Capital Contract Procurement Engineer (Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans)

Job Description and Duties Under the general direction of the Supervising Transportation Engineer, the Senior Transportation Engineer is responsible for supporting the effectiveness of High-Speed Rail Authority's (Authority) contract procurements. The Senior Transportation Engineer will perform a variety of complex engineering analytical tasks requiring a high degree of independent action, initiative, discretion, and tact to support the efficient and effective completion of procurement processes for the Authority’s civil contracts. The incumbent will provide support and technical expertise to the Supervising Transportation Engineer in collaborating with various levels of management and Authority functions to ensure compliance with the State Contracting Manual, Government Code, Public Contract Code, and Authority policies and procedures. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements • The position(s) require(s) a(n) Engineering Certificate. You will be required to provide a copy of your certificate prior to being hired. A response to the supplemental questions is required for this position. The response must be no more than two (2) pages, single spaced, size 12-point font, organized and numbered as reflected below, and you must respond to all of the following questions. Resumes, letters, and other materials will not be considered in the place of the response to these supplemental questions. • Describe how you would manage a procurement process for a design or construction contract from document preparation through execution of the contract. • Please describe your ability to lead a project with a multi-disciplinary professional team comprised of state and consultant staff and initiate and maintain positive working relationships with various stakeholders within the organization to meet deliverable goals and deadlines. • Please describe your ability to communicate effectively as a team member, both orally and in writing, and competently represent the Authority. Applications received without the SOQ will not be considered. Resumes, letters, and other materials will not be considered in the place of the SOQ. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, website searches, and third-party reviewers can be helpful in researching responses to the SOQ; however, by submitting your application for this position, you understand and acknowledge the SOQ you submit is your own work, in your own words, and accurately reflects your knowledge, skills, abilities, and experiences. Submitting an SOQ that is not your own may be cause for disqualification from the hiring process. For assistance in completing the SOQ, please reach out to the Human Resources contact below. 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: • Knowledge of the Authority’s mission and goals. • Knowledge of principles, practices, and trends of public administration, organization, and management; techniques of organizing and motivating groups. • Knowledge of principles, practices and trends of federal, state and local government review processes, public administration, organization and management, including all applicable federal codes and regulations. • Ability to plan, organize, coordinate resources and direct the work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff; analyze administrative policies, organization, procedures, and practices. • Ability to analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; prepare and review reports. • Experience and knowledge in developing internal policies and procedures to ensure consistency. • Experience and ability to demonstrate leadership and resolve problems quickly and tactfully. • Ability to work effectively under tight time constraints, changing priorities, and the pressure of multiple deadlines. • Ability to communicate effectively with diverse and multi-disciplinary representatives from internal/external clients and stakeholders, government agencies, contractors, peers, and management to develop productive working relationships. • Ability to demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills. • Experience with providing technical training to audiences of various skillsets. • Experience with contract development, preparation of EOI, RFQ, RFP, Invitation For Bids (IFB), advertisement, leading meetings, and Construction/Design-Bid-Build (DBB)/Design-Build (DB)/other project delivery methods. • Experience developing, interpreting, administering contract language, and knowledge of State and Federal policies and procedures. • Experience preparing technical correspondence, reports, manuals and developing and delivering training to staff. • Experience leading projects.