Senior Transportation Planner

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is hiring multiple Senior Transportation Planners in the Santa Fe office! The Senior Transportation Planners are part of the Multimodal Planning and Programs Bureau in the Planning Division. Duties may include serving as a Planning Liaison to Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs), including coordinating on program administration; managing federally funded programs and projects, such as the Transportation Alternatives Program;

assisting the Bureau with the development and implementation of multimodal transportation plans; assisting the State’s Bicycle, Pedestrian, Equestrian Coordinator with statewide multimodal project development and review, especially as it pertains to bicycle and pedestrian planning; and other duties as assigned. The Bureau recently underwent a reorganization and reclassified a number of positions to the State’s new Senior Planner classification, which more accurately reflects the complex nature of the team’s work.

Salary range from $62,514 – $93,936 / year, with benefits. The position is full time and in-person in Santa Fe, NM. The job posting closes on 8/21/2026 and may be used to fill multiple vacancies. As a valued new employee to NMDOT, you may be eligible to receive three (3) days of administrative leave upon your start date. This is applicable to external hires not within the State of New Mexico Government.