Parks, Open Space, and Trails Planner

Jobtailor; Arizona; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Project Manager with a landscape architecture or planning background in Arizona to lead project schedules, budgets, and communications between clients and design teams for parks, recreation, open space, and trails projects.

The role requires strong mapping and graphics capabilities using ArcGIS and Adobe InDesign, plus collaboration with stakeholders, documentation, and occasional evening meetings or site visits. A bachelor’s degree and 5+ years’ experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture or related field.
• 5+ years of design or planning consulting experience or local government experience.
• Knowledge of parks, outdoor recreation, and trail planning and land development codes.
• Experience with local government system plans for parks and trails.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office, ArcGIS, and Adobe Creative Cloud, especially InDesign; Photoshop and Illustrator a plus.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project schedules, budgets, and communication between clients and teams as Project Manager or Assistant Project Manager.
• Perform planning research and documentation.
• Provide supporting mapping and graphics in Adobe InDesign and ArcGIS.
• Manage and analyze information collection systems, including assessments, inventories, and trends.
• Develop reliable and transparent information-gathering methods.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and summarize stakeholder meetings, online outreach, and community public meetings.
• Attend occasional evening meetings and public events.
• Travel occasionally to project sites and public events.

Skills

Project Management

Public Speaking

Multitasking

Collaboration

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

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

Tools

ArcGIS

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Maintain overall project schedules, budgets, and communication between clients and teams as Project Manager or Assistant Project Manager
• Perform planning research and documentation
• Provide supporting mapping and graphics in Adobe InDesign and ArcGIS
• Manage and analyze information collection systems, including assessments, inventories, and trends
• Develop reliable and transparent information-gathering methods
• Write system-wide parks, recreation, open space, and trails plans and outdoor recreation plans
• Coordinate, facilitate, and summarize stakeholder meetings, online outreach, and community public meetings
• Attend occasional evening meetings and public events
• Travel occasionally to project sites and public events

Requirements

• 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
• Expertise in Microsoft Office, ArcGIS, and Adobe Creative Cloud, especially InDesign; Photoshop and Illustrator a plus
• Example products of mapping and graphics
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, multitask, adjust to changing priorities, and meet deadlines
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and public speaking skills
• Preferred: exceptional relationships with federal, state, and local land managers
• Preferred: knowledge of wildlife corridors, comprehensive plans, land development codes, vision documents, and development processes
• Preferred: experience with social media and website development

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project management, including maintaining schedules and budgets, while effectively communicating with clients and teams. Proficient in parks, recreation, and trail planning principles, with strong skills in mapping and graphics using ArcGIS and Adobe InDesign.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management
• ArcGIS
• Adobe InDesign
• Parks And Recreation Planning
• Stakeholder Engagement

Hard Skills

• Project Scheduling
• Budget Management
• Information Collection Systems
• Mapping And Graphics
• Land Use Planning
• Site Planning And Design
• Local Government System Plans
• Outdoor Recreation Planning
• Microsoft Office
• Adobe Creative Cloud

Soft Skills

• Excellent Verbal Communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Public Speaking
• Multitasking
• Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• Valid Driver’s License

Industry Keywords

• Parks Planning
• Recreation Management
• Open Space Planning
• Trails Planning
• Land Development Codes
• Wildlife Corridors
• Comprehensive Plans
• Vision Documents
• Development Processes

Tools & Technologies

• ArcGIS
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Microsoft Office