Transportation Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Caltrans with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Transportation Engineer roles take an average of 43 days to get hired, when considering 27 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Caltrans overall takes an average of 60 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Caltrans as a Transportation Engineer according to 27 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 27%
Personality test: 14%
Background check: 11%
Drug test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Phone interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 5%
One on one interview: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Caltrans (Oakland, CA) in Jun 2019
Interview
the interview had a lot of very technical interview questions and also some basic behavioral questions the technical questions where on concrete and material science, others on bridge construction
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what i would do if there is a project to build a bridge over a historic
gave me floor plans and 5 mins to review a project details
It’s a structured interview process. You walk in, there’s a binder on the desk and you simply answer what’s in the binder. I was asked four questions and allotted 30 minutes to answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about my previous experience with civil 3d
Two interviews, straightforward, series of questions with a certain allotted timeframe to answer all of them. You have the opportunity to go back and add detail if needed to answer the question further or to ask the interviewers if they need clarification.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your approach if you and a coworker disagree on something whether it be creating plans, standards, etc?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Caltrans (San Diego, CA) in Apr 2025
Interview
Received a call and was asked if I was available for a certain time/date for a zoom call. Email was sent confirming details of call. During interview, it was a panel of 3 and they took turns asking questions that were also provided in a PowerPoint for one to read
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked questions specific to the SOQ(summary of qualifications) you submit.