Senior Transportation Planner within YMPO (This is not a Yuma County Position)
Salary
$81,505.00 - $114,106.00 Annually
Location
YMPO, 230 West Morrison Street, AZ
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
58JG
Department
Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization
Opening Date
07/10/2026
Closing Date
7/23/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
Job Summary
NATURE OF WORK
Under limited supervision of the Executive Director, performs advanced professional and technical work in regional and multimodal transportation planning and programming for the Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization (YMPO); the Senior Transportation Planner serves as a senior technical planning lead and manages complex transportation planning programs, studies, and projects; responsibilities include metropolitan transportation planning and programming, project and consultant management, regulatory research and compliance, grant and funding coordination, data analysis, public involvement, and regional intergovernmental coordination; the position exercises a high degree of independence, initiative, professional judgment, and discretion in researching complex transportation issues, evaluating alternatives, developing recommendations, and managing assigned projects and programs; the position coordinates closely with federal, state, tribal, regional, county, municipal, and transit partners and provides technical support to the YMPO Executive Board, Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) composed of member agencies, Executive Director, and other stakeholders.
Nature of Work
(Illustrative Only) Leads and coordinates the development, maintenance, amendment, and implementation of federally and state required metropolitan planning and programing documents, including the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).; manages complex regional transportation planning studies, programs, and special projects from initiation through completion, including development of project s scopes, schedules, deliverables, budgets, and performance expectations; develops scopes of work and assists with the preparation of Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Request for Qualifications (RFQs); participates in consultant selection process; and coordinates consultant activities and monitors, project progress, schedules, budgets, and deliverables in support of contract administration; directs and monitors the work of consultants to ensure compliance with approved scopes of work, schedules, budgets, contract requirements, and expected deliverables; researches, interprets, and applies applicable federal and state transportation laws, regulations, policies, funding requirements, and planning guidance, and evaluates their impact on YMPO programs and member agencies; independently researches complex transportation planning, programming, funding, and policy issues; evaluates alternatives and develops recommendations for consideration by the Executive Director; coordinates transportation projects, programs, funding, and planning activities with YMPO member agencies, the Arizona Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, tribal governments, transit agencies, consultants, and other regional partners; provides technical assistance to member agencies regarding regional transportation planning, project programming, funding eligibility, grant opportunities, and applicable federal and state planning requirements; assists with the identification, research, development, and administration of federal, state, and other transportation funding and grant opportunities; collects, evaluates, analyzes, and presents transportation, demographic, project, financial, performance, and other technical data in support of regional planning and programming activities; coordinates and provides primary staff support to the YMPO TAC, including the development of meeting materials, technical recommendations, presentations, and follow-up activities; prepares and presents reports, technical analysis, planning documents, recommendations, and briefings to the Executive Director, Executive Board, TAC, member agencies, and public; facilitates public involvement, stakeholder meetings, workshops, and other outreach activities associated with regional transportation plans, studies, and programs; oversees or coordinates assigned transportation data and monitoring activities which may include traffic count, performance monitoring, mapping, and related transportation data programs; establishes project priorities, schedules, and work plans for assigned programs and projects, and monitors progress toward established objectives and deadlines; monitors assigned project budgets and expenditures; exercises responsible stewardship of YMPO financial resources; and ensures compliance with applicable procurement, purchasing, travel, grant, and financial policies and procedures; serves as a liaison and YMPO representative on committees, task forces, working groups, and other federal and statewide or regional transportation planning activities as assigned; researches, develops, revises, and maintains planning documents, policies, procedures, guidance manuals, and technical publications to support YMPO programs, organizational initiatives, and compliance with applicable federal and state requirements; performs other duties as assigned.
Experience and Education
Bachelor's degree (Master's degree preferred) in engineering, transportation planning, or planning-related field may include municipal, urban, or regional planning; and (5) five years of professional planning, including two (2) years of supervisory; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certifications, and License:
Prefer American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification or Certified Transportation Planning Accreditations; must possess and maintain a valid Arizona driver's license and a clean Motor Vehicle Report.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of: Applicable federal, state, and local statutes, codes, and regulations pertaining to MPO and/or regional planning, development, and community general plans; ADOT local governments manual; procedures and techniques for evaluating technical operations and compliance issues; budget preparation and expenditure control; land use regulations and zoning codes; principles and practices of project management; environmental planning; economic development; and long-range planning and zoning; research techniques for land use trends and regulations; computer hardware; graphic & digital mapping display techniques and topographic mapping.
Skills in: Interpreting technical documents and map specifications; collecting, tabulating, organizing, evaluating, analyzing, and presenting data and information; presenting technical information to the general public, boards, commissions, and elected officials clearly and concisely; reading, interpreting, understanding and applying planning standards and procedures, applicable federal rules and regulations, city policies and procedures; working under the pressure of deadlines, establishing and maintaining cooperative working relations with employees, officials, other agencies and the general public; operating a personal computer and utilizing a variety of business software; effective oral and written communication.
Ability to: sit, stand, walk, and bend; communicate effectively verbally, and in writing; develop, administer, interpret, and communicate plans, policies, and data; interpret, explain, and apply applicable laws, rules, and regulations; serve as an advisor to the Board, TAC, member agencies and their staffs, on planning matters; prepare and enforce procedures relating to personnel, training, budget, and organization; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with subordinates, elected/appointed officials and their staffs, and the general public regular and reliable attendance, attend work-related events during evenings and weekends, as directed.
Work Environment:
The position will involve extended periods sitting at a table, desk, or workstation with the use of a computer; work involves periodic bending, stooping, reaching, standing, crawling, reaching, pushing, pulling and walking; requires dexterity in operating office machines and equipment; periodic need to carry items for short distances weighing up to 40 lbs; periodic fieldwork in varying environments may be required to make trips off-site by motor vehicle within the YMPO service area, for up to eight hours, and around the State, sometimes overnight, to attend meetings, conferences, and training; work occasionally requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to extreme heat (non-weather); work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
EOE/AA/ADAAA/M/F/V/D DRUG FREE WORKPLACE
Employer Yuma County
Address 197 S. Main Street, Suite 303
Yuma, Arizona, 85364
Phone 928-373-1013
Website https://www.yumacountyaz.gov