Overview
To Apply: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=484306
Will consider Transportation Planner
Under direction of the PID Workload Management Branch Chief, a Senior Transportation Planner, the incumbent performs journey-level staff assignments of moderate to high complexity within the Office of Project Initiation (OPI). Serving as a liaison to Caltrans district offices, the incumbent provides guidance and customer service to district PID staff, supporting K Phase charging approval, and coordinates with assigned districts to collect, verify, and comprehensively analyze PID workload and expenditure data for reporting, budgeting, and program planning. The incumbent leads efforts to develop and implement tools, guidance, and procedures to support PID workload management and reporting functions. Acting as a district liaison, the incumbent provides technical support, reviews and approves project resource requests, and helps manage both current and future statewide PID workload data. The position also supports internal and external reporting requirements and recommends strategies to improve data quality, streamline processes, and address programmatic issues. The incumbent may be assigned to assist with other Transportation Planning initiatives of moderate to high complexity that are adjacent to and support the objectives of the PID Program. Excellent proficiency in spreadsheet applications and experience with relational database applications, concepts, and data analysis is highly desirable.
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Associate Transportation Planner Exam
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g. transfer, permissive reinstatement or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. The exam is located here: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=3422
Transportation Planner Exam
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g. transfer, permissive reinstatement or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. The exam is located here: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=2895
About Caltrans
From roads less traveled to highways supporting California’s demanding commute. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) manages more than 50,000 miles of California's highway and freeway lanes, provides inter-city rail services, permits more than 400 public-use airports and special-use hospital heliports, and works with local agencies to keep California moving.
More than the road workers, we are California’s transportation infrastructure; established in 1895, Caltrans has been active in moving the people and commerce of California and continues to model the way in innovative transportation systems. Caltrans specializes in many areas related to transportation: Engineering, Environmental Analysis, Information Technology, Maintenance, Equipment, Transportation Planning, Land Surveys, Right of Way, Finance, Traffic Operations, Aeronautics, Legal, and Administration
