DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

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Address: 4210-MPD PLANNING TEAM
1611 W. Jackson Street
Phoenix AZ 85007

Salary: $103800.06 - $113800.06

Anticipated Salary:$108900.06

Grade: 26

Closing Date: July 7 2025

The Programming Group Manager is responsible for managing ADOTs transportation programming functions. Develops and coordinates the Five Year Transportation Facilities ConstructionProgram (the Program) and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP); provides technical expertise and management assistance to ensure ADOT fulfills its federal (23 USC135 23 CFR 420 and 450) and state (ARS Title 28) responsibilities for transportation planning and programming. Works in conjunction with other government entities and majorstakeholders engaged in transportation planning and the many elements connected to these programs including but not limited to metropolitan planningcommittees/rural transit planning relevant studies and competitive applications. Oversees the Arizona State Match Advantage for Rural Transportation (AZ SMART) fund. Oversee the staff duties for all subordinate staff and consultants.

Model ADOT values through leading coaching and developing problem solvers to implement and sustain a continuous improvement culture. Leaders are accountable transparent and communicative as they foster an inclusive diverse and safe environment.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely within Arizona based upon the departments business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility autonomy and trust. Across our many agencies boards and commissions many State employees participate in the States Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes in offices and in hoteling spaces. All work including remote work should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Provides leadership coaching and guidance to subordinate staff and monitors and evaluates performance of subordinate staff. Providing leadership for theProgramming Group. Develops and supervises various components and subprograms for the Program including but not limited to metropolitan planning andrural planning to ensure a cohesive overall Program.

Provides important technical program and project management expertise. Supervises manages and directs work of programming staff to develop the
Program and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Coordinates with the Planning Manager to facilitate an efficient and effective
Planning to Programming (P2P) linkage.

Integrates all jurisdictions and modes of travel to create an integrated and holistic Arizona transportation plan and program. Build strong networking
relationships with appropriate cooperation coordination and communication with internal and external transportation partners stakeholders and
customers including city county tribal state and federal groups.

Advises and assists leadership on complex difficult and technically demanding issues relevant to MPD Programming policies and procedures legislativeanalysis and research system performance monitoring and measurements and funding and financial analysis.

Serves as a vital resource for the Programming Group to ensure appropriate cooperation and communication between internal and external partners
customers and stakeholders.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Transportation Program Management
• Standard industry practices and procedures for transportationprogramming.
• Executive leadership organization management.
• Political economic and environmental factors includingArizonas political framework and ADOTs role within it.
• Principles of research data analysis and report drafting.
• Qualitative and quantitative data examination and reporting.
• Strategic planning program creation and budgeting.
• Developing major statewide transportation programs
• Federal and state laws rules and regulations governingtransportation planning and programming.
• Standard industry practices and processes in transportationplanning and programming at the federal state and locallevels including federal-aid highway funding and fiscalconstraint.
• Expert knowledge of spreadsheets and developing financialmodels.
• Principles methods and tools to conduct program studiesresearch analysis and prepare reports and presentations.

SKILL

• Manage a Transportation Program.
• Assessing organizational needs for management success.
• Formulating complex agreements with various city countytribal state and federal governmental bodies.
• Employing fundamentals of leadership communicationdecision making problem resolution and action plan creation.
• Public Speaking group coordination and meetingmanagement.
• Customer relations and adept problem solving skills forhandling delicate issues and situations necessitatingconsiderable discretion.
• Exceptional interpersonal written and verbal communicationskills including
• Expert organizational and time management skills.
• Interacting with subordinates superiors peers officials and representatives of other agencies and the public.
• Understand conceive create and document accuratespreadsheet models to analyze large data sets.
• Evaluation organizational requirements for performanceenhancement and successful management.
• Expert in Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace.

ABILITY

• Lead and oversee by employing top practices and groundbreaking approaches to achieve program goals in adynamic setting.
• Self-sufficiently manage time and intricate tasks at anadvanced level.
• Successfully lead the development and management of theProgram and the STIP.
• Tactfully communicate and engage with subordinate staffexecutive level personnel state and federal officials and thepublic.
• Identify propose create and apply efficient controls toenhance work flow and performance.
• Generate well-written documents reports speeches andpresentations with correct grammar spelling punctuation andsyntax.
• Coach and develop employees including continuousimprovement practices and principles.
• Manage and understand large complex databasesspreadsheets and associated software to producetransportation program documents reports and analyses.
• Ability to coach and develop employees including continuousimprovement practices and principles

• Masters Degree in Planning Business Management Public Administration or other related/relevant field preferred.
• Prefer minimum of five (5) years experience in transportation programming and/or transportation related field.
• Experience that meets or exceeds the knowledge skills and abilities (KSAs) may be substituted.

Valid AZ Drivers License with acceptable 39 month MVR.
Bachelors Degree in Planning Business Management Public Administration or other related/relevant field.

This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job and the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current valid class-appropriate drivers license complete all required training and successfully pass all necessary drivers license record checks. The license must be current unexpired and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to drivers license record checks must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R.11).

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
Sick leave
Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
Health and dental insurance
Retirement plan
Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance deferred compensation plans and supplemental life insurance

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule employees enjoy improved work/life balance report higher job satisfaction and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot programhere. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona please visit our benefits page

Mandatory participation in the Arizona Retirement System (ASRS) is required.

For questions about this career opportunity please contact ADOT Human Resources Recruitment via email at or phone call at option 2.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling option 3.

Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. ADOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.