Job Description

Job Description and Duties

PARF 03-27-0339 /JC-534151

Will Consider Transportation Planner.

Under the general direction of a Senior Transportation Planner, the incumbent will lead with planning, organizing, and managing investment planning work in District 3. The incumbent advances state policies, strategies, and goals by identifying, prioritizing, and recommending transformative, sustainable, and multi-modal projects that promote travel options and enrich all communities, while meeting state and federal program goals and criteria, some of which includes the Caltrans System Investment Strategy (CSIS), California Transportation Plan (CTP), Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI). Developing and maintaining a district list of priority projects is crucial in furthering state goals and supporting the statewide 10-year Non-SHOPP Investment Plan and Multimodal Investment Plan list to advance projects from planning to programming and project delivery. The candidate will work, as directed, to develop and manage tools related to project performance measurement. The incumbent will be responsible for leading with District project nomination and grant application development for various local, state, and federal discretionary programs through collaboration with various HQ programs and external agencies. As directed, the incumbent will lead the CAPTI assessment process for Locally Sponsored Project Initiation Documents (LS PID). The incumbent will also coordinate with the appropriate HQ programs in processing external requests for Caltrans letters of support (LOS) and other requests as needed by the local/state/federal grant programs. District investment planning work requires extensive coordination and communications with various offices in the Division of Transportation Planning (DOTP) (System Planning, Freight, Strategic Investment Planning, etc.), HQ Programs (Sustainability, Traffic Operations, etc.), external agencies, and key stakeholders to prepare state & federal grant applications in accordance with USDOT Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFO), CTC Program Guidelines, and DOTP guidance documents. The incumbent must possess strong communication, partnership, strategic thinking skills, excellent customer service, a deep commitment to the Department's strategic vision, mission, values, and goals, and advancing equity through all efforts.

Personal Leave Program: Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions ranging from 2% to 4.62% in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) hours. Please note that the salary ranges listed in this Job Control may not reflect these reductions associated with the 2025 Personal Leave Program. Please follow the link for more information regarding the 2025 Personal Leave program: .

Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Associate Transportation Planner/ 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.  To apply for the exam, please click and search by typing in the classification title.

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Working Conditions

Position located at 703 B Street, Marysville, Yuba County.

Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment.

Employee will work in an office environment (in-office and home office) but will be required to travel in state to other district offices. Out-of-state travel may also be required to meet attend meetings, conferences, and trainings.

This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and based on Caltrans’s evolving telework policy. Caltrans supports telework, recognizing that in-person attendance may be required based on operational needs. Employees are expected to be able to report to their worksites with minimum notification if an urgent need arises. The selected candidate will be required to commute to the headquartered location as needed to meet operational needs. Business travel may be required, and reimbursement considers an employee’s designated headquartered location, primary residence, and may be subject to CalHR regulations or applicable bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the headquartered location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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Special Requirements

• Possession of a valid Driver's License is required when operating a state owned or leased vehicle.

Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment.  If you are basing your eligibility on education, you must include your unofficial transcript(s)/diploma for verification.  Unofficial, original, or official sealed transcripts will be accepted and may be required upon appointment.  Applicants with foreign transcripts/degrees must provide a transcript/degree U.S. equivalency report evaluation that indicates the number of units and degree to which the foreign coursework is equivalent.  Please visit either of the following two websites for a list of evaluation agencies: or .  Please redact birthdates and social security numbers.

Benefits

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Important Applications Instructions

Electronic applications through your CalCareers account are highly recommended and encouraged.

Candidates that meet the minimum qualifications based on possession of EDUCATION, LICENSE, OR CERTIFICATE must include a copy of your DEGREE/TRANSCRIPTS, LICENSE, or CERTIFICATE, along with your State application (STD. 678), to be considered for this position.

NOTE: Do not submit the “Equal Employment Opportunity” questionnaire (page 5) with your completed State application (STD. 678). This page is for examination use only. Do not include any confidential information on any documents you submit for this job vacancy, such as your state application, resume, or educational transcripts.  Confidential information that should be  excluded or removed from these documents includes, but is not limited to, your Social Security Number, birth date, driver’s license number, examination results, LEAP status, marital status, and age.  The job application packet checklist is not required to apply for this position.  Failure to follow these instructions may result in your application not being considered for this position.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Contract work, Temporary work, Work at office, Local area, Remote work, Home office

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