Senior Transportation Engineer — Field Contracts & Leadership

Caltrans; Redding (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal Leave Program Hours

Job summary

Caltrans in California seeks a supervisory civil engineer to lead resident engineers, field staff, and construction support personnel. You will administer construction contracts, coordinate district functions, and ensure contract compliance through field reviews, while monitoring resources and guiding payments, changes, and testing decisions.

The role requires a CA PE license and valid driver's license, with duties centered on field and district operations, workload planning, and staff

Qualifications

• Requires current California Professional Engineer license and registration as a civil engineer with the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Supervise resident engineers, field staff and construction support staff.
• Administer construction contracts and coordinate local construction support and district functions.
• Conduct field reviews for contract compliance and monitor project resources.
• Make payments decisions and authorize contract changes.
• Review and interpret plans and specifications.
• Oversee materials testing and personnel assignments.

Skills

Construction Contract Administration

Construction Engineering

Staff Supervision

Contract Compliance

Contract Payments

Contract Changes

Plan And Specification Interpretation

Materials Testing

Construction Project Resource Monito​r

Field Reviews

Constructability Reviews

Workload Planning

Staff Assignments

Training Coordination

Equipment Coordination

Record Review

Education

Professional Engineer license (CA)

Job description

Caltrans in California seeks a supervisory civil engineer to lead resident engineers, field staff, and construction support personnel. You will administer construction contracts, coordinate district functions, and ensure contract compliance through field reviews, while monitoring resources and guiding payments, changes, and testing decisions.

The role requires a CA PE license and valid driver's license, with duties centered on field and district operations, workload planning, and staff