Urban Planning Expert

Alpheva; United States; Remote; USD 207,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Contract-based project work

Job summary

Alpheva is seeking a senior urban planning expert to support AI evaluation projects touching land use, transport planning, zoning, and community impact. You will review model responses for design errors, incomplete calculations, and coordination gaps, and write precise reference answers with scoring criteria grounded in professional standards.

This is a remote, project-based contract role with scope and hours varying by matching opportunities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of substantive experience in urban or regional planning.
• Senior-level judgment in land use, transport planning, zoning, and community impact with substantial responsibility.
• Ability to write precise reference answers, assess competing approaches, and justify corrections with traceable evidence.

Responsibilities

• Write reference answers and scoring criteria grounded in land use, transport planning, zoning, and community impact.
• Explain consequential errors, evidence gaps, and the reasoning behind your corrections.
• Review model responses for incorrect design assumptions, incomplete calculations, and constructability or coordination gaps.
• Assess whether the reasoning meets professional standards for the stated task.

Skills

Urban planning

Job description

Bring senior urban planning expertise to AI evaluation projects focused on land use, transport planning, zoning, and community impact.

Review model responses and worked examples for incorrect design assumptions, incomplete calculations, and constructability or coordination gaps. Assess whether the reasoning meets professional standards for the stated task.

Write reference answers and scoring criteria grounded in land use, transport planning, zoning, and community impact. Explain consequential errors, evidence gaps, and the reasoning behind your corrections.

This is remote, project-based contract work. Scope, hours, and assignments depend on project matching; the listed hourly range applies to matched work.

Requirements

• 7+ years of substantive experience in urban or regional planning.
• Demonstrated senior-level judgment in land use, transport planning, zoning, and community impact, with substantial responsibility for reviewing or delivering this work.
• Ability to write precise reference answers, assess competing approaches, and justify corrections with traceable evidence.

Pay

$150–$200/hr

Alpheva is a new expert network (launched September 2026); payout methods are not published yet, so confirm your first payment before scaling up.