Summary
The California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) is seeking to hire a student assistant to work under the supervision of a Senior Transportation Engineer. The student assistant will assist in a wide variety of transportation, engineering and administrative work relating to the construction industry in the Office of Business and Economic Opportunity. This assignment will allow the student to gain knowledge of engineering practices related to construction contracts and to obtain practical experience in contract administration.
Project Description
Caltrans manages more than 50,000 miles of California’s highway and freeway lanes, provides inter-city rail services, permits more than 400 public-use airports and special-use hospital heliports, and works with local agencies. Caltrans carries out its mission of providing a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system to enhance California’s economy and livability, with six primary programs: Aeronautics, Highway Transportation, Mass Transportation, Transportation Planning, Administration and the Equipment Service Center. To learn more visit www.dot.ca.gov
The Office of Business & Economic Opportunity (OBEO) is dedicated to increasing the participation of Small Business (SB), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) firms in both Federal and State contracting and procurement of Highway Transportation, Mass Transportation, and Transportation Planning.
OBEO ensures non-discrimination in the execution of contracts and promotes positive external customer relations.
To learn more about OBEO, please visit their website at www.dot.ca.gov/obeo/index.html
Duties & Responsibiltiies
• The student assistant is responsible for supporting the Office of Business and Economic Opportunity (OBEO) with engineering and administrative duties, as needed.
• Assist in gathering necessary statistical data and data input including identifying data collection needs and formatting requirements.
• Assist in sorting and filtering data sets to find outliers and prepare reports.
• Assist in preparation of status documents, charts and graphs, and reports for OBEO Management.
• Assist program support staff in updating, archiving and streamlining evaluation contract files and certification program. This includes assisting certification staff with requesting and gathering all required documentation (fax, files, certificates, notarized statements, etc.) to support certification program. Extreme confidentially with sensitive information must be exercised with care in handling files. Poor judgement in evaluating information could lead to adverse action being taken against the department.
• Perform engineering calculations and other related duties as assigned.
• Assist in technical review and process requests for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and other divisions.
• Assist support staff in updating, archiving and streamlining certification program files and reports. This includes assisting certification staff with requesting and gathering all required documentation (fax, files, certificates, notarized statements, etc.) to support certification.
• Assist in gathering necessary statistical data and data input including identifying data collection needs and formatting requirements.