Principal Engineer, Planning Family
Career series with 1 positions
Principal Engineer, Planning (aeronautics) sits in the competitive class of New Jersey's state civil service, so reaching it runs through testing and an eligible list instead of a straight hire.
The requirements come down to a bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant experience. Pay on the FY2027 schedule runs $83,582 to $122,832, and state payroll currently lists 2 people in the title, most of them at Transportation.
Principal Engineer, Planning is a single-title classification family: Principal Engineer, Planning (aeronautics) is the only position in it. Principal Engineer, Planning is closely related to Assistant Engineer, Planning and Senior Engineer, Planning.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, PLANNING (AERONAUTICS) (12694C) $83,582 - $122,832/year
What the Principal Engineer, Planning family covers
In New Jersey's classification plan, Principal Engineer, Planning stands alone. The family holds one title code rather than a graded series. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
Engineering series in New Jersey are organized by discipline and then by responsibility, so a family usually reads assistant, then senior, then principal, then supervising. Professional Engineer licensure appears at the senior end rather than at entry, which lets the state hire graduates and license them in post. Transportation is the largest employer of these titles by a wide margin, with Environmental Protection, Treasury property management and the county engineering offices behind it. Construction inspection titles sit nearby but belong to the regulatory side.
What each title does
The published specification opens with this definition of the work.
- Principal Engineer, Planning (aeronautics): Under direction of a Project Engineer, Planning or other supervisor in the Department of Transportation, supervises and/or performs complex…
Getting in: the stated requirements
Across the 1 title we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 1 of them. Experience requirements sit at 3 years wherever they are stated.
On how the jobs are filled: 1 is competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
2 people appear on the state payroll under 1 of these title, at 1 agency. Transportation alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Transportation — 2 employees
Median actual pay for Principal Engineer, Planning (aeronautics) is $109,198, which is what people in the title are really paid rather than the published band.
State payroll only, deduplicated by payroll title; local employers file separately, so a family with local codes looks smaller here than it is. How this is counted.
How the pay is set
Titles in this family are paid on the A-P-R-S salary schedule. See every step in that schedule. Bargaining is handled by CWA. Union contracts and rights are collected here.
Where these jobs exist
Hiring for this family runs through state service. Departments, commissions and boards fill these titles from eligible lists built by the Civil Service Commission, so the route in is an announcement and a filing deadline rather than a posting you apply to directly. What state jurisdiction means, and a breakdown of who employs what.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Nearby in the plan, ranked by how distinctive the shared terms are rather than by how many words happen to match.
- Senior Engineer, Planning ($72,896 to $106,798, state jurisdiction) — in the Engineer family
- Project Engineer. Planning ($95,955 to $141,386, state jurisdiction)
- Principal Planning Engineer (local jurisdiction)
- Assistant Engineer Planning ($63,663 to $92,953, state jurisdiction)
- Senior Engineer, Planning (aeronautics) ($72,896 to $106,798, state jurisdiction) — in the Senior Engineer, Planning family
- Assistant Engineer, Planning (aeronautics) ($72,896 to $106,798, state jurisdiction) — in the Assistant Engineer, Planning family
Common questions about Principal Engineer, Planning jobs
How many separate Principal Engineer, Planning classifications does New Jersey have?
The Principal Engineer, Planning family holds 1 title code. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Principal Engineer, Planning paid?
Principal Engineer, Planning (aeronautics) is published at $83,582 to $122,832. Salary depends on the salary range assigned to the title and the step the employee has reached.
Is there a civil service test for Principal Engineer, Planning?
Yes for most of the family. 1 of the 1 title are in the competitive division, which means appointment comes from an eligible list built by an open competitive or promotional examination.
What are the requirements to become a Principal Engineer, Planning?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 1 of the 1 title. Stated experience ranges from 3 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Principal Engineer, Planning staff?
State payroll records show 2 people in this family across 1 agency, with Transportation the largest at 2. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.