NEOGOV · 3 months ago
Principal Planner #Capital Investment Grant Programs #CIG
Valley Metro Administrative Offices 101 N 1st Ave Suite 1300 Phoenix AZ 85003, AZ
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$93K/yr - $140K/yr
5+ years expValley Metro is an organization focused on public transportation, and they are seeking a Principal Planner to manage complex planning projects and studies. This role involves overseeing major capital expansion efforts and serving as a resource on land use planning and economic development.
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Responsibilities
Serves as project manager for a variety of complex high-capacity transit projects (Preliminary Engineering and Environmental Phase of the project) and transit planning studies (feasibility studies and alternative analysis)
Prepares and oversees the preparation of FTA’s CIG readiness items and project rating templates
Provides guidance on land use planning principles surrounding existing high-capacity transit and planned future corridors
Assists the Agency in economic development evaluations and reporting as related to high-capacity transit projects
Requires thorough knowledge of the Federal Transit Administration Capital Investment Grant Program, and associated regulations and processes, including ADA, and Title VI/Environmental Justice
Writes scopes of work and independent cost estimates for projects
Supervises complex work of consultants, and other transit planning staff; may supervise student interns or junior level staff
Reviews and approves invoices and monitors budgets. Performs complex analyses, evaluation of findings, and identification of significant or controversial issues
Prepares requests for proposals, project reports, board memos and white papers of a highly complex nature
Develops staff recommendations on complex projects
Leads and represents the agency in efforts to align agency service and projects with community needs
Provides highly complex planning data to other divisions and departments, making decisions about how data is most appropriately used
Designs methods for ensuring accurate data are integrated into agency planning activities
Provides complex financial analyses and estimates costs related to plan implementation
Attends meetings, serves on committees; makes complex presentations and proposals to internal agency staff, technical working groups, member agency committees; supports and leads public meetings as needed
Prepares and relays complex agency information at public meetings; presents reports for review and action to applicable committees and the Board of directors
Facilitates public input processes, summarizes and reports feedback and makes recommendations for incorporation of feedback
Serves in a leadership role to project planning teams comprising other Valley Metro staff, local government staff and consultants
Requires basic knowledge of NEPA and associated requirements
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Geography, Urban Planning, Transportation Engineering, Sustainability, or a related field
Five (5) years of transportation planning experience
Three (3) years of applicable experience/knowledge of the Federal Transit Administration Capital Investment Grant Program, and associated regulations and processes, including ADA and Title VI/Environmental Justice
Three (3) years of land use and/or economic development planning experience
Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties listed
Valid Driver's License
Preferred
Master's Degree and/or transit planning or land use planning experience
AICP designation
Intermediate GIS skills preferred
Benefits
Medical/Vision/Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life/AD&D Insurance
Short Term Disability Insurance
Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
457 Deferred Compensation Plan (Optional)
Paid Holidays
Voluntary Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Tuition Assistance
Free Employee Bus/Light Rail Card
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
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CEO
Brandon McDonald
Head Of Marketing
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