Senior Multimodal Associate - Alta Planning + Design
Tampa, FL
About the Job
Description
Alta Planning + Design seeks a Senior Multimodal Associate with a planning, engineering, or design background to join and help grow and lead our teams in the Central FL area. This is a unique opportunity for anyone who wants to manage an office, and is passionate about active transportation and the way it positively impacts our communities in need. If you are looking for an innovative organization that is an industry leader in active transportation, apply with us today!
About Alta
Alta Planning + Design is a sustainable transportation company dedicated to creating active, healthy communities through planning, landscape architecture, engineering, and education/encouragement programs. Alta was founded in 1996 when communities were calling for safer streets for people walking and bicycling as the non-motorized transportation movement developed into a profession in the United States. We pioneered the field of active transportation, evolving our planning and design work into a visionary global practice that empowers people to live active, healthy lives and gets them to where they need to go.
Our core values and work bring about positive change by creating places that are geared toward moving people rather than cars, connecting community members to daily needs and human experience, and empowering every person to live an active healthy life. As a global leader in mobility innovation for over 27 years with 200+ staff and 22 offices, we are dedicated to connecting people to places by working across disciplines and scale to address social justice, safety, and environmental resilience.
Day to Day
The selected candidate would be our Central Florida leader, working closely with our Boca Raton leadership team to identify project opportunities, leading our most important projects, and mentoring a team of engineers, planners and designers. This leadership position will play an instrumental role in helping to grow our Central Florida client base.
The selected candidate will lead project teams to deliver the most innovative active transportation and trail projects in Central FL and the southeastern United States. Project types include multimodal planning and design, trail feasibility studies, municipal planning and engineering, safety studies, community engagement, and grant writing.
The selected candidate will lead project teams to deliver the most innovative active transportation and trail projects in Central FL and the southeastern United States. Project types include multimodal planning and design, trail feasibility studies, municipal planning and engineering, safety studies, community engagement, and grant writing.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Planning, engineering, design or a related field of study.
- 10+ years of experience in a consulting environment or public entity managing large projects; 3+ years of experience as a Project Manager; 3+ years managing staff.
- Experience in the field of active, non-motorized transportation.
- Demonstrated understanding of the planning process and a detailed understanding of project management principles, methods and techniques.
- Proven ability to guide staff members and manage internal team expectations.
- Exhibits strong initiative and the ability to capitalize on opportunities to enhance Alta’s position in the marketplace.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, and multiple simultaneous projects involving cross-functional project teams within budgetary and schedule constraints.
- Experience writing and presenting white papers and/or providing expert-level presentations at conferences and other events promoting the field of sustainable infrastructure and active, non-motorized transportation.
- Ability and willingness to travel.
- Excellent professional ethics, leadership skills, accountability, and decision-making capabilities.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication, presentation, and analytic skills.
- Proficient in MS Excel, Word, Adobe Creative Suite, ESRI Arc GIS, or similar products.
- Proficiency in an enterprise-wide resource planning and project management tool.
Preferred
- Master’s degree in Planning, engineering, design or a related field of study.
- Experience using Deltek Vision.
- Registration as a Professional Landscape Architect or as a Professional Planner.
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.
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 Central Florida is $103,200–$140,000 annually. Placement within the range is based upon experience, skill-sets, and qualifications.
The pay range for this job in Central Florida is $103,200–$140,000 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 401k match up to 3%
- PTO: 21 days accrued annually to start
- Holidays: 11 total company paid holidays
- 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
*The following statements pertain to US Candidates Only*
Source : Alta Planning + Design