Hybrid Parks, Open Space & Trails Planner

Logan Simpson; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with firm match

Life/AD&D; Short-Term and Long-Term DI

Paid holidays

Job summary

Logan Simpson is seeking a Parks, Open Space, and Trails Planner to join a hybrid team across our Western US offices, including CO, UT, AZ. The role focuses on park, outdoor recreation, open space, and trail system planning and requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary group.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in design/planning, strong ArcGIS and Adobe InDesign skills, and a drive for proactive community involvement and high-quality deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Engineering, Recreation Management, Environmental Studies, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience at a design or planning consulting firm, or in a local government parks, recreation, open space, and/or trails department.
• Knowledge of parks, outdoor recreation, and trail planning principles and practices, including land use planning, site planning and design, and land development codes.
• Experience in local government system plans for parks, recreation, open space, or trails.

Responsibilities

• Maintain overall project schedules, budget, and client-team communication (Project Manager or Assistant Project Manager depending on experience).
• Perform planning research, documentation, and mapping/graphics in Adobe InDesign and ArcGIS.
• Manage information collection systems and data gathering methods for reliability and transparency.
• Write planning documents for parks, recreation, open space, and trails plans and related outdoor recreation plans.
• Coordinate and summarize outreach activities, stakeholder meetings, and public meetings.

Skills

5+ years experience

Public speaking

Team collaboration

ArcGIS

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Engineering, Recreation Management, Environmental Studies, or related field

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

Adobe InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

Logan Simpson is seeking a Parks, Open Space, and Trails Planner to join a hybrid team across our Western US offices, including CO, UT, AZ. The role focuses on park, outdoor recreation, open space, and trail system planning and requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary group.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in design/planning, strong ArcGIS and Adobe InDesign skills, and a drive for proactive community involvement and high-quality deliverables.