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Scott Jarvis

Deputy Chief Program Manager

California High-Speed Rail Authority

As Deputy Chief Program Manager for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, Scott Jarvis

provides oversight for project delivery functions, transportation and commercial planning, right-of-

way, and environmental planning for the statewide high-speed rail system.

Jarvis comes to the Authority with extensive background and knowledge in multiple areas for major

transportation projects. He spent 26 years at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and

worked in construction and project management, transportation engineering, contract administration,

claims analysis, and dispute resolution.

He served as Caltrans’ Assistant Chief of Construction and Principal Transportation Engineer. In that role

he was responsible for overseeing and executing the statewide construction program, consisting of

approximately 650 projects valued at over $12 billion. He held several other management positions at

Caltrans including Construction Field Coordinator, Contract Administration Chief and Claims Engineer.

He also worked as the Construction Manager, Project Manager and Resident Engineer for Caltrans’

Northern Region.

Jarvis earned B.S. in Civil Engineering from California State University – Chico.