West Regional Director of Engineering

Description

Alta is seeking a dynamic West Regional Director of Engineering to join our team in Oakland and lead our growing engineering practice across the West. This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineering leader who believes in the importance of active, multimodal, and sustainable transportation to shape communities while driving business excellence and operational performance.

In this role, you will work with the Engineering Director to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for our West region engineering teams, driving innovation in sustainable transportation design while fostering a culture of collaboration, professional growth, and excellence. You will be responsible for setting technical and strategic direction for engineering initiatives across our West region of offices, which include Oakland, Portland, Los Angeles, Seattle, Phoenix, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Reno ensuring our projects create positive impacts on communities nationwide while meeting financial and operational performance standards.

If you are passionate about leading transformational change in transportation engineering while developing talent and advancing organizational excellence, 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 global leader in mobility innovation for over 27 years with over 230 staff, we are dedicated to connecting people to places by working across disciplines and scale to address social justice, safety, and environmental resilience.

Leadership Responsibilities

As West Regional Director of Engineering, you will be the strategic leader responsible for driving engineering excellence and organizational growth across our western operations while collaborating with other regional directors to help lead the engineering practice as a whole.  Your leadership will directly impact the success of our mission to create active, healthy communities, while ensuring strong financial performance and operational excellence.

Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Develop and execute long-term strategic plans for the West region engineering practice, aligning with company-wide objectives and market opportunities
• Ensure the West Region meets or exceeds annual and quarterly financial targets, with strong emphasis on achieving Net Service Revenue and EBITDA growth
• Lead the regional engineering organization through periods of growth and change, ensuring operational excellence and cultural alignment
• Champion innovation in active transportation engineering practices and emerging technologies
• Drive a culture of fiscal and business acumen that empowers teams to seek continuous improvement in operational efficiency and financial performance
• Play an active role in the budgeting process, including prioritization of trade-offs to grow both revenue and earnings

People Leadership & Organizational Development

Business Development & Client Relations

Operational Excellence & Project Oversight

Qualifications

Required Experience & Education :

Leadership & Management Competencies :

Technical Expertise :

Additional Requirements :

Advanced Education & Credentials :

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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 $175,000-$215,000 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

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

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