Caltrans Permit Specialist

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Your impact

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. Jacobs has an exciting opportunity for a Caltrans Permit Specialist to work for one of our large clients. In this role, you will work directly with the client to enhance their Caltrans permit program, including working with a dynamic team, collecting project data and efficiently submitting deliverables to help our team deliver projects in a top-quality, timely, cost-effective manner.

At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.

Bring your experience, ability to brainstorm and implement process in a consulting environment, and technical expertise, and we’ll provide you with exciting and challenging opportunities to help you grow professionally over the course of your career.

Responsibilities:

• Working directly with the client
• Collect data and assemble Caltrans permit applications.
• Review engineering drawings- including Traffic Control Plans, Design Standard Decision Documents (DSDDs), and Utility/Encroachment Permit Policy Exceptions for Caltrans submission.
• Attend/ participate in team meetings in support of project development and to review engineering drawings with team. #LI-CC1 #epjobs #naepjobs

Here's what you'll need

• 2-5 years’ experience (highway design, traffic operations/design/management, highway construction, and project management) with Caltrans.
• 2-5 years’ experience working with California utility companies.
• Bachelor’s degree. Qualifications
• Working knowledge of Caltrans specific policies, procedures, general and special provisions, and standards specifications and guidelines.
• Proven experience of working directly in a consulting environment.
• Experience working with Salesforce and Microsoft Office.

Posted Salary Range: Minimum

92,200.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

140,000.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $92,200.00 to $140,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on March 24, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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Locations

City State Country
Oakland	California	United States
San Francisco	California	United States
San Jose	California	United States
Oakland	California	United States