Alta Planning + Design
Chicago, IL
Salary Range: $100,000 - $150,000
Alta Planning + Design is seeking an Office Manager/Senior Associate on a principal-track for our expanding Chicago office. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced planning, landscape architecture or engineering professional to take a principal-track leadership role working on high-profile active transportation projects in this dynamic region, which includes five offices.
Alta Planning + Design is a full service consulting firm providing planning, landscape architecture, and engineering services in the areas of progressive and sustainable transportation and recreation solutions. Alta is a world-leader in areas such as bicycle, pedestrian, trail, park, greenway, and roadway planning, complete streets, tactical urbanism, design, and implementation, in addition to outreach and education programs. Alta is a fast-growing and dynamic company with 170- staff working in a collaborative fashion from 35 offices in the U.S. and Canada. Alta’s mission is to help ensure that every community offers a full range of mobility and recreation options for people of all ages, interests, and abilities.
As Manager, you will guide and mentor our team of talented professionals, helping them grow, helping them meet our clients’ needs, and helping them collaborate with other Alta professionals to take projects from vision to implementation. You’ll manage some of our most high-profile projects, oversee the activities and staff of our Chicago office, serve as a regional leader, and lead marketing activities throughout the region. You’ll solidify Alta’s reputation as a trusted advisor and expert, and contribute to the continued growth and success of the Chicago office.
We’re seeking an experienced professional who has a knowledge of and interest in active transportation, has strong people and project management skills, and is looking for the next challenge in their career. As a Senior Associate/Principal Track you must have at least a Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Engineering or Landscape Architecture, but a Master’s degree is preferable. We are looking for at least 10 years in a consulting environment or public entity, have five or more years working as a Project Manager and have at least that much experience managing staff.
Alta Planning + Design offers:
- A supportive and collaborative culture and work environment
- Opportunities for innovation, research
- Training, mentorship, retreats, career advancement
- Unique benefits such as generous PTO including holidays; bike repair, health club, and transit reimbursement; five year travel award; medical, vision, and dental; 401K matching; flexible spending account
- Work-life balance, flexibility in working, family and women’s focus
- Competitive salaries and bonuses
- A wide range of interesting projects
- Opportunities for advancement including company ownership
- Large, diversified ownership and management group