Overview
To Apply: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=474233
Under the direction of the Senior Transportation Planner, the incumbent is responsible for managing and developing research on transportation planning and policy issues, as well as new technologies that improve the performance of the transportation systems and methods of planning and analysis. Areas of endeavors include but are not limited to system, regional, corridor, and community planning; transit-oriented development; smart growth; goods movement; environmental, economic, and equity issues; Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS); and transportation finance. Well-rounded experience in planning is essential to serve the needs of our customers who need subject-area expertise assistance with the research process.
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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
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
