TRANSPORTATION SURVEYOR (CALTRANS)

State of California; California; On-site; USD 6,300 - 12,000; Full time

Job summary

State of California's Caltrans is seeking a Transportation Surveyor to perform professional land surveying in field settings, often along highways and in remote, heavy-construction zones. The role requires adapting to adverse weather, carrying survey equipment, and working near high-speed traffic and heavy machinery.

Candidates must pass the CALTRANS Transportation Surveyor exam and may be evaluated on education transcripts.

Qualifications

• Professional land surveying experience in field settings.
• Ability to work in adverse weather and remote construction zones.
• Valid driver’s license required when operating a state vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Perform professional land surveying work as part of a field crew.
• operate cutting tools to clear brush and place survey markers.
• Move across rough terrain and in high-traffic areas with safety precautions.

Skills

Field surveying

Safety awareness

Driving

Weather resilience

Job description

$6,332.00 - $12,152.00 per Month
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Final Filing Date: 10/27/2026

Under the direction of a Transportation Surveyor Party Chief or Senior Transportation Surveyor, incumbents perform a wide variety of professional land surveying work in a field setting. Incumbent serves as a member of a field survey crew and performs professional surveying work in Caltrans.
PARF# 12-27-0100/ JC-535162
Personal Leave Program: Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions ranging from 2% to 4.62% in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) hours. Please note that the salary ranges listed in this Job Control may not reflect these reductions associated with the 2025 Personal Leave Program. Please follow the link for more information regarding the 2025 Personal Leave program: http://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2113 .
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the TRANSPORTATION SURVEYOR (CALTRANS) 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.
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Working Conditions

Position located at1750 E 4th St Santa Ana CA, OrangeCounty.
Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment.
The work assigned is usually along the traveled way of highways, often in remote areas, and in heavy construction zones. Work often must be performed in adverse weather conditions within the Southern California region, including high heat and freezing cold, very dry and wet conditions. This position requires the use of heavy-duty work clothes and safety boots. Manual labor can be expected to be intense. Position requires using cutting tools to clear brush, which can be dense and could include poison oak. Survey locations are often set in tick infested terrain. Incumbent can expect to drive survey stakes and markers with sledgehammers for extended periods. Extensive walking, often over steep and uneven terrain, while transporting stakes, supplies, and equipment is necessary. The incumbent can expect to work under very noisy conditions and is required to be tolerant of working within close range of high-speed traffic and heavy equipment.

Minimum Requirements

• TRANSPORTATION SURVEYOR (CALTRANS)

TRANSPORTATION SURVEYOR (CALTRANS) $6,332.00 - $7,922.00A $7,428.00 - $9,296.00B $8,896.00 - $11,131.00C $9,712.00 - $12,152.00D New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Caltrans Vision: A thriving and connected California.

The Caltrans workforce is made up of diverse and unique individuals who contribute to our organizational success.

Possession of a valid driver’s licenseis required when operating a State owned or leased vehicle.

Possessionof Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/orappointment. If you are basing your eligibility on education, you mustinclude your unofficial transcript(s)/diploma for verification.Unofficial, original, or official sealed transcripts will be accepted andmay be required upon appointment. Applicants with foreigntranscripts/degrees must provide a transcript/degree U.S. equivalency reportevaluation that indicates the number of units and degree to which the foreigncoursework is equivalent. Please visit either of the following twowebsites for a list of evaluation agencies: https://www.naces.org/members or https://aice-eval.org . Please redact birthdates and social securitynumbers.

Contact Information

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 direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled.You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s)to the Department's EEO Office.

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice)TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California 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.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because 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.