Senior Transportation Planner

New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is hiring multiple Senior Transportation Planners in the Santa Fe office. The position is full time and in-person in Santa Fe, NM. The job posting closes on 8/21/2026 and may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

About the role

The Senior Transportation Planners are part of the Multimodal Planning and Programs Bureau in the Planning Division. The Bureau recently underwent a reorganization and reclassified a number of positions to the State’s new Senior Planner classification, which more accurately reflects the complex nature of the team’s work.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Planning Liaison to Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs), including coordinating on program administration
• Manage federally funded programs and projects, such as the Transportation Alternatives Program
• Assist the Bureau with the development and implementation of multimodal transportation plans
• Assist the State’s Bicycle, Pedestrian, Equestrian Coordinator with statewide multimodal project development and review, especially as it pertains to bicycle and pedestrian planning
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Education and/or certification in Urban, Regional, Transportation or Community Planning
• Experience working as a Planner, Program Administrator or Policy Analyst for a governmental entity
• Interest in and knowledge of best practices in bicycle and pedestrian planning
• Experience managing federal grants and familiarity with the applicable requirements
• Experience with transportation planning
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Flexibility and a strong sense of teamwork

Benefits

As a valued new employee to NMDOT, you may be eligible to receive three (3) days of administrative leave upon your start date. This is applicable to external hires not within the State of New Mexico Government.

• Full benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid annual and sick leave
• Pension
• Deferred compensation

For specific information, please visit www.mybenefitsnm.com.

Pay

Salary Range: $62,624 - $93,936