Director of Civil Engineering - East Region

Director Of Civil Engineering - East Region

Alta is seeking a dynamic East Regional Director Of Engineering to join our team in Atlanta and lead our growing engineering practice in the East. 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 East 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 East region of offices, which include Atlanta, Durham, Minneapolis, Baltimore, and Nashville; 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!

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 30 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.

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Atlanta, GA

Workplace type: Hybrid

Compensation: $160,000 - $215,000 / year

Leadership Responsibilities

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

• Develop and execute long-term strategic plans for the East region engineering practice, aligning with company-wide objectives and market opportunities
• Ensure the East 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

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience as a Transportation Engineer in consulting environment or public entity
• 8+ years in project management roles with demonstrated P&L responsibility
• 5+ years in leadership positions managing engineering teams and business operations
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) license required
• Proven track record of business development success and client relationship management

What We Offer

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.

The pay range for this job in Atlanta is $160,000-$215,000 annually. Placement within the range is based upon experience, skill-sets, and qualifications.

Alta offers comprehensive benefits to all full-time employees:

• Medical: PPO or HSA medical plans, Alta pays 75% of the cost
• Dental/Vision: PPO, Alta pays 90% of the cost
• 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