AICP Planner – Federal/DoD Installation Masterplanning

The Diallo Group; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 117,000; Part time

Job summary

The Diallo Group is seeking an experienced AICP-Certified Planner to support federal and DoD planning assignments from our Alexandria, VA office. The role focuses on installation planning, ADPs/IDPs, and facility programming for national and overseas clients.

Responsibilities include leading master planning efforts, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and developing planning documents while mentoring junior staff. This is a part-time, project-based in-office position located in Alexandria.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Planning, Urban Planning, Regional Planning, Architecture, Geography, or a related field.
• Current AICP certification required.
• 5+ years of professional planning experience; federal/DoD planning experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with military installation planning, master planning, or federal facility planning highly desirable.
• Familiarity with UFC planning criteria and DoD planning processes preferred.
• Experience with DD Form 1391s, BFRs, ADPs, IDPs, or similar federal planning products is a plus.
• Strong facilitation, writing, presentation, and client-facing skills.
• Ability to travel periodically for charrettes and site visits.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support federal installation and master planning assignments.
• Facilitate and participate in planning charrettes, stakeholder meetings, interviews, and site visits.
• Develop ADPs, IDPs, planning studies, facility requirements, alternatives analyses, and implementation strategies.
• Support development and validation of DD Form 1391 programming documents and BFRs.
• Analyze land use, facilities, infrastructure, mission requirements, development constraints, and future growth.
• Coordinate with GIS specialists, architects, engineers, landscape architects, cost estimators, and client stakeholders.
• Prepare planning reports, presentations, briefing materials, and technical documentation.
• Support federal proposal development, scopes of work, schedules, and technical approaches.
• Assist with quality control and mentoring of junior planning staff.

Skills

5+ years planning experience

Federal/DoD planning experience

Military installation planning

Master planning

Federal facility planning

DoD planning processes

Federal planning documents (DD 1391, B

Facilitation

Writing

Presentations

Client-facing

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Planning/Urban Planning/Regional Planning/Architecture/Geography

Job description

The Diallo Group is seeking an experienced AICP-Certified Planner to support federal and DoD planning assignments from our Alexandria, VA office. The role focuses on installation planning, ADPs/IDPs, and facility programming for national and overseas clients.

Responsibilities include leading master planning efforts, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and developing planning documents while mentoring junior staff. This is a part-time, project-based in-office position located in Alexandria.