Senior Transportation Planner

Overview

Job Description
The Senior Transportation Planner is within the NMDOT's Multimodal Planning and Programs Bureau. Duties include serving as the Southern New Mexico Planning Liaison to Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs), program and project management, assisting the Bureau with the development and implementation of multimodal transportation plans, and other duties as assigned. This position is based in a Las Cruces, NM office, but reports to a supervisor in Santa Fe, NM.

This position works closely with the Metropolitan and Regional Transportation Planning Organizations, including traveling to and attending the Organizations  meetings, coordinating with the Organizations  member entities on transportation projects and related opportunities, monitoring the Organizations  work products and operations, processing the Organizations  reimbursement packets, and ensuring the Organizations  compliance with state and federal requirements. This position also assists with the development, implementation and administration of multimodal transportation plans, programs and projects.

Lastly, this position provides other transportation planning services and expertise as needed by the Department.

• Serve as the Southern New Mexico Planning Liaison to MPOs and RTPOs.
• Engage in program and project management activities for multimodal transportation planning initiatives.
• Assist with development and implementation of multimodal transportation plans, programs and projects.
• Travel to and participate in MPO/RTPO meetings; coordinate with member entities on transportation projects and opportunities.
• Monitor work products and operations of the organizations; process reimbursement packets; ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.
• Provide transportation planning services and expertise as needed by the Department.

Ideal candidate will have preferred education and/or experience in the following:

• Masters Degree in Transportation, Community, Urban or Regional Planning or a closely allied field, such as Public Administration, Public Policy, Public Health, Political Science or Geography.
• Previous positions as a Planner, Program Administrator or Policy Analyst for a governmental entity.
• Managing federal grants and familiarity with the requirements contained in 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200.
• Transportation planning.

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in planning, architecture, business administration, public administration, or political science and one (1) year of experience to include urban transportation or infrastructure planning, real estate, commercial or public land usage, grant management, procurement, working with contracts, right of way appraisal, inter-agency coordination, engineering design, business administration, and/or economics. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling five (5) years may substitute for the required education and experience.

Job posting closes March 4, 2026