Job Description
Senior Planning Associate Department: Planning
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Compensation: $120,000 - $140,000 / year
Description Alta Planning + Design is looking for a
Senior Planning Associate to join our team in
Los Angeles, CA . This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong background in transportation consulting and business development, who is passionate about active, multimodal, and sustainable transportation and its positive impact on communities. If you want to work in an innovative organization that connects people to places while advancing social justice, safety, and environmental resilience, apply with Alta 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 leader in mobility innovation with over 200 staff, 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 In this role, you will collaborate closely with our California and National Planning leadership to identify project opportunities and lead high-impact projects. Your responsibilities will include:
- Developing and maintaining client relationships and pursuing new business opportunities in Southern California.
- Leading project teams to deliver innovative active, multimodal, and sustainable transportation projects, including safety action plans, active transportation plans, corridor charettes and trail studies.
- Overseeing project delivery, balancing workload within the team, and coordinating with staff across the country to ensure high-quality deliverables that meet scopes and budgets.
- Contributing to the growth of our California practice through strategic project leadership and collaboration.
Qualifications Required This position requires a combination of skills, experience and education including, but not limited to
- Bachelor's degree in Planning or a related field.
- 12+ years of experience in a consulting environment or public entity managing large projects, with 3+ years as a Project Manager.
- Experience in active, non-motorized transportation.
- Strong understanding of the planning process and project management principles.
- Proven ability to identify business development opportunities and enhance Alta's market position.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects within budgetary and schedule constraints.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication, presentation, and analytical skills.
- Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, Adobe Creative Suite, ESRI ArcGIS, or similar products.
- Ability and willingness to travel.
There are a number of additional skills, experience, and education that would be beneficial to this position including, but not limited to:
- Master's degree in Urban Planning or a related field.
- Experience using Deltek Vision.
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.
The office is located in downtown
Los Angeles (DTLA) right across from the 7th Street/Metro Center Station. We are about a 1.8-mile (14-minute) bike ride to Union Station, which is also accessible by the underground light rail system from the 7th Street/Metro Center. Pershing Square is within walking distance of the office, as are Whole Foods and plenty of nearby shops at the Bloc and FIGat7th shopping plazas.
Compensation The pay range for this job in
Los Angeles is
$120,000-$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
- Dental/Vision : PPO
- 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
*The following statements pertain to US Candidates Only*Trilon Group
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, Flexible hours, 3 days per week,