Planner II - Transportation

Pima County•Tucson, AZ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Pima County Department of Transportation is seeking an experienced Transportation Planner to join their team of planners and engineers. This role focuses on implementing multi-modal transportation plans and projects to enhance safety, connectivity, and accessibility. The position involves developing and executing transportation plans, conducting in-depth transportation analyses, defining project scopes, and collaborating with various stakeholders. This is an opportunity to contribute to the development of smarter, sustainable, and more livable communities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in city, urban or regional planning, geography, architecture, landscape architecture, cartography, remote sensing or other degree as identified by the department head at the time of recruitment AND two years of professional planning work experience reviewing or processing subdivision plats, development plans, rezoning applications or in comprehensive urban or regional planning or landscape architecture. (Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)
Six years of professional planning work experience reviewing or processing subdivision plats, development plans, rezoning applications or in comprehensive urban or regional planning or landscape architecture. (Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)
Two years of experience with Pima County in a Planner I or related position as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment.
Valid driver license is at time of application.
Valid AZ driver license is at time of appointment.
The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant’s suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures.
The County requires pre-employment background checks.
Successful candidates will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history, education, and criminal conviction history.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's and/or master's degree from an accredited college or university in urban planning, civil engineering, transportation engineering or related field.
Minimum three (3) years experience in transportation planning, travel demand forecasting, traffic impact analysis, quantitative and/or qualitative analysis, including smart mobility and modeling.
Minimum three (3) years experience reviewing subdivision and/or development plans and roadway engineering drawings in accordance with Pima County Roadway Standards and Specifications.
Minimum three (3) years experience managing programs or projects including developing project scopes, schedules, and budgets. (This may also include transportation funding and roadway impacts fee programs and methods.).
Minimum three (3) years professional experience applying transportation planning software and tools such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems), traffic modeling software (e.g., Synchro, VISSIM), or data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Python, R).

Responsibilities

Coordinates, schedules and participates in land planning work and research.
Prepare amendments to update and implement the County’s zoning code, Comprehensive Plan and other development plans and regulations.
Maintains and updates department records, files, databases and maps.
Review and analyze applications for rezoning variances, comprehensive plan amendments and other development plans and prepares staff recommendations on same based on applicable research, current or past studies and other relevant factors.
Presents oral and written presentations and staff reports or recommendations to various County, other government, or public agencies, committees, boards, regulatory committees, or citizens groups.
Performs general zoning administration including research, review, interpretation and revision to codes, ordinances, regulations and policies.
Reviews complex building and infrastructure permits for compliance with planning and zoning regulations.
Provides information services to the general public, developers, contractors or government employees and agencies regarding planning or zoning policies, procedures, or processes.
Represents planning division staff on various local planning committees and boards.
May supervise, train and evaluate staff, make effective recommendations on hiring, termination and related personnel activities.