Overview
To Apply: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=477295
Under the general direction of the Chief, Office of Passenger Rail Operations and Maintenance, the Senior Transportation Planner as Chief, Equipment Contracts and Finance Branch, serves as the Division of Rail primary point of contact in development, execution and management of contracts and agreements for rail passenger locomotives and cars, equipment, maintenance and layover facilities, and associated contracts and agreements. In collaboration with the Chief, Office of Procurement and Assets, the Senior Transportation Planner manages all contracts for the maintenance or repair for equipment, facilities, or stations for the Division. In this role, the Senior Transportation Planner ensures Caltrans owned equipment and assets are maintained and utilized efficiently. Provides support to the Chief, Rolling Stock Procurement Branch, in the planning, development, administration, and execution of locomotive and car procurement activities. Provides support to the Office of Assets and Equipment on planning contract development, management and execution, fund management, reporting and other activities related to repair, overhaul, modification of existing rail rolling stock; and coordinates with Rail Planning and Implementation office support office staff to ensure that fleet planning is tied to state rail network goals in the California State Rail Plan and to provide technical assistance for capital project development activities.
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Senior Transportation Planner Exam
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Senior Transportation Planner 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 Senior Transportation Planner Exam is located here: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=3584
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
