Senior Transportation Design Engineer – Civil Projects Lead

Caltrans; California (MO); On-site; USD 72,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Caltrans is seeking a Transportation Design Engineer in Humboldt County for a permanent, full-time role. You will oversee design project activities and act as a technical lead across major civil transportation projects, coordinating design phases, reviews, and deliverables in collaboration with consultants and internal teams.

The position requires strong coordination skills, documentation, and the ability to support risk identification and constructibility integration throughout project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the supervisor, a Senior Transportation Engineer, the incumbent performs a combination of design project oversight duties and traditional Transportation Engineer (Civil) design and project delivery duties.
• The Transportation Design Engineer is a key technical lead responsible for coordinating and managing design phase activities on major projects, including review of deliverables and multidisciplinary coordination.

Job description

Caltrans is seeking a Transportation Design Engineer in Humboldt County for a permanent, full-time role. You will oversee design project activities and act as a technical lead across major civil transportation projects, coordinating design phases, reviews, and deliverables in collaboration with consultants and internal teams.

The position requires strong coordination skills, documentation, and the ability to support risk identification and constructibility integration throughout project delivery.