Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Planner

Job Description

Job Description

Description

Alta Planning + Design seeks a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Planner for our Oakland office. This production-level position is a great opportunity for someone who believes in the importance of active, multimodal, and sustainable transportation and who is interested in growing their career as a transportation planning professional. If you are looking to join an innovative organization and do work that connects people to places while advancing social justice, safety, and environmental resilience, apply with Alta today!

About Alta
Alta is a mission-driven company working to mitigate climate change and advance safety and social justice by shaping sustainable, people-centered communities. We bring together expertise across planning, design, engineering, education and encouragement programs, and community engagement to help communities thrive. Our work is grounded in the belief that how places are designed and experienced has a profound impact on equity, health, and opportunity—and that people should always be at the heart of those decisions.

Founded in 1996, Alta was at the forefront of the active transportation movement and has spent nearly 30 years partnering with communities to imagine a more connected, resilient, and inclusive future. Today, with more than 225 staff across the United States and beyond, we are a global leader in creating environments that support everyday life, strengthen human connection, and respond to the challenges of a changing world. Alta offers the opportunity to collaborate across disciplines, contribute to meaningful work at every scale, and be part of a team committed to making lasting, positive change for people and the places they call home.

Summary + Overview

This position is responsible for producing high-quality materials, reports and other deliverables in support of project objectives. As a SRTS Planner with our Oakland team, you will:

• Work with our multidisciplinary group of planners, engineers, program specialists, and graphic designers to support and implement SRTS and other transportation planning projects
• Support Alta’s work with multi-school programs, lead walk audits, facilitate community outreach, engage with school stakeholders, and work alongside community-based teaming partners to deliver SRTS programming in urban, suburban and rural communities
• Participate in public outreach activities, including virtual and in-person workshops, site audits, pop-up events, charettes, and demonstration projects.
• Solidify Alta’s reputation as a national leader in SRTS and active transportation planning, and contribute to the continued growth and success of our outstanding SRTS practice.
• Use your writing, research, mapping, or graphics skills to develop reports and plans.
• Have an opportunity to use and develop project management skills while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of dedicated professionals.

This is a unique opportunity to build your knowledge of SRTS and active transportation planning for all ages and abilities. Our current workload includes education and encouragement programs, safety campaigns, equity analyses, evaluation studies, suggested route mapping, and engineering assessments for regional agencies, counties, local governments and school districts throughout Oregon, Washington, and California.

Position Priorities

A general understanding of the field of urban planning, and/or public health, the ability to collaborate across discipline boundaries to support the delivery of solutions which meet client expectations is required in order to successfully meet the requirements of this position.

The essential priorities of this position are to:

• Contribute to the production of high-quality plans, reports, and analyses.
• Participate in public outreach and other project deliverables.

Responsibilities + Tasks
Additional responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Participating in, and sometimes leading, pedestrian education and other on-site school engagement activities.
• Participating in, and sometimes leading, field investigations and site analyses.
• Participating in, and sometimes leading, research activities in support of project planning deliverables. May include formatting documents, contributing to the development of presentation materials, and analyzing public engagement data.
• Participating in, and sometimes leading, the development, editing, and production of newsletters, lesson plans, final reports, memos, and workshop materials.
• Collecting data and producing materials maps for fieldwork, public input, client meetings, and project display boards and reports.
• Coordinating internally to develop and disseminate templates and best practices.
• Participating in other ongoing planning projects external to the SRTS team, including engagement support, development of high quality technical reports and memoranda, and related tasks.

Qualifications

Required

This position requires a combination of skills, experience and education including, but not limited to

• Basic understanding of ArcGIS Pro
• Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Public Health, or a related field of study.
• Experience in a consulting environment or public entity is preferred.
• Working knowledge of, and interest in, the field of active, non-motorized transportation.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and multiple simultaneous projects, if necessary.
• Ability and willingness to travel.
• Good interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong initiative and the ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Exhibits accuracy, attention to detail, and strong organizational skills.
• Good understanding of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite, ESRI ArcGIS, or similar products.

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 base salary range for this role is indicated in the posting. This range reflects the company’s good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location.

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

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