Possession of a valid driver’s license is required when operating a state owned or leased vehicle.
Appointment to Range D requires a valid Professional Engineering License (Civil) issued by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.” For all other ranges, a PE license is not required.
Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required. Failure to submit a Statement of Qualifications will disqualify candidates from the hiring process.
The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) serves as
documentation of each applicant’s ability to present information clearly and concisely
in writing. Please follow the instructions below; failure to include and
complete the SOQ as instructed may result in the SOQ not being considered and
in disqualification from the interview. Each question must be numbered and
addressed in the same order as the questions below. The SOQ must be typed, no
more than two pages in length, and 12-point Arial font.
1. Describe your experience applying transportation-related engineering principles to specific projects or assignments and explain how your technical expertise directly influenced the outcome.
2. Explain your approach to managing multiple projects with competing deadlines. How do you prioritize tasks and ensure timely completion while maintaining quality standards?
3. Discuss a situation where you identified a critical issue in an engineering project and implemented a solution. What steps did you take to analyze the problem, develop options, and carry out your chosen approach? What was the outcome?
4. Describe how you effectively communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders. Explain the strategies you use to ensure clarity, understanding, and accurate interpretation of complex technical concepts.
5. Describe how you work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to achieve project goals. Describe an example that explains your role, how you coordinated with team members from different disciplines, and the actions you took that contributed to the team’s overall success.
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.
