(JC-524749) Investment Planning Manager

To Apply: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=524749

Under the general direction of the Supervising Transportation Planner, the incumbent plans, organizes, and manages 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, California Transportation Plan, Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure. 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 to advance projects from planning to programming and project delivery. The incumbent will be responsible for leading District grant application development for various federal and state discretionary programs through collaboration with various HQ programs and external agencies. The incumbent will also coordinate with the appropriate HQ programs in processing external requests for Caltrans letters of support and other requests as needed by the state/federal grant programs. 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.

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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 exam is located here: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=3584

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