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(JC-496432) Chief, System Planning Branch

Caltrans, Sacramento, California, United States, 95828

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Overview To Apply:

https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=496432

Under general direction of the Chief, Office of Corridor & System Planning (OCSP), a Supervising Transportation Planner, the Senior Transportation Planner serves as the System Planning Branch Chief which leads the identification of community, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, climate, freight, planning for operations, and roadway needs on the state highway system. The incumbent assists in the development and implementation of performance-based planning studies that identify current and future deficiencies on the state highway system. With staff support, the incumbent creates needed workflows, guidance, or tools that can enhance system planning efforts statewide; works closely with the Chief to ensure the OCSP, Modal Offices, Divisions, and Districts are in continuous communication, cooperation, and knowledge sharing; manages and organizes staff workload assignments, personnel hiring, staff training, database filing systems, contracts, internal / external meetings, documents and legislation analysis; provides support to other Senior Transportation Planner assignments as required by the Office Chief; and ensures planning level solutions are aligned with the Governor’s Executive Orders, California Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI), California Transportation Plan (CTP), Caltrans Strategic Plan, and other relevant policies related to transportation planning.

Responsibilities

Lead the identification of community, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, climate, freight, planning for operations, and roadway needs on the state highway system as the System Planning Branch Chief.

Assist in the development and implementation of performance-based planning studies to identify current and future deficiencies on the state highway system.

Create workflows, guidance, or tools to enhance system planning efforts statewide with staff support.

Work closely with the Chief to ensure continuous communication, cooperation, and knowledge sharing among the OCSP, Modal Offices, Divisions, and Districts.

Manage and organize staff workload assignments, personnel hiring, staff training, database filing systems, contracts, internal/external meetings, documents, and legislation analysis.

Provide support to other Senior Transportation Planner assignments as required by the Office Chief.

Ensure planning-level solutions are aligned with the Governor’s Executive Orders, CAPTI, CTP, Caltrans Strategic Plan, and other relevant transportation planning policies.

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Exams and Eligibility 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

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