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Alliance Transportation Group (ATG) delivers a full range of engineering, planning, and consulting services to address current and future transportation challenges.

Do you have a passion for transportation?

Do you want to be a part of a team that truly enjoys working together to make a difference?

ATG is currently seeking an Assistant Director - Transportation Planning in Austin, TX.The Assistant Director of Alliance Transportation Group's Planning Division is responsible for assisting in leading an experienced, multidisciplinary, high-energy team of multimodal transportation planners and travel demand modelers in pursuing, winning, and performing transportation planning studies for a wide variety of public sector clients throughout the US.

Responsibilities:

The Assistant Director, Planning Division will assist the VP-Planning Director in:

• Implementing strategic direction for the firm's Planning Division
• Meeting Division goals and metrics and operations plan
• Supporting business development activities carried out by the team
• Identifying and attending relevant conferences, networking with industry leaders. and seeking out appropriate speaking opportunities
• Effectively managing pursuits as a Capture Manager and winning pursuits
• Overseeing workload management, staffing plan development and implementation
• Promoting continuous improvement in division technical and operational capabilities through use of ATG's proven quality management program and best practice quality management principles
• Providing constructive, timely, effective feedback to staff through formal (goal-setting, performance reviews) and informal means
• Sourcing, attracting, and selecting talent
• Creating a positive and productive workplace

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

For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.