Overview
To Apply: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=494451
Under the general direction of a Supervising Transportation Planner, the incumbent leads the Long Range Policy Planning (LRPP) Branch and supervises a team of Transportation Planners and/or Associate Transportation Planners to fulfill the mission of the Office of State Planning. The incumbent leads and monitors a variety of policy and statewide planning efforts to support the development and implementation of the California Transportation Plan (CTP), including managing the CTP Dashboard and responding to internal and external inquires. The incumbent works closely with other management staff, various offices, divisions and districts within Caltrans to develop and review regional and state led planning deliverables; deliver planning products to advance the State’s multimodal transportation system; identify “best practices” in statewide and long range transportation planning; develop staff knowledge, skills, and abilities; and provide customer service to districts, partners, and the public in a timely manner.
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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