Land / Urban Planner

Position: Land / Urban Planner

Location: Chattanooga, TN

Duration: Full-time Permanent

Salary: $65,000 - $90,000 / DOE

Our client is seeking a full-time Land Planner / Urban Designer to join their Landscape Architecture and Land Planning Studio based in their Chattanooga office. The ideal candidate is creative, collaborative, and has a passion for creating places that are authentic, innovative, and functional. This position will have the opportunity to work on a broad range of projects with a focus on public sector work, planning, and design, including community comprehensive plans, parks and recreation planning and design, community mobility and alternative transportation plans, streetscape and urban design, green infrastructure, civic center, and downtown master planning. The Land Planner will have access to professionals of various backgrounds and expertise across the multi-disciplinary firm.

The selected candidate will demonstrate a passion and aptitude for planning and designing the public realm, engaging community members in the design process, and translating community input into functional plans, policy, and designs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Support senior planners and/or project managers in producing master planning documents for federal projects

Support project team in data collection and data analysis

Preparation of plans and maps, GIS production, report graphics production, and workshop meeting documentation

Support project teams and sometimes lead client workshops

Establish and maintain a project framework, budget, and schedule

Review and edit planning and design documents throughout a project lifecycle

Assist department leads in preparing proposals and assigning project teams

Perform additional related duties as assigned

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ability to efficiently read, comprehend, and interpret a variety of community plans, resource documents, and data sources (including GIS data)

Comfortable facilitating small group discussions and building consensus

Possess a functional understanding of comprehensive planning and policy documents, zoning and development codes, entitlement processes, and transportation plans

Manage and mentor a team to meet project goals and deadlines

Perform and manage the design of projects in ArcGIS Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, and MS Office platforms

Coordinate and lead meetings with clients, design professionals, reviewing agencies, state agencies, development districts, and nonprofit agencies

Help lead and document community engagement and public input

AICP certification or ability to obtain

Requirements:

Bachelors degree in Planning, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Environmental Planning & Design, or a related field

4-8+ years of experience in land planning and design

Portfolio of previous community-related project experience

Proficiency with one or more of the following platforms: ArcGIS Pro, MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite

Adaptability and time management

Ability to work independently as well as in multi-disciplinary teams

Benefits:

100% covered health, dental, and vision insurance

Group term life insurance, identity theft protection, long-term and short-term disability coverage, telemedicine, and long-term care insurance

Generous PTO, paid holidays, and three additional paid days between Christmas and New Years Day

Profit-sharing bonus

401(k) contribution

Compensatory time paid out as PTO or additional pay if over 40 hours worked in a week

Flexible work environment

Focus on work-life balance