DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

Address:  AERONAUTICS
206 S. 17th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary Range: $85,500 - $95,500 

Anticipated Salary: $90,500

Grade: 25

Closing Date: 04/14/2026

The Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Planner will develop a statewide plan to include public vertiports, electric aircraft charging stations, and infrastructure needs of AAM. The AAM Planner will be the AAM expert for the State. Works in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other stakeholders. The AAM Planner will provide planning support to cities and counties on vertiports, electric charging stations, and infrastructure needs.

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.

Provides leadership, coaching & technical support to subordinate staff; ensures compliance with FAA and ADOT guidelines. Review planning for vertiports, electric charging stations, and infrastructure needs

Coordinate multi-jurisdictional planning efforts; gives advice to and cooperates with local, county, state and federal officials.

Administers Federal funding assistance programs, reviews, and evaluate local planning programs.

Knowledge of:

- Planning administration practices and procedures.; government organization, public finance and economics.
- Federal, state, ADOT, and relevant local standards pertaining to airport construction and engineering, environmental protection, public relations, airport safety, vendor collaboration, vehicle operation, and fixed asset management.
-Research and analytical knowledge.
-Decision making / Presenting / Speaking from Position of Knowledge.
- Working with databases, including entering transactions, data cleansing and generating reports/analyses.
- Developing and implementing quality assurance processes for reconciling and managing large data sets.
-Understanding and Practical application of policies, procedures, rules, State and Federal statutes.

Skill in:

- Research, analysis, and interpretation of a wide range of highly technical airport construction standards and procedures.
-Fostering Customer Relationships through in-person, virtual, and written communication.
-Prioritizing, planning, delegating tasks and projects based on skills/experience.
-Expert in self-motivation, strong time and organizational management.
-Applying analytical, research, and project coordination methodologies.
- Conduct business meetings.
-Excellent interpersonal relationships.
-Attending advanced targeted training, understanding content, and applying knowledge in work.
- Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.

Ability to:

- Maintain professional, productive, interpersonal relations with all partners, stakeholders, vendors, and peers.
- Apply knowledge/skills to perform standard work, moving forward at any point from within the process, or applying the processes from initiation to closeout.
- Direct and manage multi-disciplined vendors. direct and manage a multi-disciplined staff and vendors; maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Read airport plan sets.
- Meet the time requirements for each process step, and document exceptions with specific business reasons.
- Work virtually, in office, and able to contribute to the team perspective by meeting predetermined metrics.
- Establish and maintain relationships.
- Summarize and analyze a variety of data sources to formulate recommendations.

Master of Science in Urban Planning, Master of Science in Urban Management and Development, Master of Science in Aviation
Management.

Five (5) years experience in aviation management or closely related field. Any combination of training and experience that meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) may be substituted.

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 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.