an applicant to the competition but she/he must produce evidence of graduation before she/he will be considered eligible for appointment.)

(STEP 2) REQUIRED EXAMINATION:
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/JOBSGEN/0TR41.PDF 

(STEP 3) APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=278005 - multiple bay area counties
Mechanical Engineer
Pay scale: $5,849.00 - $10,956.00


(STEP 1) MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS:  Either I Education: Graduation from a curriculum in mechanical engineering accredited by the Engineers' Council for Professional Development, or equivalent qualifications. (Registration as a Senior in such a curriculum will admit applicants to the examination, but they must produce evidence of graduation before they will be considered eligible for appointment.) Or Possession of equivalent qualifications may be demonstrated by qualifying in a written examination covering basic mechanical engineering and by graduation from an engineering curriculum which includes the engineering courses normally included in a standard four-year course in mechanical, chemical, or industrial engineering. (Registration as a Senior in such a curriculum will admit applicants to the qualifying written examination, but they must produce evidence of graduation before they will be considered to meet the minimum qualifications.)

(STEP 2) REQUIRED EXAMINATION:
https://jobs.ca.gov/JOBSGEN/5WRAD.PDF

(STEP 3) APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=275897 - Alameda County

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Associate Governmental Program Analyst
Pay scale: $5,383.00 - $6,942.00


(STEP 1) MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS:  State experience applied toward the "General Experience" pattern must include at least one year in a class at a level of responsibility equivalent to that of the promotional class.  Experience applicable to one of the following patterns may be combined on a proportional basis with experience applicable to the other patterns to meet the total experience requirements, provided that the combined qualifying experience totals at least 30 months. Education may not be used to reduce this 30-month limit.  Education: The following education is required when general experience is used to qualify at any level: equivalent to graduation from college. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.) AND Either I Experience: One year of experience performing the duties of a Staff Services Analyst, Range C Or II Experience: Three years of professional analytical experience performing duties in one or a combination of the following or closely related areas: budgeting, management analysis, personnel, planning, program evaluation, or policy analysis.  Promotional candidates who are within six months of satisfying the experience requirement for this class will be admitted to the examination, but they must fully meet the experience requirement before being eligible for appointment.  (One year of graduate work in public or business administration, industrial relations, psychology, law, political science, or a related field may be substituted for six months of the required nonsupervisory experience.)

(STEP 2) REQUIRED EXAMINATION:
https://jobs.ca.gov/JOBSGEN/9PB04.PDF

(STEP 3) APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=276872 - Alameda County

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Transportation Surveyor (Caltrans)
Pay scale: $5,708.00 - $10,956.00

(STEP 1) MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from a four-year curriculum in surveying, surveying engineering, or surveying geomatics accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology. (Registration as a "Senior" in such a curriculum will admit an applicant to the competition, but applicants must produce evidence of graduation before being considered eligible for appointment.) (Possession of a valid certificate as a Land Surveyor in Training issued or accepted by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors or possession of a valid certificate as an Engineer in Training accepted by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors in lieu of a certificate as a Land Surveyor in Training may be substituted for the required education.)

(STEP 2) REQUIRED EXAMINATION:
https://jobs.ca.gov/JOBSGEN/3PB60.PDF

(STEP 3) APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=275120 - Alameda County

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Associate Transportation Planner
Pay scale: $6,231.00 - $7,804.00

(STEP 1) MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS: Either I One year of experience in the California state service performing transportation planning duties in a class comparable in level of responsibility to Transportation Planner, Range C Or II Experience: Three years of experience in either one or a combination of the following areas. (At least one year must have been comparable to work performed by a Transportation Planner, Range C, in the California state service.) 1.Federal, State, regional, or local transportation planning activities. or 2.Transit planning, transportation studies, transportation system planning studies, or legislative transportation studies. (A Doctorate Degree in Transportation Planning may be substituted for the required experience; a Master's Degree in Transportation Planning may be substituted for two years of the general experience; a master's degree in a general planning curriculum or a closely related field as identified above may be substituted for one year of the general experience.) AND Education: Equivalent to graduation from college. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on the basis of one year of experience equal to one year of education.)

(STEP 2) REQUIRED EXAMINATION:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ATPexambulletin

(STEP 3) APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=274657 - Alameda County

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Caltrans Landscape Maintenance Worker
Pay scale: $3,746.00 - $4,270.00

(STEP 1) MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a valid and unrestricted Class C driver license And one year of experience in the California state service performing the duties of a Service Assistant (Maintenance) Or II One year of experience in maintaining orchards, vineyards, truck crops, nursery stock, or landscape plantings. (Education equivalent to completion of the eighth grade may be substituted for the required experience.)

(STEP 2) REQUIRED EXAMINATION:
https://jobs.ca.gov/JOBSGEN/0PB30.PDF

(STEP 3) APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=277932 - Santa Clara County
Electrical Engineering Technician III
Pay Scale: $5,268.00 - $6,592.00

(STEP 1) MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS: Either I Experience: Two years of experience performing the duties of an Electrical Engineering Technician II in the California state service Or II Experience: Broad and extensive (more than five years) drafting and design experience in an engineering office (two years of which may be specification writing only), three years of which must have been electrical or electronic drafting and design experience equivalent in responsibility to an Electrical Engineering Technician II in the California state service. and Education: Equivalent to completion of a two-year terminal curriculum in electrical or electronics technology at a community college, or completion of the sophomore year (at least 60 semester units or equivalent quarter units) of a professional electrical or electronic engineering college or university curriculum. [Candidates may substitute electrical or electronic drafting experience for the education on the basis that one year of experience is equivalent to one year (at least 30 semester units or equivalent quarter units) of education.]

(STEP 2) REQUIRED EXAMINATION:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EETIIIexambulletin

(STEP 3) APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=273007 - Alameda County
Service Assistant (Maintenance), Caltrans
Pay scale: $3,080.00 - $3,504.00

Either I
Three months of experience as a trainee in maintenance work in a park, highway, building, or grounds setting in the California state service Or II Three months' experience as a corpsmember with the California Conservation Corps Or III Successful completion of a formal training or work experience program in park, highway, building, or grounds maintenance. This work experience training program must have been in either: 1. A setting recognized or sponsored by the California State Department of Rehabilitation. or 2. A program such as those under the Career Opportunities Development (COD), or similar Federal, State or local programs.

(STEP 1) MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS:
Take our free online training to be certified for this position today (you must have a training experience, as indicated above, to be considered for this position):
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ctmtcertification

(STEP 2) REQUIRED EXAMINATION:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SAM9TRBD

(STEP 3) APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=277956 - Santa Clara County (San Jose, Milpitas, Cupertino, Gilroy and Mountain View)
Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker
Pay scale: $3,746.00 - $4,270.00

(STEP 1) MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a valid and unrestricted Class C driver license And one year of experience in the California state service performing the duties of a Service Assistant (Maintenance) Or II One year of experience in general laboring work in construction or maintenance. (Education equivalent to completion of the eighth grade may be substituted for the required experience.)

(STEP 2) REQUIRED EXAMINATION:
https://jobs.ca.gov/JOBSGEN/0PB29.PDF

(STEP 3) APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=277786 - Alameda County
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=258294 - Santa Clara County (San Jose)

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Heavy Equipment Mechanic Apprentice, Caltrans
Pay scale: $3,337.00 - $4,352.00

(STEP 1) MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a valid Class C driver license. (Applicants who do not possess the license will be allowed to compete in the examination, but the license must be obtained prior to appointment.) and Either I One year of experience performing work in automotive or diesel repair or a related technical field Or II A minimum of four units of completed course work in either an automotive or a diesel mechanics curriculum in an accredited college or recognized trade school. (Applicants currently enrolled in qualified courses may be admitted to the examination but must have the required units prior to appointment.)

(STEP 2) REQUIRED EXAMINATION:
https://www.calhr.ca.gov/state-hr-professionals/Pages/3714.aspx

(STEP 3) APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=259580 - Alameda County (San Leandro)
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=278162 - San Francisco County (San Francisco)
Caltrans Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Pay scale: $5,121.00 - $5,902.00

(STEP 1) MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a valid California Class 3 driver license. (Applicants who do not possess the license will be allowed to compete in the examination, but the license must be obtained prior to appointment.) and Either I Completion of a recognized apprenticeship as a gas and diesel-powered truck mechanic, or a heavy construction equipment mechanic. (Apprentices who are within six months of completing their apprenticeship program may be admitted to the examination, but they must present evidence of completion of a recognized apprenticeship before they may be appointed.)

Or II Four years of varied mechanical experience on gas and diesel powered trucks or heavy construction equipment. An Associate of Arts Degree in Heavy Equipment Maintenance, Diesel Mechanics, or Heavy Equipment Mechanics or a certificate of completion from an accredited community college or equivalent degree or certificate approved by the California Superintendent of Public Instruction under the provisions of California Education Code Section 94310(b) may be substituted for two years of the required experience. (Students who are within six months of completing their degree will be admitted to the examination but must present evidence of completion prior to appointment.)

Or III Three years performing the duties of a Heavy Equipment Mechanic Apprentice in the California state service, at least two years of which shall have included experience on gasoline and diesel-powered heavy construction or highway maintenance equipment.

(STEP 2) REQUIRED EXAMINATION:
https://exams.spb.ca.gov/exams/cthem/index.cfm

(STEP 3) APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=261912 - San Leandro County
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=275791 - Alameda County
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=259859 -San Leandro County
Equipment Materiel Specialist
Pay scale: $4261.00 - $4905.00

(STEP 1) MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a valid Class C driver license. (Applicants who do not possess the license will be allowed to compete in the examination but the license must be obtained prior to appointment.) Either I One year of experience in the California state service performing the duties of a Service Assistant (Equipment Parts Operations). Or II One year of experience in a construction equipment repair shop parts department, or two years of experience in an automotive repair shop or parts house performing journeyperson equipment parts duties that require the ordering, receiving, storing, selling and accountability of parts, materiels, supplies, or equipment. Or III Equivalent to an Associate of Arts Degree in General Business, Purchasing, Materiel Management, or another closely related subject area, with a minimum of 15 units of course work in Automotive Parts and Service, Automotive/Truck Mechanical/Electrical Repair or Automotive Technology.

(STEP 2) REQUIRED EXAMINATION:
https://jobs.ca.gov/JOBSGEN/3TR17.PDF

(STEP 3) APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=263231 - Alameda County (San Leandro)

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Questions?  Contact askrecruitment@dot.ca.gov or (916) 227 - 7858

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