The Five County Association of Governments is currently accepting applications for a Transportation Planner to coordinate regional road, trail, and transit plans with the Dixie Metropolitan Planning Organization, primarily within the urbanized area around St. George, Utah. Work with one of the best teams in Southern Utah! Apply today!

WAGES AND BENEFITS:

• Monthly salary is $5,000 – $5,900
• Benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, paid time off, retirement benefits, and paid holidays.
• Work schedule is Monday-Friday, eight hours per day, some weekends and evenings are required. Worksite address is 1070 W. 1600 South Bldg. B St. George, Utah 84770.
• Work in a fun environment with great people.

JOB DUTIES:

• Under the direction of the Transportation Program Director, supervises and conducts comprehensive and detailed research of proposed transportation opportunities for the St. George and Hurricane urbanized areas.
• Promote the development, enhance the efficiency, and increase the safety of regional transportation systems.
• Develop cooperative relationships with community entities to engage in mutually beneficial projects.
• Collect, review, and analyze data and traffic project designs; develop project design options, coordinating staff meetings to review options, prepare master plan amendments.
• Prepares written recommendations related to project development priorities.
• Represent the agency with various governmental agencies and jurisdictions.
• Present analysis and reports on various project or program issues, needs assessments, strategies, trends, and options; serves as a technical and professional resource.
• Create and prepare maps, GPS outputs, graphs, illustrative drawings, websites, and photographic presentations.
• Create public displays utilized to apprise and inform the public.
• Provides professional direction for the development of master plans and project procedures.
• Receives and coordinates the distribution of information related to various projects; develops public education materials, collects feedback from the public on transportation initiatives.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND ATTRIBUTES NEEDED:

• A bachelor's degree in urban and rural planning, transportation planning, civil engineering, or some other field directly related to transportation AND Three (3) years of responsible experience performing the above and related duties; specific experience in transportation planning or traffic engineering OR an equivalent year-for-year combination of education or experience.
• Knowledge of community and economic issues, legislative processes, as well as federal, state, and local funding mechanisms for transportation.
• General knowledge of website design and editing, data management, and basic understanding of Transportation Demand Modeling, Geographic Information System (GIS) programs and functions.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Interested applicants should submit a resume to jwong@fivecounty.utah.gov

Applications accepted through 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 8, 2025