Overview
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To Apply: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=422790
Will Consider Transportation Planner
Under general supervision of a Senior Transportation Planner, the incumbent provides completed staff work and functional support for the Planning North/South Branches and System Planning Branch, which include Local Development/Intergovernmental Review (LD/IGR), Multimodal Transit/Community Planning, Regional Planning activities, and preparation of Corridor System Management Plans and/or other System Planning documents. As such, the incumbent’s duties are directly assisting local agencies by providing technical assistance, support and coordination for both internal and external transportation partners, and responding to inquiries from the public; preparing Geographic Information System (GIS) Maps and databases of the various planning projects for tracking and reporting; assisting local transit and planning agencies in their applications and administration of Transportation and Planning Grant activities; coordinating and administering the grant programs; serving as a liaison to local agencies and headquarters as needed; and attending various meetings and interacting with staff and officials from various District Offices and other public agencies.
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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/Bulletin.aspx?examCD=7TR53
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://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/Bulletin.aspx?examCD=1PBC1
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
