Group Leader - Multimodal Transportation

Alta is looking for a Group Leader for our Multimodal Transportation team based in our Oakland office. In this role you will oversee a team that specializes in traffic and parking studies, transit planning and analysis, environmental compliance, and active transportation and multimodal planning. Candidates may have a transportation planning or engineering background with experience in multimodal project planning and delivery. Your work will further Alta’s mission of sustainable transportation, supporting projects that make a positive impact on communities in California and nationally.

About Alta

Alta Planning Design is dedicated to creating sustainable, healthy, and resilient communities. We bring together expertise across planning, design, engineering, TDM, and community engagement to help communities thrive. Our work is grounded in the belief that how places are designed and experienced has a profound impact on equity, health, and opportunity—and that people should always be at the heart of those decisions.

Founded in 1996, Alta was at the forefront of the active transportation movement and has spent nearly 30 years partnering with communities to imagine a more connected, resilient, and inclusive future. Today our 275 staff work to bring positive change by designing places for people, connecting community members to daily needs and human experience, and empowering every person to live an active healthy life. Alta offers the opportunity to collaborate across disciplines, contribute to meaningful work at every scale, and be part of a team committed to making lasting, positive change for people and the places they call home.

Day to Day

Day-to-day responsibilities for this role include:

• Supervise and support an Oakland-based team of multi-modal transportation planners, analysts, and modelers
• Act as Project Director on a portfolio of multi-modal transportation projects including, traffic studies, parking studies, environmental compliance, transit studies, corridor plans, and active transportation plans, with responsibility for scope, budget and schedule oversight
• Lead business development activities across the market area, nurturing relationships with clients and teaming partners, and supporting company pipeline and backlog targets
• Support company leadership in the strategic growth direction of the multi-modal transportation practice, working closely with our active transportation, community planning, and traffic engineering teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to staff across offices, helping their professional development and career growth.
• Attend industry conferences and professional organization meetings to conduct business development and present on Alta’s work.
• Lead and mentor staff in best practices for project management and business development.
• Collaborate closely with staff from Alta’s other offices and with Alta’s colleagues within the Trilon Group of companies.

Qualifications

Required

This position requires a combination of skills, experience and education including, but not limited to

• 15 years of transportation planning or engineering experience, ideally in a consulting environment
• Excitement to take on a challenging, growth-focused role
• Aptitude for strategic business development, working to develop and maintain client and partner relationships, and demonstrating Alta’s unique value to projects
• Strong business acumen, understanding of project profitability and financial KPIs
• Strong project management skills with ability to manage competing priorities and multiple simultaneous projects with cross-functional teams
• Experience with proposal writing and business development
• Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills
• Working knowledge of MS Excel, Word, MS Project or equivalent

Preferred

There are a number of additional skills, experience, and education that would be beneficial to this position including, but not limited to:

• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) and/or Traffic Engineer (TE) Licensure
• Road Safety Professional (RSP) certification
• Transportation planning/operations/ modeling experience: multimodal corridor studies or Vision Zero initiatives
• Experience in traffic operations analysis using Synchro, VISSIM, and Vistro
• Experience in travel demand modeling such as VISUM, TransCAD, or Cube
• Active participation in industry-relevant professional associations and committees

What We Offer

Flexible Schedule

Alta offers a flexible, hybrid work schedule where most employees work from home three days per week. In-office days support our collaborative culture, one of our core values.

Compensation

The pay range for this job in Oakland is $170,000-$210,000 annually. Placement within the range is based upon experience, skill-sets, and qualifications.

Benefits

Alta offers comprehensive benefits to all full-time employees:

• Medical: PPO or HSA medical plans, Alta pays 75% of the cost
• Dental/Vision: PPO, Alta pays 90% of the cost
• Life Insurance: Alta pays 100% of the premium for life and AD&D, equal to your base compensation
• 401(k): Alta provides a match up to 3%
• PTO: 21 days accrued annually to start
• Holidays: 11 total company paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave/Short-Term Disability
• Additional Benefits: Wellness reimbursement up to $800 annually, Alta Gets Around benefit of up to $900 annually, 5-year travel award, and professional development opportunities