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