CALTRANS MAINTENACE SUPERVISOR (Caltrans Maintenance Supervisor)

Department of Transportation · Imperial County

Salary: $5,401 – $7,032 per month

Closes: 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

Job description and requirements

Job Description and Duties Under the direction of a Caltrans Maintenance Area Superintendent, the Caltrans Maintenance Supervisor (CMS) supervises and directs a crew of maintenance personnel engaged in the highway maintenance activities. The incumbent plans, organizes, conducts and evaluates safety-training needs; develops work plans and crew schedules for an assigned area. A valid, unrestricted Class C driver's license is required while performing duties associated with maintaining the State Highway system; a valid, unrestricted Class A or B license is desirable to train crew members on commercial equipment. Incumbent is required to work overtime including nights and weekends, may be required to work temporary and/or intermittent varied work shifts, and is expected to respond to emergency calls. May be assigned to oversee employees not assigned to his/her crew. The position may require out-of-town travel, usually in week-long increments. This position is not represented under collective bargaining. PARF# 11-27-0196/ JC# 537050 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 CALTRANS MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 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. Please take this 1-minute Caltrans Recruitment survey to tell us how you found out about this job. https://forms.office.com/g/RyK102ty4G https://youtu.be/oC9wIp8QalI Apply today to join our team! We especially encourage applicants to explore the Caltrans Career Compass, a helpful tool designed for candidates to understand and succeed in applying for positions with the State of California You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements • A valid, unrestricted Class C driver's license is required while performing duties associated with maintaining the State Highway system. 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 birth dates and social security numbers Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: Possession of a valid Class A or Class B commercial driver license with P (Passenger/Bus), H (Hazardous Materials), and N (Tank Vehicle) endorsements and possession of a qualified applicator certificate for pesticides issued by CAL-EPA.
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Job Description and Duties

Under the direction of a Caltrans Maintenance Area Superintendent, the Caltrans Maintenance Supervisor (CMS) supervises and directs a crew of maintenance personnel engaged in the highway maintenance activities. The incumbent plans, organizes, conducts and evaluates safety-training needs; develops work plans and crew schedules for an assigned area. A valid, unrestricted Class C driver's license is required while performing duties associated with maintaining the State Highway system; a valid, unrestricted Class A or B license is desirable to train crew members on commercial equipment. Incumbent is required to work overtime including nights and weekends, may be required to work temporary and/or intermittent varied work shifts, and is expected to respond to emergency calls. May be assigned to oversee employees not assigned to his/her crew. The position may require out-of-town travel, usually in week-long increments. This position is not represented under collective bargaining.

PARF# 11-27-0196/ JC# 537050

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 CALTRANS MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 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.


Please take this 1-minute Caltrans Recruitment survey to tell us how you found out about this job.

https://forms.office.com/g/RyK102ty4G

https://youtu.be/oC9wIp8QalI


Apply today to join our team! We especially encourage applicants to explore the Caltrans Career Compass, a helpful tool designed for candidates to understand and succeed in applying for positions with the State of California


You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Special Requirements

  • A valid, unrestricted Class C driver's license is required while performing duties associated with maintaining the State Highway system.


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 birth dates and social security numbers

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
Possession of a valid Class A or Class B commercial driver license with P (Passenger/Bus), H (Hazardous Materials), and N (Tank Vehicle) endorsements and possession of a qualified applicator certificate for pesticides issued by CAL-EPA.

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There are 17 current state openings in Imperial County, including this position.

Application timeline

Applications close in 3 days, on November 7, 2026.

Posting history

This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on October 29, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.

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