Planning Project Manager

** Posting Date
** 12/29/25
** Final date to receive applications
** 01/05/26
** Pay Range**$75,000 - $116,500 annually    Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
** Job Type
** Unclassified
* * Department
* * Transportation
* * About the Position
** Make a meaningful impact on the daily experience of roadway users across Maricopa County!

Join our Planning Team as a Planning Project Manager. In this role, you will collaborate closely with planners, engineers, and designers to shape planning projects, develop guidelines, and establish standards that support the needs of travelers today and well into the future. You will also work with local and regional stakeholders to plan and develop a connected, regional roadway network.
** Proud to Offer
*** Work with a greater purpose
* Tuition reimbursement
* Exceptional work-life balance with a hybrid work schedule option
* Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
* Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
* Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, , dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively
* Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
* Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts
* Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1
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** We Require
*** Three years of related experience
* Bachelor's degree in Planning, Engineering, or a closely related field
* A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis
** We Also Value
*** Experience working with a state, regional, or local government
* Experience writing/editing technical documentation for planning studies and grant applications
* Experience working/editing/creating in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) platforms
** Job Contributions
*** Manage transportation planning projects; prepare the scope of work and coordinate with the Finance Division to ensure proper procedures are followed; administer contracts in accordance with the Maricopa County Procurement Code; may review project work and coordinate with contractors to ensure the product is delivered in compliance with specifications; review and process contractor invoicing
* Prepare planning project technical documents, specifications, schedules, and budgets; negotiate contracts and agreements; monitor work and report project status; assure projects meet scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements
* Provide professional transportation planning services in the review and evaluation of roadway designs, plans, and technical documents that support the development of a comprehensive, consistent, and well-planned transportation system; assure project plans are in conformance with department goals, and in compliance with local, state, and Federal regulations
* Engage stakeholders for input in planning projects to ensure all issues, plans, and standards are considered in the development of projects
* Present transportation planning project issues at public meetings and board meetings; assure effective communication of project issues; represent the county at agency and board meetings, and state and regional advisory and planning groups
* Conduct transportation planning research, compile data, and generate reports on a variety of issues related to transportation systems, asset management, land use, hydrology and drainage, or economic studies
* Develop and present professional-quality staff reports on transportation project plans, recommendations, and project status; develop maps and other graphic presentations to illustrate planning concepts and issues
* Coordinate with engineers, environmental professionals, communication staff, and other specialists required to complete projects
* Act as a liaison for Capital Improvement Projects at the local, regional, and state levels
* Other…