(JC-443611) Chief, Funding & Capital Projects Caltrans
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Under the direction of the Chief, Office of Project Development, Management, and Delivery (OPDMD) in the Division of Local Assistance (DLA), the Senior Transportation Planner’s (Sr.
TP) responsibilities shall include funding and management of capital projects.
Funding Responsibilities Include :
- Providing subject matter expertise to inform the prioritization of projects based on knowledge of financial programming requirements for individual programs.
- Developing funding strategies for priority capital projects in coordination with Rail Planning & Operations Office staff.
- Coordinating, developing, and preparing applications for single and multi-year local, state, and federal grants / funding for projects, programs, and activities to achieve the capital and program / service strategies and objectives of the California State Rail Plan.
- Identifying sources of all grant funding and other funding.
- Acting as a lead person to match grant / funding opportunities with potential projects.
- Completing funding / grant application packages, including participation in meetings with Rail Regional Coordinators and other staff related to the projects.
- Assembling and tracking a list of potential state and federal funding opportunities, such as State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), Interregional Transportation Improvement Plan (ITIP), Senate Bill 1 (SB1), Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI), Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), etc.
- Keeping the funding opportunities list updated and adding new opportunities as they become available.
- Preparing a calendar / matrix for the listed funding opportunities and keeping it updated.
- Identifying / matching grant / funding requirements for potential projects and providing recommendations to Caltrans and local agency / Joint Power Authority (JPA) staff on the programming of funds to projects.
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Senior Transportation Planner Exam :
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 service employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions.
The Senior Transportation Planner Exam is located here : Exam Information
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