Transportation Engineer Manager ($4,000 Hiring Incentive)
State of Arizona543845 PHOENIX DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION Full-time Closing at: Oct 12 2026 - 23:55 MST DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION Be a part of an innovative and collaborative team driving a safer transportation system for Arizona. Assistant District Engineer ($4,000 Hiring Incentive) Job Location: 4671 - DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS 2140 W. Hilton Phoenix, AZ 85009 Posting Details: Salary: $110,500.00 - $120,500.00 This position is eligible for a $4,000 hiring incentive Grade: 29 Closing Date:October 12, 2026 Job Summary: This position is responsible for the administration of the Construction and Operations Groups within the District. Key duties include providing leadership, management, supervision, oversight, and support to District personnel. Additionally, the role involves serving as a liaison to local, state, and federal agencies, as well as other stakeholders, to address complaints, issues, and public needs. The administrator will prepare recommendations for the DE regarding the Construction Program, generate various technical and administrative reports and correspondence, and serve on behalf of the DE as necessary..A core responsibility is to model ADOT values by leading, coaching, and developing problem solvers to implement and sustain a continuous improvement culture. This position is eligible for a $4,000 hiring incentive Job Duties: Oversees the Administration and Management of the Construction, Development and Operations groups and programs in the District. Provide leadership, management, supervision, coaching and guidance to District personnel. Develop budgets, authorizes expenditures, and signs financial and contract documents for the District. Serves as an agency liaison for the District and ADOT; representing the agency in meetings with local government agencies, private and corporate stakeholders, internal and external committees; responding to written and verbal inquiries including the preparation of sensitive correspondence as assigned; working with constituents, ADOT upper management, and elected officials regarding operations, Analyze and prepare reports; prepare annual work plans and recommendations for construction program project, pavement preservation and minor construction projects. Oversees the development process including attending field reviews; reviews construction plans and recommends appropriate modifications and coordinates with Statewide Project Management Office and District engineering. Implementation and sustainability of Arizona Management System continuous improvement philosophy and daily functions. Assists with the management of all administrative functions, including recruiting, hiring, employee performance evaluations, coaching/mentoring, disciplinary actions, planning and budgeting, equipment allocation and usage, staff allocation, training and development of staff. Overseeing Job sites in the field. Provides technical support and oversight to staff for problem and issue resolution in both technical and administrative in the areas of Construction, Operations, Project Development, Traffic Engineering/Operations, and Permits; resolves problems with difficult encroachment permits on the ADOT Highway System at the Development and Construction levels. In the absence of the District Engineer assumes all duties of the District Engineer with related authority and responsibilities as assigned or as necessary to ensure the continued operations of the district. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs): KNOWLEDGE OF: Engineering philosophies, technical application requirements, processes and principles related to Operations, Maintenance, Construction, Traffic, and Permits. Personnel and Resource Management. Administrative procedures and methods related to managing districts and leading personnel. Program procedures Construction Inspection methods, procedures, and techniques. SKILL IN: Work management. Written and oral communications. Interpersonal relations and team building. Participating and planning processes of projects. ABIL…