Department of Transportation
Under the general supervision of the Chief, Freight Program Support Branch, the incumbent will be responsible for providing freight data and technical support to the Division of Transportation Planning. The incumbent will research and evaluate freight data and tools to advance Freight Planning activities and meet the goals and objective of the Department and the Investment Infrastructure Jobs and Housing Act (IIJA). Incumbent will work closely with Freight Planning, Statewide Modeling, and the California Transportation Commission to ensure that freight and goods movement data and tools selected, meet the criteria for transportation analysis. Incumbent will work with various software programs such as ArcGIS, Cube, Smartsheet, and Excel.
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the 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.
This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and based on Caltrans’s evolving telework policy. Caltrans supports telework, recognizing that in-person attendance may be required based on operational needs. Employees are expected to be able to report to their worksites with minimum notification if an urgent need arises. The selected candidate will be required to commute to the headquartered location as needed to meet operational needs. Business travel may be required, and reimbursement considers an employee’s designated headquartered location, primary residence, and may be subject to CalHR regulations or applicable bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the headquartered location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
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