Exam Bulletin - Senior Engineer Water Resources

Department of Water Resources

Exam Code: EX-2505

Examination Plans Included:

  • SENIOR ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES - Open

Final Filing Date: Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Classification Details

SENIOR ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES: $10,886.00 - $13,625.00 per Month

View the SENIOR ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES classification specification.

Application Instructions

This is not a timed examination. If you request a Reasonable Accommodation, your account will be locked and you will not be able to proceed with the examination until the request is processed.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Who Should Apply:

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

  • SENIOR ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 9 months:

Exam Code(s):

    2505

For SENIOR ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 9 months:

Exam Code(s):

  • EX-02505

How To Apply:

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

Special Testing Arrangements:

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

Minimum Qualifications

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

00103261 - SENIOR ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES

Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a civil engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers. and

Two years of experience performing the duties of an Engineer, Water Resources, Range D, or in comparable work.

Position Description

00103261 - SENIOR ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES

Lays out, assigns, supervises, and reviews the work of a staff engaged in the detailed work connected with one or more of the following: planning investigations involving the engineering feasibility and economic justification of major local projects or a river basin investigation; surveys of water content of snow in watersheds and the preparation of forecasts of spring and summer runoff; investigations of surface and underground water resources; the review of applications for the appropriation of unappropriated water and the investigation of water rights problems; the preparation of engineering reports for court cases involving water rights; the making of water resources inventories and engineering reports for use in the adjudication of water rights; the supervision of the distribution of water supply under stipulated agreements and court decrees; studies of the causes of floods and methods of controlling them; the complete design and preparation of contract drawings of hydraulic structures, such as the Frenchman Dam or a major feature of a large project, such as the Thermalito afterbay, diversion dam, spillway, or power house, or an aqueduct, such as North Bay or South Bay; or a wide variety of engineering projects, such as buildings, bridges, roads, wharves, piers, and similar structures; the supervision of the construction of small dams, a unit of a larger dam, or other comparable projects; studies of the economics of the formation of public districts and proposed water development projects; and the technical testing engineering problems of a unit of the Engineering Testing Laboratory.

In supervision of safety of dams work, inspects and investigates proposed dam sites and dams under construction or repair for site suitability and for compliance with approved plans and specifications as to safety; periodically inspects approximately 200 existing dams of all types in a geographic area for safe maintenance and operation; may use underwater diving equipment in connection with underwater inspection and repair of structures and facilities of the State Water Project.

As required, acts as a departmental representative or may be a nonsupervisory staff specialist or consultant in a specific engineering field; dictates correspondence; and prepares reports.

For information regarding position location(s), please refer to the Eligible List Information section.

Examination Information

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This examination consists of the following component(s):

Component OrderComponent TypeComponent DuePercentage of Final Score
1CalHR Online ExamN/A100%

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

General knowledge in all and thorough knowledge in one or more of the following water-oriented civil engineering fields:
  1. Water resource development planning, including the science of hydrology, measurement of and evaluation procedures employed in making water resource inventories; water utilization; project economics and layout and formulation of single and multipurpose water development projects.
  2. Statutory enactments and court decisions relating to water appropriations, distribution, and the investigation leading to the adjudication of the rights to use water and the practice of distributing water supply under stipulated agreements and court decrees.
  3. Design of a wide variety of engineering projects, including hydraulic structures employed in water supply, irrigation, drainage, hydroelectric power production, and flood control and related activities. Requires knowledge of engineering mathematics design methods, and procedures, properties, and uses of construction materials, standard specifications and pertinent codes, construction methods and equipment, and the effect of structural geology and soil conditions on the design and adequacy of structures.
  4. Construction, inspection, and maintenance of a wide variety of engineering projects associated with water resource development. Requires knowledge of methods, materials, accepted safety practices, and equipment employed in construction; and laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to construction, repair, and maintenance of water projects.
  5. Operation of water development, transport, and control features to meet water conservation, power generation, flood control, drainage, salinity control, navigation, recreation, and fish and wildlife requirements, including negotiation and administration of contracts.
Knowledge of:
  1. California Water Plan, California Water Development Program, other activities of the Department of Water Resources, activities of the State Water Resources Control Board
  2. Principles of effective supervision
  3. The Department's Equal Employment Opportunity Program objectives
  4. A manager's role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program and the processes available to meet these objectives
Ability to:
  1. Function as a competent specialist in one or more of the fields described above
  2. Prepare clear and concise engineering reports
  3. Effectively direct the work of subordinates
  4. Establish and maintain cooperative relations with those contacted in the course of the work and represent the Department at public meetings
  5. Analyze situations and take effective action
  6. Effectively contribute to the Department's equal employment opportunity objectives

Eligible List Information

A Departmental Open eligible list for the SENIOR ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES Classification will be established for:

  • Department of Water Resources

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Resulting Eligibility List(s) will be used to fill vacancies throughout the State of California.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

  • A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
  • A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

Senior Engineer Water Resources Training and Experience Examination Preview

Instructions:
Rate your experience performing specific job-related tasks.

Respond to each of the following statements by indicating how the statement applies to you. You are required to respond to every question and provide relevant examples. Also, indicate the references who can verify the information provided.

In responding to each statement, you may refer to your WORK EXPERIENCE, whether paid or volunteer, your EDUCATION, and/or FORMAL TRAINING COURSES you have completed.

PLEASE NOTE: This examination is designed to gain an overall assessment of your education, training, and experience as it directly relates to the duties and the knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position. Possession of specific education is not required to be successful in this examination; however, such achievements may substitute for desirable levels of experience. All components of this examination have been carefully validated by tying them directly to job requirements and documenting their relevance to the position.

Tasks
  1. Performing designs, studies, or investigations, which may include collection or assessment of hydrologic, hydraulic, structural, seismic, geotechnical, or environmental information.
  2. Reviewing or preparing hydrologic, hydraulic, structural, seismic, geotechnical, or environmental technical designs or submittals.
  3. Providing technical expertise in one or more fields related to civil engineering.
  4. Overseeing or serving as a lead on hydrologic, hydraulic, structural, seismic, geotechnical, or environmental engineering projects to ensure timely progression and completion.
  5. Assisting in developing scope, schedule, and/or budget necessary to implement projects.
  6. Establishing and maintaining cooperative relations with others to obtain and share policy or engineering information for the successful completion of projects.
  7. Preparing or delivering speeches and/or presentations of technical information to a variety of audiences.
  8. Preparing reports or memoranda that summarize the findings and conclusions of hydrologic, hydraulic, structural, seismic, geotechnical, or environmental projects.
  9. Conducting site visits to evaluate and verify technical information in study reports, project submittals, or construction progress.

Testing Departments

  • Department of Water Resources

Contact Information

Technical questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Department of Human Resources
CalCareer Service Center
1810 16th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: (866) 844-8671
CalCareer@calhr.ca.gov

Administrative questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

Department of Water Resources
P. O. Box 1079
Sacramento, CA 95812
Phone: (916) 653-4838

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.

Drug Free Statement

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free State 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.

General Information

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Water Resources reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.
Application Methods:
Electronic (Your CalCareer Account)