Military Planner Senior

HDR; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Paid time away

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Retirement plan with employer match

Employee referral bonus

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Senior Military Planner to direct and plan medium to large DoD planning and asset management projects globally. The role requires a US Passport and overseas travel.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate with stakeholders to deliver comprehensive plans, studies and analyses across installations and services. The position emphasizes planning criteria, capital investment strategies, and DD1391 preparation, with strong CAD/GIS/SketchUp communication, and a commitment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning or closely related field.
• Minimum of 10 years in environmental consulting with marketing, land development, staff management and client satisfaction.
• Leadership skills and ability to manage in a team environment.
• Willingness to travel and participate in an employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary DoD planning studies and related documentation.
• Conduct facility and infrastructure analyses and capacity assessments.
• Develop project execution plans and storyboarding processes.
• Facilitate visioning, planning and programming charrettes.
• Coordinate with stakeholders using written, graphic (CAD/GIS/SketchUp/Hand Sketches) and verbal communication.
• Develop complete installation, area and component plans.
• Prepare DD1391 forms and economic analyses.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Project management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning

Master's degree

AICP certification

LEED AP

Tools

CAD

GIS

SketchUp

Hand sketches

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story: https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

Primary Responsibilities

The primary duties of the Senior Military Planner will be to direct and plan medium to large size DoD planning and asset management projects across the globe. Prepares, plans, and analyzes compliance documents. Direct the work of others in the completion of required studies, documents, and reports. Requires extensive meeting facilitation, stakeholder and agency coordination, strategic planning, and project programming experience. This position will require a US Passport and the ability to travel overseas as needed. An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must. Other responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Lead multidisciplinary team to complete DoD planning studies and related documentation in accordance with DoD and Service-specific planning criteria and guidance
• Conduct facility and infrastructure requirements analyses and capacity assessments
• Project Planning – ability to develop successful project execution plans including storyboarding process and product expectations
• Facilitate Installation Visioning, Planning, and Programming Charrettes
• Successfully collaborates in the exchange of information between stakeholders through effective written, graphic (CAD/GIS/SketchUp/Hand Sketches), and verbal communication.
• Builds consensus and support for planning proposals and coordinates efforts to bring stakeholders together with opposing views and interests in order to successfully manage projects
• Develop complete Installation, Area, and Component plans
• Development Plans IAW applicable planning criteria
• Develop a Capital Investment Strategy IAW DOD Service and customer specific criteria
• Preparation of complete DD Forms 1391
• Preparation of economic analyses

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree
• AICP, RLA, PE, RA certification
• LEED AP or higher (Recommended)
• Experience with and / or knowledge of:
  • All aspects of community / installation planning and development
  • Preparing Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 2-100-01 compliant plans
  • Military installation and base operations
  • Military service organizational operations
  • Federal facilities acquisition strategies and policies
  • Business Case Analysis and Development
  • Able to read, understand, and extract appropriate information from environmental documents such as an Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan, Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plan, Environmental Baseline Study, Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement
  • Military range and training complexes
  • Framework Plans
  • District / Area Planning
  • Regulating Plans
  • Form based code
  • Facility requirements and standard designs
  • Economic analysis
  • Basic utilities infrastructure systems
  • Basic transportation circulation systems

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning or closely related field
• A minimum of 10 years experience in environmental consulting with a successful track record of marketing, land development project management, staff management and client satisfaction; advance degree may offset years of experience
• Leadership skills and ability to manage in a team environment
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Business development skills and familiarity of local clients and markets
• Excellent communication skills
• May require the ability to travel
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) {Colorado}: $103,740.00 - $148,200.00 {California}: $114,114.00 - $163,020.00 {Washington DC}: $124,488.00 - $177,840.00

Primary Location: United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs

Other Locations: United States-West Virginia, United States-Kentucky-Louisville, United States-California-Monterey, United States-Alabama-Huntsville, United States-Alabama-Mobile, United States-California-Sacramento, United States-Florida-Fort Lauderdale, United States-West Virginia-Weirton, United States-Florida-Jacksonville, United States-Florida-Panama City, United States-Missouri-St Louis, United States-District of Columbia-Washington DC, United States-West Virginia-Charleston, United States-California-San Diego, United States-Florida-Pensacola, United States-Hawaii-Honolulu, United States-Oklahoma-Tulsa

Industry: Federal

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

BusinessClass: Military Planning

Job Posting: Jun 3, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affinity Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.