Senior Transportation Planner

Job Description

Job Description and Duties
Under general direction of the Supervising Transportation Planner, the Senior Transportation Planner serves as the Department's statewide lead for implementation of Senate Bill 695 (Transportation Climate Resiliency: Projects of Statewide and Regional Significance). The Senior Transportation Planner acts as the SB 695 technical expert and provides executive leadership in developing statewide policy, guidance, analytical frameworks, and implementation strategies that strengthen the resilience, safety, mobility, freight movement, and economic vitality of California's transportation system. The position coordinates with Headquarters, Districts, the California Transportation Commission, CalSTA, regional agencies, federal partners, tribal governments, and local jurisdictions. The incumbent also serves as the Department's statewide Port Liaison, fostering partnerships with California port authorities, port security organizations, and federal maritime agencies; advances multimodal transportation planning with emphasis on maritime transportation; utilizes the Maritime Domain Awareness Tool to support planning and research; develops statewide policy for port ingress and egress; and represents the Department on the Readiness and Resiliency Workgroup. PARF# 74-27-0017 / JC-531531 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.  To apply for the exam, please click here and search by typing in the classification title. 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: http://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2113 . Please take this 1-minute Caltrans Recruitment survey to tell us how you found out about this job. https://forms.office.com/g/RyK102ty4G https://youtu.be/oC9wIp8QalI Apply today to join our team!  We especially encourage applicants to check out our Caltrans Career Compass tool!  The Caltrans Career Compass is a tool to assist and help candidates understand and succeed in applying to Caltrans positions. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement .

Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification. SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNER

Special Requirements
Possession
of a valid driver’s license is required when operating a state owned or leased
vehicle. Statement of qualifications (SOQ) required. The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) serves as
documentation of each applicant’s ability to present information clearly and concisely
in writing. Please follow the instructions below; failure to include and
complete the SOQ as instructed may result in the SOQ not being considered and
in disqualification from the interview. Each question must be numbered and
addressed in the same order as the questions below. The SOQ must be typed, no
more than two pages in length, and 12-point Arial font. 1. Describe your experience leading or managing the implementation of legislation, transportation policies, programs, or major initiatives. Explain how your experience prepares you to manage implementation of SB 695, including coordinating stakeholders, managing schedules and deliverables, and achieving program objectives. 2. Describe your experience serving as a liaison and working with internal and external partners. Provide examples of how you have built effective relationships, coordinated across organizations, communicated complex information, and supported successful transportation planning or program outcomes. 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: https://www.naces.org/members or https://aice-eval.org .  Please redact birthdates and social security
numbers.

Desirable Qualifications
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: Ability to exercise high-level independent judgment to resolve complex, highly sensitive planning and policy issues with statewide implications.

Minimum Qualifications

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 here and search by typing in the classification title. 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: http://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2113 . Please take this 1-minute Caltrans Recruitment survey to tell us how you found out about this job. https://forms.office.com/g/RyK102ty4G https://youtu.be/oC9wIp8QalI Apply today to join our team! We especially encourage applicants to check out our Caltrans Career Compass tool! The Caltrans Career Compass is a tool to assist and help candidates understand and succeed in applying to Caltrans positions. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement .