About Us
Alliant Engineering, Inc., an employee-owned company, is a growing transportation planning, engineering, landscape architecture, and surveying firm with a strong culture of customer service, quality, delivery, and innovation. Our employee owners are driven by a commitment to build better communities with excellence and passion. At Alliant we work hard, we have fun, and we love it.
Our staff blend collaboration with integrity and forward-thinking to develop solutions that address current needs and future aspirations. Internally, we strive to provide a diverse and equitable culture of support and opportunity We extend this culture outward by regularly giving back to charitable organizations in our communities. Alliant Engineering seeks straightforward people who value smart solutions, intelligent discussion, and a collaborative approach to achieving great things. Always humbly confident, we believe in creating work that speaks for itself.
Our staff are engaged in a wide range of interesting and innovative projects for our clients that rely on proactive, thoughtful, and inclusive community and stakeholder engagement, both in person and online. Current projects include multimodal corridor planning and design, planning policy and guidance, leading-edge transportation safety planning and implementation, equity analysis, environmental documentation, grant applications, and more.
About the Role
Alliant is known for high quality community and stakeholder engagement that gets results. With our growing practice, we are seeking to add an Engagement Specialist based in our dynamic downtown Minneapolis office.
This person in this role will be responsible for leading and implementing community and stakeholder engagement projects and activities at Alliant, with support from our transportation planning and marketing staff. The successful candidate will work closely with Alliant project managers, planners, and engineers across the company and with our clients. This position reports to the Director of Transportation Planning.
Responsibilities:
In collaboration with project staff, lead the planning and execution of a wide range of in-person and online community and stakeholder engagement activities. Specific duties and activities may include:
- Provide engagement leadership, strategy, and support to Alliant project managers and clients
- Work with project teams to understand project decision needs and milestones and incorporate them into engagement strategies and activities
- Prepare and implement project engagement plans
- Plan, lead and/or facilitate a range of meeting types and events including public open houses, pop-up meetings, focus groups, and agency committee meetings
- Prepare materials to support engagement activities
- Devise strategies and lead preparation of materials for online engagement via websites and online engagement platforms
- Work with graphic designers to prepare graphics to support engagement activities that clearly communicate project technical information to general audiences, including display boards, handouts, surveys, social media posts, etc.
- Prepare engagement scopes of work and budgets to support marketing proposals to win new work
- Identify and track engagement components of upcoming project opportunities and help position Alliant with clients
- Delegate activities to other staff as appropriate
- Opportunity to support transportation planning activities as needed
- Participate externally with relevant professional organizations
Qualifications:
- At least 7 years experience in community and stakeholder engagement, preferably with leadership responsibilities
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (Communications, Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, etc.) or equivalent experience
- Experience preparing written and graphical materials that translate complex technical information for general audiences
- Demonstrated success developing and implementing community and stakeholder engagement strategies
- Skill and experience successfully engaging with community members in challenging contexts or around disagreements
- Experience engaging nontraditional, underserved or similar stakeholders and knowledge of appropriate and effective techniques
- Excellent written, verbal, and graphical communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to successfully work with staff across multiple disciplines and organizational functions
- Strong interpersonal and client relationship skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
- Proficiency with one or more online engagement platforms
- Experience with or knowledge of transportation planning and engineering or similar fields
- Knowledge of or involvement with relevant professional organizations
Benefits:
At Alliant, we take care of our employees by offering a world class benefit package including:
- Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
- Generous Profit Sharing, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), and 401k Contribution Programs
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
- Company Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
- Wellness Programs & Competitions
- Generous Annual Leave and Compensatory Time Off Programs
- Flexible Schedules
- Casual Work Environment
- Paid Professional Development and Training
- Community Involvement/Charity Events
- Numerous Employee Focused Events (Lunch & Learns, Office Recreation Room, Quarterly Off-Site Socials, Etc.)
The Alliant team is a group of enthusiastic, self-motivated professionals that live the mission of building better communities with excellence and passion. Come and be an employee-owner in an organization that offers an inclusive workplace culture that is uplifting and positive, along with an outstanding salary and benefits package.
The base salary for this position is expected to be in the range of $80,000 - $90,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.
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| We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. |
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