ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM MANAGER

Job Type

Full-time

Description

LANESHIFT:

Laneshift operates as an extension of Crafton Tull and focuses on strengthening people and places through active transportation. The Laneshift team supports Crafton Tull projects, along with their own. Projects range in size and type but have a focus on creating connected communities through the development of safe, comfortable, and connected active transportation infrastructure and creating welcoming, accessible and encouraging cultures around active transportation.

What Guides Our Work

• Heart: We value people and prioritize meaningful relationships.
• Servant Leadership: We serve others humbly and attentively.
• Safety: We cultivate an environment of trust that respects the individual and creates belonging.
• Adaptability: We navigate complexity with a smile on our faces.
• Mosaic: We intentionally equip, empower, and elevate an array of voices and perspectives within our team and in the people we serve.
• Impact: We are committed to growth and change through experiences that broaden perspectives.
  
  

Are you looking for a career that combines your passion for your craft with true ownership? Laneshift operates as an extension of Crafton Tull, which is a 100% employee-owned planning, design, and surveying firm dedicated to improving communities. As an employee-owner, you'll have a direct, long-term stake in Crafton Tull's continued success. This sense of ownership drives everything we do. Join us and become part of a team that values your professional growth and invests in your future.

Join our team. Own your future.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership
• Two Medical Plan Options
• Health Savings Account with Company Match
• Dental & Vision
• Employer Paid Life & Disability
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) with Company Match
• Annual Bonus
• Paid Time Off Bank
• Extended Illness Bank
• Flexible Work Hours
• Incentivized Wellness Program
• Growth Opportunity
• Employee Recognition Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance
• And More
  
  

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM MANAGER SUMMARY: Leads and facilitates active transportation educational programs, workshops, and public engagement initiatives. Develops inclusive programs and strategies to promote walking and biking culture. Manages client and subcontractor communications, supports project planning and proposal development, and analyzes transportation policies, data, and GIS information. Assists with grant identification and applications, coordinates public outreach and events, and monitors project progress from initiation to completion. Delivers presentations and supports various planning efforts to enhance active transportation infrastructure and community involvement.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Include The Following

• Lead the delivery and facilitation of Laneshift education programs such as The Active Transportation Academy, Benchmarking Tours, and Excursions.
• Facilitate workshops and presentations associated with all programs and projects.
• Develop programs and initiatives that focus on growing a welcoming, accessible, and encouraging culture for active transportation users.
• Maintain ongoing professional and detailed interaction with clients and subcontractors.
• Support the development and implementation of public engagement and outreach plans tailored to individual regions and communities, with a focus on engaging an array of voices and perspectives.
• Assist in the development of proposals and statements of qualifications for prospective projects.
• Review policies and ordinances within communities and develop recommendations for revisions or additions that support and enhance active transportation.
• Analyze and synthesize regional bicycle and pedestrian data for short-range and long-range active transportation plans.
• Support the development of scoping plans for infrastructure projects identified throughout various projects.
• Analyze, synthesize and coordinate GIS data collection and visualization for use in projects.
• Coordinate with the Laneshift team in developing public information and messaging for active transportation plans and initiatives.
• Support, monitor, and report on the progress of consulting and planning projects from beginning through completion.
• Support and assist in coordinating various local committees, public outreach, initiatives, and events associated with current plans.
• Develop and deliver engaging presentations related to active transportation.
• Identify potential grants and assist clients in applying for specific public and private grants programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

COMPETENCIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Professionalism
• Facilitation
• Public speaking
• Detail Oriented
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Organizing, planning, and coordinating
• Excellent communication skills – Listening, understanding, and responding
• Teamwork, Cooperation, and collaboration
• Flexibility
• Good interpersonal and customer service skills
• Confident presentation skills (clear communication to technical committees, officials, public)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
  
  

Requirements

• QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: We value diverse education and professional backgrounds, provided the candidate possesses the necessary experience and skills to effectively handle the responsibilities of the position. A Bachelor's Degree in Planning, Landscape Architecture, Geography, Public Administration, Business or related field is preferred. A minimum, of three years of professional experience, ideally working with municipalities, is highly desirable. An AICP certification or experience in public policy, learning, public speaking, training, or education are beneficial but not required. Proficiency with GIS software product is highly desirable. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of transportation, planning, regional and city planning, and active transportation.
  
  

Due to the nature of this role, it is essential that the employee be able to ride a bicycle unassisted and understand how to ride a bicycle safely, following all rules of the road. The candidate must also be able to educate others on riding a bicycle and the rules of the road, ensuring their safety.

• LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to apply concepts such as averages, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to utilized and understand geometric principles.
• REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• COMPUTER SKILLS: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Database software, Design software, Internet software, Spreadsheet software, and Word Processing software.
• OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Must have a valid driver license.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee often sits, uses hands for various tasks, talks or listens, frequency reaches, and occasionally stands, walks, climbs, stoops, kneels, or crawls. They may need to lift up to 75 pounds and should have specific vision abilities like close distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, with the ability to adjust focus. This role involves both office work and outdoor activities, including leading academies that require riding a bike. Therefore, it is essential that the employee be physically able to ride a bicycle unassisted and understand how to ride a bicycle safely, following all rules of the road. This job typically involves working in temperature-controlled office and outdoors. The usual noise level in the work environment is moderate, and accommodation can be provided for individuals with disabilities to perform these duties.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: While this job description serves as a foundational guide outlining the requirements, responsibilities, and duties associated with this role, it may not comprehensively cover all aspects. The nature of our dynamic work environment allows for real-time adjustments, and this role may evolve in tandem with organizational changes. Adaptability is crucial and should there be any questions or further clarification needed, please reach out to the supervisor, division leader, or human resources.
  
  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to

race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.