ANALYST IV

$7,276.00 - $9,107.00 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: 9/20/2026

Under the general direction of the Federal Liaison, the incumbent serves as the Federal Legislative Manager and a subject matter expert on federal transportation legislative and policy matters, managing complex and highly sensitive aspects of Caltrans’ federal legislative, policy, and strategic outreach portfolio. The incumbent functions as a key departmental resource on federal transportation policy and independently performs complex, critical, and specialized assignments with department-wide and statewide impact.

The incumbent independently tracks, research, evaluates, and analyzes federal transportation legislation, regulations, notices, policies, funding programs, and emerging federal initiatives to determine potential impacts on Caltrans operations, programs, funding, and the statewide transportation system. In coordination with Caltrans programs and districts, the incumbent develops strategies, recommendations, and policy options that advance Caltrans’ mission, vision, values, goals, and other guiding principles while preserving the Department’s operational capability and flexibility.

The incumbent serves as a project leader and coordinates cross-functional efforts involving Caltrans programs and districts and other internal and external partners on complex federal legislative, regulatory, and policy initiatives. This includes coordinating the development and implementation of strategies related to federal surface transportation legislation; supporting implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and future federal surface transportation reauthorization legislation;

evaluating new or changing federal requirements and operational processes; and developing strategies and recommendations to improve departmental programs, policies, processes, and approaches in response to evolving federal requirements and priorities. As a subject matter expert, the incumbent independently, and in coordination with Caltrans programs, develops federal legislative concepts and proposals; conducts complex legislative, policy, and programmatic analyses and research; and prepares recommendations, reports, white papers, briefing materials, memoranda, presentations, and other products for executive-level consideration.

The incumbent serves in a consultative and advisory capacity to the Federal Liaison, Caltrans Directorate and Executive Management, and other senior officials regarding significant federal transportation policy, legislative, regulatory, programmatic, and funding matters and presents complex information, policy options, and recommendations to executive leadership and other internal and external audiences. The incumbent develops and maintains effective working relationships and coordinates extensively with the Caltrans Directorate and Executive Management statewide, Caltrans Legislative Affairs, headquarters programs and districts, the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), the Governor’s Office, other state agencies, federal agencies, Congressional offices, national transportation organizations, and other transportation stakeholders.

The incumbent represents and advances Caltrans’ interests on federal transportation matters and identifies opportunities for strategic collaboration, innovation, and policy development. The ability to exercise a high degree of independent judgment, provide expert-level analysis and recommendations, coordinate the work of others on complex initiatives, and establish effective relationships with internal and external…