Urban Planner (Designer)

Key Responsibilities

• Support and manage planning projects for colleges and universities, including campus master plans, district plans and site studies, as well as specialized planning studies.
• Conduct research related to campus and urban planning topics.
• Provide technical support to planning projects, including GIS mapping, data collection and analysis, report writing, and preparation of planning deliverables such as plans, maps, diagrams, and graphics.
• Prepare graphic and written materials, including presentations, reports, and visual communication.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including planners, architects, landscape architects, urban designers, engineers, and other planning and design professionals.
• Coordinate with campus clients, public agencies, consultants, and other project stakeholders.
• Facilitate campus and community engagement activities, such as workshops, charrettes, and stakeholder meetings.
• Support proposal development and other business development efforts.

Qualifications

• Your Capabilities and Credentials
• Professional planning experience ideally in a higher education or institutional context.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in collaborative, multidisciplinary teams on planning or design projects.
• Strong work ethic with a high level of organization and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in standard planning and design software tools, including Microsoft Office, InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Bluebeam, SketchUp, Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, and AutoCAD (working ability with AI tools is preferred).
• Working knowledge of industry-standard GIS software, such as Esri’s ArcGIS.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, including ability to prepare clear, concise planning reports and presentations to campus and public audiences.
• Strong graphic skills and ability to assist and lead in the preparation of plan diagrams and graphics, including two- and three-dimensional representations at the campus, district and building scales.
• Quantitative and data-analytic skills are preferred.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or a related field, and a Master’s degree in a related discipline.
• Professional certification / licensure or ability to obtain with one or more of the following: AICP, NOMA, AIA, LEED, LEED-ND, Sites AP, or other pertinent credentials.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in campus planning, urban planning, or related work with a private consulting firms or higher education institution is preferred.
• Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
• This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

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