Contract Administration Engineer (Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans)

Job Description and Duties Under the general direction of the Chief, Office of Performance and Innovation (Supervising Transportation Engineer), the Innovation Engineer performs difficult and complex engineering work that drives Division of Construction's effort to enhance and digitize existing construction administration tools and processes, develop training programs for Automated Machine Guidance (AMG) and digital field engineering, and integrate them with the Department's Building Information Modeling for Infrastructure (BIM4I) initiatives. The Innovation Engineer partners and collaborates with various headquarters and district functions, external vendors, the construction industry, other state DOTs and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to analyze and develop implementation strategies, policies, processes, programs, standards and concepts - and provides updates and trainings at various in-person or virtual venues. Travel is required to perform the duties. PARF 54-27-0029 / JC- 535500 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. This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and based on Caltrans’s evolving telework policy. Caltrans supports telework, recognizing that in-person attendance may be required based on operational needs. Employees are expected to be able to report to their worksites with minimum notification if an urgent need arises. The selected candidate will be required to commute to the headquartered location as needed to meet operational needs. Business travel may be required, and reimbursement considers an employee’s designated headquartered location, primary residence, and may be subject to CalHR regulations or applicable bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the headquartered location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements Possession of a valid driver’s license is required when operating a State owned or leased vehicle. Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required. Failure to submit a Statement of Qualifications will disqualify candidates from the hiring process. The SOQ is a narrative discussion regarding how the applicant’s education, training, experience, and skills meet the criteria outlined below. In addition, the SOQ serves as documentation of each applicant’s ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing. • Please address how you possess each SOQ criteria using the questions below using specific examples of your education, training, and experience. • The SOQ must be formatted to show the answers numerically in the same order as outlined below. • The SOQ must be typed, single-spaced, 12-point font, and not be more than two (2) pages in length. • Cover letters and resumes do not take the place of SOQ, and applicants who do not follow the formatting requirements will be disqualified from the process.Please explain your experience as it relates to the four questions below in the submitted SOQ: 1. Describe a time when you identified a significant issue in a complex engineering or contract administration process. What steps did you take to analyze the problem, and how did your solution improve operational efficiency or compliance? 2. Provide an example of how you have led innovation through development and implementation of new (or improvement of existing) processes in a transportation or construction environment. Include how you ensured stakeholder alignment and buy-in. 3. Describe your experience documenting organizational processes and developing and delivering training programs. 4. Describe your experience using digital delivery tools (e.g., field data collection technologies, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and data processing platforms or data visualization tools) in your projects. How did you leverage these tools and how did you ensure successful implementation across teams or districts? Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are basing your eligibility on education, you must include your unofficial transcript(s)/diploma for verification. Unofficial, original, or official sealed transcripts will be accepted and may be required upon appointment. Applicants with foreign transcripts/degrees must provide a transcript/degree U.S. equivalency report evaluation that indicates the number of units and degree to which the foreign coursework is equivalent. Please visit either of the following two websites for a list of evaluation agencies: https://www.naces.org/members or https://aice-eval.org. Please redact birthdates and social security numbers.