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Transportation Planning Specialist

2 months ago


Phoenix, Arizona, United States Maricopa Association of Governments Full time
About the Position

The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our Transportation Planning Team.

This role will play a critical part in addressing the region's most pressing mobility challenges. Key responsibilities will include:

  • Managing regional and subregional transportation studies
  • Leading innovative multimodal research and analysis efforts
  • Communicating complex analysis findings to various stakeholders
  • Developing relationships with private and public sector stakeholders

Additional duties will include:

  • Analyzing diverse data sources and policy documents
  • Conducting research and analysis independently or with a team
  • Providing technical and administrative support to ongoing planning work
  • Building and maintaining effective working relationships with member agencies and stakeholders
  • Supporting MAG committees and workgroups
  • Project procurement and contract management, as well as budget administration
  • Coordination or collaboration with other MAG internal departments
  • Serving as a technical liaison to partner agencies' studies
About the Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will possess a broad range of multimodal planning experience and knowledge, with specific experience in managing intricate and highly visible projects. They should demonstrate the ability to think critically and analytically, bringing together complex tasks into cohesive deliverables that inform policies and strategies and help build consensus.

The ideal candidate will have excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills, with experience presenting to and working with various audiences (e.g., public, technical, stakeholder, elected). Productive relationships with our member agency representatives, built upon strong customer service skills and responsiveness, are vital to success in this position.

The candidate should be detail-oriented, highly motivated, demonstrate a strong work ethic, and be comfortable working in a dynamic environment, both independently and within a team.

Required skills include high proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, and familiarity with geographic information systems (i.e., ESRI, QGIS). Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, TransCAD or equivalent demand modeling software, and analysis of modeling results, is a plus.

Requirements and Qualifications

Planner III: Bachelor's degree in transportation planning, urban planning, civil engineering, or a related field is required, with more than three (3) years of relevant experience in transportation planning or engineering; a Master's degree is preferred.