Coastal Resiliency Planner

Description

• Work in a collaborative environment as part of a multi-discipline team.
• Work within an established project management plan to achieve specific goals.
• Assist the team manager with related marketing and client development for planning assignments and help support/identify strategic direction to advance practices.
• Prepare and facilitate public involvement and consensus-building meetings and workshops.
• Draft proposals and statements of qualification within the directives of company policy relating to marketing.
• Plan, schedule, conduct and coordinate detailed phases of planning work in several large and important projects.
• Manage personal timeliness and technical correctness of a project to ensure high-quality work that fits within a client’s budget and expectations.
• Maintain liaisons with individuals inside and outside of the company.
• Represent the company at conferences, seminars, meetings; make presentations to clients, government officials, and industry representatives.
• Delegate to and supervise technicians and other planners when performing project tasks.
• Develop plans for utilization of land and physical facilities of cities, counties, campuses, metropolitan areas, and larger geographies, demonstrating creativity, foresight and mature judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented planning and design phases of a project.

Requirements

• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, various common graphic design programs, database management and GIS
• Demonstrate ability to produce well-written reports and highly visual documents.
• 7+ years of planning-related work experience
• Experience in cross-sector planning (community and economic development, resilience, etc.), project management of multiple and complex projects, facilitation and engagement, project and scope development, and other skills necessary to be successful in a government-client focused, high-paced firm.
• Be willing to travel as needed to meet project commitments, including overnight travel and evening client meeting obligations.
• 3+ years of planning-related work experience
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification
• Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture or a related field.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance