Caltrans reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(851 total reviews)

Malcolm Dougherty

67% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Caltrans has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 851 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Caltrans employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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851 reviews
1.0
Jun 27, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Location, easy access from light rail. The light rail stops right in front of the main building located at 1120 N Street. Parking around the building is terrible though. It is right next to the capitol building. Many state workers exercise

Cons

Students are treated with no respect. No parking. Not too many great eating spots around.

1.0
Mar 26, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It gives you in-depth experience working with construction contracts and learning how to inspect construction projects. The employers intended to give us a lot of training.

Cons

When I was being recruited to work for Caltrans under the structures construction sector I was told that we would be part of a rotation program which I was later told wasn't going to happen for 3 years since there is a waitlist. I also wasn't told that it is required to relocate to Sacramento for 9 months minimum for training that was never brought up till after I was hired. The office was stressful especially since most of the people working there are environmental engineers (including myself) with very little experience in civil or structures except for the on-job experience they received when they started working there. There was a constant conflicting energy between the contractors building the transportation systems and the engineers in office. Everyone in the office made mountains out of mole hills if you know what I mean and it exacerbated my anxiety disorder till I had to quit only after 2 weeks. They also joke about how they can't keep people in that office.

2.0
Mar 23, 2024

Pros and Cons

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is easy to accrue time off in excess of a standard 10-14 days.

Cons

Two days in-office mandatory. When traveling to other cities for trial or deposition, the State's reimbursement rates for hotel and per diem are sub par, relative to Federal rates and private sector reimbursement.

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