Associate Vice President [Santa Ana / Los Angeles]

About the role

Iteris is looking for an Associate Vice President that seeks to join a talented group of professionals to promote thriving communities by applying innovative transportation planning, engineering and technology solutions to solve complex issues in transportation. You will work with all levels of public agency and private clients to make mobility safe, efficient and sustainable for everyone.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for senior leadership at Southern California public agencies
• Navigate complex, multi-jurisdictional stakeholders and stakeholder groups to build consensus on regional corridors, active transportation networks, and transit projects
• Support development and implementation of community outreach strategies that meet strict public agency equity metrics, ensuring meaningful engagement
• Identify, track, and capture upcoming public sector Requests for Proposals (RFPs) across Southern California counties
• Serve as the Principal-in-Charge or Lead Strategist on major public sector pursuits, including writing technical approaches, structuring project teams, and leading interview preparation
• Formulate strategic partnerships with Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), Small Business Enterprises (SBEs), and other subconsultants and prime consultants to meet public agency contract goals
• Oversee and support preparation of long-range transportation plans, such as General Plan Circulation Elements, Active Transportation Plans (ATP), Complete Streets plans, Vision Zero/systemic safety plans, Senate Bill (SB) 743 compliance evaluations, transportation components of CEQA