Entry Level Urban Planning Jobs in Renton, WA (NOW HIRING)

Responsibilities:

• Prepare, assemble, and submit land development permit applications to local, county, and state jurisdictions throughout the Pacific Northwest.
• Coordinate with planning departments, public works agencies, utility providers, and regulatory agencies to facilitate permit approvals.
• Track permit status, review timelines, agency comments, and project milestones to ensure timely project delivery.
• Prepare permit narratives, responses to agency comments, and supporting documentation.
• Prepare SEPA checklists.
• Research zoning regulations, municipal codes, comprehensive plans, development standards, and permit requirements.
• Interpret jurisdictional development regulations and communicate permitting requirements to project managers and clients.
• Coordinate with engineers, surveyors, environmental consultants, architects, and other project team members to assemble complete permit packages.
• Attend meetings with clients, jurisdictional staff, and regulatory agencies as needed.
• Maintain permitting schedules and communicate project status to clients and internal staff.
• Assist with project due diligence by researching property information, zoning, easements, critical areas, and entitlement requirements.
• Support entitlement processes including site development permits, subdivisions, short plats, boundary line adjustments, variances, conditional use permits, and other land use approvals.
• Maintain organized electronic project files and permitting documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve permitting processes and increase project efficiency.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in land use planning, permitting, municipal planning, civil engineering consulting, or a related field preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Environmental Studies, Civil Engineering, Public Administration, or related field preferred. Relevant experience may be substituted.
• Experience working with local jurisdictions and permitting agencies throughout Washington and/or Oregon preferred.
• Working knowledge of zoning codes, subdivision regulations, development standards, and land use permitting processes.
• Ability to read and interpret civil engineering plans, surveys, site plans, and construction drawings.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with Bluebeam preferred.
• Experience with permit tracking software or project management software is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Team-oriented, self-motivated, hardworking, highly ethical, and dependable employee.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Willingness to learn jurisdiction-specific permitting requirements throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. Duties and responsibilities may vary depending on the company's specific needs.

Job Type:

• Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Bonuses
• Also paid for work above 40 hours/week
• 4 weeks Paid Time Off
• 8 Holidays
• Health Savings Account
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Schedule
• Hybrid work environment

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift

Work Setting:

• Hybrid (office and remote)
• Occasional travel to project sites and jurisdiction offices throughout the Pacific Northwest
• Office located in Redmond, Washington

Experience:

• Planning, permitting, municipal development review, or land development experience: 2+ years

Solid Ground Engineering, PLLC (SGE) provides expert civil engineering services for land development projects. Our team of experts offers site feasibility, project layouts, site plans, utility design, stormwater design, permitting, and schedule consultation, along with many other civil engineering services for residential, industrial, and commercial projects. Professional experience includes working within jurisdictions in Snohomish, King, and Pierce counties on single-family, multi-family, industrial, and commercial projects. The experts at SGE have the confidence to deliver on projects from single-family home sites to complex multi-phased residential subdivisions across hundreds of acres of urban or mixed-use, mid-rise apartment buildings with hundreds of units.
Our team takes pride in producing high-quality work, paying excellent attention to detail, using innovative solutions, and being highly responsive to our clients' needs. Our creative and flexible approach to project planning and permitting allows us to provide clients with solutions that reduce project timelines, minimize permitting risks, and maximize project value while meeting applicable codes and regulations.
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