ASSOCIATE TRANSPORTATION PLANNER

Equal Opportunity Employer 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. Position Details Job Code #: JC-535688 Position #(s): 900-074-4721-XXX Working Title: Project Initiation Document Program (PID) Liaison Classification: ASSOCIATE TRANSPORTATION PLANNER $7,328.00 - $9,178.00 New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable. Shall Consider: TRANSPORTATION PLANNER $4,928.00 - $5,598.00 A $5,083.00 - $6,058.00 B $6,096.00 - $7,633.00 C # of Positions: Multiple Work Location: Sacramento County Telework: Hybrid Job Type: Permanent, 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. Department Website: www.dot.ca.gov Director’s EEO Policy : https://dot.ca.gov/programs/equal-employment-opportunity Director’s EEO Policy Statement: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/equal-employment-opportunity Job Description And Duties Will Consider Transportation Planner. Under direction of the PID Workload Management Branch Chief, a Senior Transportation Planner, the Associate Transportation Planner serves as a technical Planning program liaison within the Office of Project Initiation (OPI). The incumbent supports the Project Initiation Document (PID) Program, a core Planning function that plays a key role in Caltrans' project development process. This program guides the development of transportation project studies (PIDs) which result in candidate transportation projects eligible for programming in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), State Highway Operations and Protection Program (SHOPP), and other local, regional, state, or federal discretionary funding programs. PARF# 74-27-0036 / JC-535688 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 . 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 here and search by typing in the classification title. 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 succee…

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