Senior Transportation Planner (JC-496432)
Chief, System Planning Branch
Senior Transportation Planner
Job Control: JC-496432
Classification: Senior Transportation Planner
Annual Salary: $104,136.00 - $129,396.00
Apply by: 11/4/2025
All applications must be submitted through the link external link on Calcareers.
"At Caltrans, we foster a supportive environment that encourages open communication and mutual respect, empowering you to bring your best ideas forward. Our commitment to work-life balance ensures you have time to recharge and pursue personal passions, while our dedication to job security guarantees a stable and fulfilling career."
About the Position:
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.
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