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Job Posting: CEA A, Chief, Division of Road Safety Department of Transportation

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JC-538161 - CEA A, Chief, Division of Road Safety

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$10,349.00 - $18,376.00 per Month New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable. Final Filing Date: 11/25/2026 Under the general direction of the Deputy Director of Maintenance, Operations, Safety, and Equipment (MOSE), who also serves as the Caltrans Chief Safety Officer, the incumbent serves as the Division Chief of Road Safety. The incumbent provides statewide leadership and management of the road safety programs by developing, establishing, and maintaining policies, standards, procedures, processes, and guidelines that support the implementation of safety enhancements across the State Highway System, including utilizing the latest technological innovations and practices, as well as data and performance metrics. In addition, the incumbent develops and oversees the Division’s resources, allocations, and budget, making strategic adjustments as necessary to meet organizational goals and workload demands while ensuring the effective and efficient utilization of resources across all programs, assignments, and activities. The incumbent also advises and assists the Deputy Director of Maintenance and Operations, Chief Deputy Director, Director, and Executive Board on State Highway System road safety matters and initiatives. See attached duty statement for additional information. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement . Minimum Requirements This position does not have a Classification Specification. Requirements and qualifications for this position can be found in this announcement. For additional questions, please contact the hiring department listed below.

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# of Positions 1 Work Location Telework Hybrid Job Type Career Executive Assignment - Non Tenured, Full Time Department Information Caltrans Mission: Improving lives and communities through transportation. Caltrans Vision: A thriving and connected California. The Caltrans workforce is made up of diverse and unique individuals who contribute to our organizational success. Caltrans is about celebrating diversity, valuing one another, and recognizing that Caltrans is strong not in spite of the diverse attributes of our workforce, but because of our diversity. Caltrans Director's EEO Policy and EEO Policy Statement: Applicants must provide detailed and specific examples from their professional education, experience, and training that directly answer each of the Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) questions outlined below. In addition to the examples, candidates must also include their overall length of time of their experience as it relates to each SOQ question in the space provided. Each question will be scored individually, therefore, candidates must provide length of time and specific examples to each question. Responses to the SOQ must be submitted on the Department of Transportation's CEA Statement of Qualifications Form (PM-0503). Any SOQ responses that are not submitted on the PM-0503 will not be scored. Each box provided for your response has been limited to 2000 characters. Additional documents to supplement the PM-0503 will not be reviewed during the examination scoring. Examination Qualification Requirements All applicants must possess the knowledge and abilities, and any other requirements, described in this announcement. Note: Eligibility to take a CEA examination does not require current permanent status in the civil service. General Qualifications State civil service employees must possess essential general qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment,and ability to work cooperatively with others. Knowledge and Abilities Knowledge of the organization and functions of California State Government including the organization and practices of theLegislature and the Executive Branch; principles, practices, and trends of public administration, organization, and management;techniques of organizing and motivating groups; program development and evaluation; methods of administrative problem solving;principles and practices of policy formulation and development; and personnel management techniques; the department’s or agency’sEqual Employment Opportunity Program objectives; and a manager’s role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff; analyze administrativepolicies, organization, procedures and practices; integrate the activities of a diverse program to attain common goals; gain theconfidence and support of top level administrators and advise them on a wide range of administrative matters; develop cooperativeworking relationships with representatives of all levels of government, the public, and the Legislature and Executive branches;analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; and prepare and review reports; and effectively contribute tothe department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity objectives. These knowledge and abilities are expected to be obtained from the following kinds of experience with substantial participation in theformulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies (experience may have been paid or volunteer; in State service, other governmentsettings, or in a private organization): CEA Level A - Responsible for broad administrative and program activities, including the execution and/or evaluation of program policies. CEA Level B - Responsible for extensive managerial and program administration or broad program manager experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies. CEA Level C - Responsible for extensive highly professional influence and contributes to program, policy, and the methods to provideprofessional services needed to set policies, to meet the mission of the State department and often exercising technical and or professionalskills that are required at this level. 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: Academic course work at the university level. Training and experience in the area of supervision and management principles. Ability to reason logically and creatively. Ability to develop and maintain a level of professional integrity to ensure that the best interests of Caltrans and the program are served. Ability to work well with partners and clients. Examination Information The examination will consist of an evaluation of the Statement of Qualifications (SOQ). All interested applicants must submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) using the provided PM-0503 SOQ Form with their State Application. This will be the only tool used to determine your eligibility and ranking for this examination. The SOQ will be evaluated based on the quality of examples provided with each question, as well as the overall length of time candidates indicate related to each question response. Candidates who fail to submit an SOQ on the PM-0503 SOQ Form will be eliminated from the examination. A passing score of 70% or higher must be obtained to establish eligibility. Hiring interviews will be conducted with the most qualified candidates. All candidates will receive written notification of their examination results. The result of this examination will be used only to fill the position of CEA A, Chief,Division of Road Safety with Caltrans. Applications will be retained for twelve months. If you meet the requirements stated in this announcement, you may take this competitive examination. Possession of the ExaminationQualifications requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination will be compared withthe performance of others who take this examination, and all successful candidates will be ranked according to their scores. A minimum rating of 70% must be attained in the Examination to obtain list eligibility for this position. All candidates will receivewritten notification of their examination results. The results of this examination will only be used to fill this position. Applications will be retained for twelve months. Hiring interviews for the Job may be conducted with the most qualified candidates. The examining Department reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstancesunder which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitorswill be notified. Special Testing Arrangements If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements, answer the Reasonable Accommodations question appropriately on yourApplication (STD 678). You will be contacted to make specific arrangements. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directedto the EEO contact listed on this announcement. Contact Information The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process. Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s)to the Department's EEO Office. California Relay Service: View phone number on click.appcast.io (TTY), View phone number on click.appcast.io (Voice)TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device. Additional Information Please take this 1-minute Caltrans Recruitment survey to tell us how you found out about this job! The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation. It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants. #J-18808-Ljbffr Caltrans - CA Dept. of Transportation