DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

FACILITIES PLANNING
1655 W Jackson Street,
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary: $93,502.07 - $103,502.07 

Anticipated Salary: $98,502.07

Grade: 25

Closing Date: 10/02/2025

The Facilities Planning Manager supervises the Facilities Planning Staff performing short (1-2 Yr), medium (3-5 Yr) and long range (>5 Yr) life cycle facilities planning and resource programming for building maintenance, repair, improvement, and new construction requirements to support ADOT’s inventory of owned and leased properties, buildings, and structures. Manages project development processes including processing requests, generating scopes, creating design and construction estimates, and maintaining prioritized lists of current and future life cycle projects. Prepares operating and capital budget requests and monitors expenditures for ADOT Facilities life cycle maintenance, repair, improvement, and new construction projects. Coordinates facilities planning and programming with other ADOT divisions to meet future operational requirements.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's 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 State’s 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.

Supervise and manage staff performing short (1-2 Yr), medium (3-5 Yr) and long range (>5 Yr) life cycle maintenance, improvement, and replacement planning and resource programming to support over 200 properties with more than 1400 buildings and structures totaling over 3 million square feet.

Coordinate with other Divisions to identify future operational needs requiring increased facilities support. Develop comprehensive resource requirements and prepare budget estimates to support all aspects of property and facility management, maintenance, repair, improvement, and replacement activities.

Manage the allocation of Building Renewal funding across an average of 200 projects annually supporting eight categories of work. Monitors expenditures and encumbrances to manage and re-prioritize under estimated work into subsequent years to support the life cycle plan.

Knowledge of:
• Demonstrated working knowledge Facilities Management practices
• Facility life cycle planning
• Facility management resource requirements
• Building construction, maintenance, and repair activities and processes
• Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, codes, guidelines, and regulations
• Construction contracting practices

Skill in:
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Defining resource requirements to support the management, construction, maintenance and repair of facilities
• Excellent math and organizational skills
• Excellent written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation communication skills
• Management of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Ability to:
• Lead teams to develop facility management policies and processes
• Obtain, clarify, and provide information clearly
• Meet deadlines
• Strong customer service skills
• Balance workload and multi-task while working with minimal supervision
• The ability to communicate clearly and assertively both verbally and in writing at a business level; interpret and apply laws, rules and regulations

Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or Facilities Management or related field.
Five to ten (5 -10) years estimating new commercial construction and renovations.

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 driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s 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.) R2-10-207.11).

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 program here. 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 srecruitment@azdot.gov or phone call at (602) 712-8188 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 (602) 712-8188 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.