Address: 4210-MPD PLANNING TEAM
1611 W Jackson St
Phoenix AZ 85007

Salary: $85,000 - $95,000 
Anticipated Salary: $90,000

Grade: 25

Closing Date: August 21, 2025

The Planning Modeling / Data Integrity Manager position will assist in advising the Senior Modeling Manager in developing and coordinating a statewide travel demand model and updates to socio-economic demographic, performance measurement and traffic data initiatives.

The role will need to forge strong working relationships with other government entities and stakeholders of the travel demand model. Responsibilities will include ensuring consistent, correct input data for the travel demand model and analysis.

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.

Under the general direction of the Senior Modeling Manager is responsible for managing the functions that ensure consistent, complete, relevant and accurate input data for travel demand modeling and all division planning analysis.

Maintains and communicates multi-modal planning (MPD) division policy and standards regarding data definitions for consistent correct use across Division and ADOT. Coordinates within MPD and other ADOT divisions to ensure consistency of data definitions, modeling procedures, and applicable analysis assumptions.

Coordinates with and conducts liaison with external federal, state, regional, and local agencies so that ADOT modeling uses most applicable external data sources and data definitions for demographic, economic, land use and related input data for travel demand analysis. Liaison with COGs and MPOs to use common data sources and information.

Creates and presents technical topics to stakeholders of the travel demand model. Prepares technical, administrative and status reports. Advises and assists management on difficult, complex and technically demanding issues. Identify discrepancies/errors in the input datasets that can impact the travel demand model results and decision making.

Supports the development of documentation of ADOT data definitions, metadata, modeling procedures and applicable analysis assumptions. Monitors programs and overall schedules, establishes standards, policies and operations procedures for published technical criteria for data management and analysis.

Partners with staff for developing, implementing, and operating travel demand analysis tools and technical staff devoted to travel demand modeling, asset management, mobility performance measures and analysis, and traffic data collection and analysis.

Define best practices, guidelines, methodologies for the travel demand model. Continuous improvement of practices and procedures for the TDM. Data analysis and sharing.

Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge:
- Statistical analysis softwares (i.e. SAS and SPSS) and relational databases
- Economic modeling software (i.e. REMI)
- Caliper TransCAD software
- ESRI GIS software (i.e. Desktop and Pro)
- Transportation travel demand modeling and planning principles, practices and processes
- Geospatial data workflows, analysis, visualization and management
- Computers and computer programming (i.e. Python)
- Data management
- Principles and methods of research, analysis and report preparation
- Proficient in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office

Skill:
- Managing a transportation data program
- Applying the principles of leadership
- Assessing organizational needs for success
- Organizing data and documentation for sharing
- Interacting with peers, superiors, officials and representatives of other agencies and the public
- Writing and orally communicating, including report preparation and making presentations
- Utilizing computer software such as SAS and, REMI
- Project management
- Utilizing data analysis tool and applications

Ability:
- Perform a variety of quantitative analysis
- Utilize a computer, including proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
- Partner in modeling development, data and application projects
- Communicate and interact with peers, supervisors, officials and the public
- Analyze and manage data
- Prepare and deliver written and oral presentations

A Bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, civil engineering (with emphasis in traffic), economics, transportation planning, GIS or closely related field and five (5) years of professional experience analyzing and interpreting traffic data using transportation modeling tools and software.

A Master's degree is preferable.

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.