Planning Division Director

The Planning Division Director for Alliance Transportation Group, Inc. is responsible for leading an experienced, multidisciplinary, high-energy team of multimodal transportation planners, travel demand modelers, and GIS analysts in pursuing, winning and performing transportation planning studies for a wide variety of public sector clients throughout the US.

Responsibilities: 

The Planning Division Director will:

• Set strategic direction for the firm's Planning Division in collaboration with the VP-Planning
• Manage all aspects of the division operations and technical product delivery
• Support business development being carried out by practice leaders
• Develop and maintain client / teaming partner relationships
• Promote continuous improvement in division technical and operational capabilities through use of best practice quality management principles
• Create a positive and productive workplace
• Empower staff to grow professionally

Required Qualifications:  

• 10+ years of multimodal transportation planning experience
• 5+ years of supervisory experience and personnel management leading a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrated team leadership experience in successfully completing multimodal transportation systems planning, corridor studies, environmental analysis or other transportation planning activities
• Ability to successfully interact with clients or potential clients and teaming partners
• Ability to present complex analysis and make a persuasive case for recommendations to public policy makers, technical stakeholders and the public
• Understanding of the principles of multimodal transportation systems planning and corridor planning in the context of metropolitan and statewide planning regulations

Desired Qualifications: 

• Master's degree or higher in Urban and Regional Planning, Transportation Engineering, Geography, Economics or related field.
• Professional certification (e.g. AICP/PE, etc.)
• Familiarity with the principles and techniques of travel demand modeling for both traffic forecasting and transit ridership forecasting
• Familiarity with the principles and techniques of traffic engineering and operational analysis using microsimulation tools
• Experience with Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) studies, Metropolitan Transportation Plans; Transit Systems Plans; Congestion Management Plans; Active Transportation Plans
• Experience with and understanding of Complete Streets principles and concepts
• Knowledge and understanding of FAST Act multimodal performance management and performance-based planning and programming processes

Current Openings for Planning Division Director Jobs at Alliance Transportation Group, LLC