What are the responsibilities and job description for the Web Development Lead position at Alta Planning + Design?
Description
Alta Planning Design is seeking a Web Development Lead to join our dynamic team in Atlanta. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong web development expertise and leadership experience who is passionate about creating innovative digital solutions. As a key member of our Creative Services team, you will lead the development of responsive, accessible, and optimized websites, as well as support our mission to create sustainable, multimodal transportation systems. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and work on projects that have a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you!
About Alta
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 with over 200 staff, we are dedicated to connecting people to places by working across disciplines and scale to address social justice, safety, and environmental resilience.
Role Overview
The Web Development Lead will lead our web design and development team, overseeing the creation and maintenance of high-quality, responsive websites and digital tools. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Marketing, GIS, and Civic Analytics teams, to develop digital platforms that advance Alta’s projects and client work. This role also involves strategic leadership, team management, and contributing to the advancement of Alta’s market position through innovative digital solutions.
Role Overview
The Web Development Lead will lead our web design and development team, overseeing the creation and maintenance of high-quality, responsive websites and digital tools. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Marketing, GIS, and Civic Analytics teams, to develop digital platforms that advance Alta’s projects and client work. This role also involves strategic leadership, team management, and contributing to the advancement of Alta’s market position through innovative digital solutions.
Day to Day
As the Website and Digital Services Lead, your day-to-day responsibilities can expect to include:
- Client-Facing Work (65%): Lead web development projects for internal and external clients, ensuring alignment with project goals, budgets, timelines, and technical requirements.
- Strategic Leadership & Team Management (15%): Manage the web development team, balancing workloads, conducting QA/QC, and fostering skill development.
- Corporate Marketing & Research (15%): Support Alta’s marketing initiatives by creating digital tools and web-based platforms that enhance our internal and external marketing efforts.
- Workload Balancing (5%): Oversee the distribution and coordination of resources across multiple digital projects, ensuring timely and secure deliverables.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of responsive, accessible websites and applications, ensuring they meet project specifications, design guidelines, and usability standards.
- Collaborate with graphic designers, marketing, and project leads to create seamless digital experiences.
- Develop and maintain web tools that expand and support Alta’s services, including GIS data integration.
- Set up and manage website analytics tools (Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager) to monitor and improve site performance.
- Support Alta’s marketing goals by building web platforms that assist in campaign management, branding, and outreach efforts.
- Maintain Alta’s internal digital infrastructure, ensuring web security and the administration of domain names, hosting environments, and related services.
- Stay informed on the latest trends in web development and digital tools to enhance Alta’s market position and internal efficiency.
Qualifications
Required
This position requires a combination of skills, experience and education including, but not limited to
- 7 years of professional experience in full-stack web development, with a proven track record in leading web design and development teams.
Technical Expertise:
- Advanced knowledge of web development tools and technologies, including JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, SASS, Vue, Node.js, and web frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Django).
- Proficiency with GIS platforms (e.g., Mapbox Vector Tiles, ArcGIS Feature Services) and the integration of GIS data into web applications.
- Experience with version control (Git, GitHub), IDEs (e.g., Visual Studio Code), and system administration tools.
- Experience with web wireframing tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe products)
- Familiarity with web accessibility standards (WCAG) and SEO best practices
- Familiarity with and ability to integrate web products with external databases and systems as needed, including CRMs, CDPs or other marketing technologies (e.g., Salesforce, Hubspot, Ortto, or similar).
- Experience with Python, PHP, and cloud platforms a plus.
Leadership Skills: Ability to mentor and manage a team, overseeing workload distribution, project timelines, and deliverables.
There are a number of additional skills, experience, and education that would be beneficial to this position including, but not limited to:
- Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Interest in sustainable transportation, urban planning, and data-driven decision-making.
- Ability to balance competing priorities and manage complex projects in a fast-paced environment.
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
Compensation
The pay range for this job in Atlanta is $90,000-$110,000 annually. Placement within the range is based upon experience, skill-sets, and qualifications.
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
*The following statements pertain to US Candidates Only*
About Alta Planning Design
Alta is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Alta Planning Design, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. It is our policy that decisions involving people are made on the basis of job-related criteria, independent of an individual’s gender, race, color, national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability for which reasonable accommodation is available, and any other status protected by law. This includes decisions involving hiring, job placement, transfer, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, and company-sponsored programs. Alta Planning Design maintains formal employment policies, available online and by request.
Alta Planning Design, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. It is our policy that decisions involving people are made on the basis of job-related criteria, independent of an individual’s gender, race, color, national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability for which reasonable accommodation is available, and any other status protected by law. This includes decisions involving hiring, job placement, transfer, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, and company-sponsored programs. Alta Planning Design maintains formal employment policies, available online and by request.
Affirmative Action Plan
Alta Planning Design, Inc. is a federal contractor subject to affirmative action regulations requiring written Affirmative Action Plans (AAP’s) for minorities and women, and for covered veterans and individuals with disabilities. We worked intensively with a local firm that specializes in Affirmative Action Plans to develop a program for our company that will not only satisfy our federal obligations but will be a living document. This means the plan is integrated into our recruiting and evaluation procedures and is revisited often in order to ensure we’re doing everything we can to embrace and promote diversity within our company.
Alta Planning Design, Inc. is a federal contractor subject to affirmative action regulations requiring written Affirmative Action Plans (AAP’s) for minorities and women, and for covered veterans and individuals with disabilities. We worked intensively with a local firm that specializes in Affirmative Action Plans to develop a program for our company that will not only satisfy our federal obligations but will be a living document. This means the plan is integrated into our recruiting and evaluation procedures and is revisited often in order to ensure we’re doing everything we can to embrace and promote diversity within our company.
Alta requires all employees to complete their COVID-19 vaccination series or have an approved exception to the requirement due to a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief. Proof of vaccination or an approved exemption for new employees will be verified prior to the first day of employment. Failure to provide proof of vaccination or receipt of an approved exemption will lead to withdrawal of the job offer.
Our hiring process
Stage 1: Applied
Stage 2: Initial Screening
Stage 3: 1st Interview
Stage 4: 2nd Interview (If Applicable)
Stage 5: Offer
Stage 6: Hired
Salary : $90,000 - $110,000
