Overview
To Apply: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=450757
Under general direction of an Office Chief for Transportation Planning, the incumbent is responsible for planning, organizing, and managing the District’s project nomination process and Project Initiation Document (PID) Program, as well as its related resources, including resources that are cross-allocated to other functional units. As the District’s PID Program Manager, the incumbent will act as a project delivery liaison with external stakeholders, headquarters, project managers and other functional units such as Asset Management, Regional/System/Investement Planning, Project Management Support, Design, Environmental, Right of Way, etc. to ensure timely delivery of the program according to identified SHOPP and Non-SHOPP funding opportunities and constraints. The incumbent will support Asset Management in development of the 10-year SHOPP Plan, as well as advocate for the development of Non-SHOPP partnership project proposals that advance the State’s multi-modal policies, goals, and objectives by advancing projects from planning into programming and project delivery.
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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=3026
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
