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 partners is critical to the successful performance of the position.
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Analyst IV 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 CalCareers and search by typing in the classification title.
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Position located at 1120 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment.
This position is eligible for telework. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and based on Caltrans’ current telework policy. While Caltrans supports telework, in-person attendance may be required based operational needs. Employees are expected to be able to report to their worksite with minimal notification if an urgent need arises. The selected candidate may be required to conduct business travel on behalf of the Department or commute to the headquarted location. Business travel reimbursements considers an employee's designated Headquarters location, primary residence, and may be subject to CalHR regulations and applicable bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the headquarted location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
Working hours will be set sometime between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The incumbent may be required to travel in-state and possibly out-of-state. Incumbent may be required to sit for long periods of time using a keyboard and video display terminal.
