Resiliency and Safety Specialist

Position: (JC-519439) Resiliency and Safety Specialist

Under general direction of the Chief, Office of Air Quality Conformity and Resiliency Planning, and a Supervising Transportation Planner, the Senior Transportation Planner assists the office and Division of Transportation Planning (DOTP) in implementing new infrastructure resiliency and safety efforts established as a result of the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The incumbent broadly provides leadership and is responsible for accelerating implementation of infrastructure resiliency and safety initiatives relating to subject areas including but not limited to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reduction, climate adaptation, infrastructure resiliency, the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost‑saving Transportation (PROTECT) Grant program and any additional programs established by the CA State Legislature, and implementation of the Safe Systems Approach through assistance with the completion of district Road Safety Infrastructure Plans (RSIP) and the Caltrans Road Safety Action Plan (RSAP).

Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Senior 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. The exam is located at