Senior Community Planner

Halff; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Halff is seeking a Senior Community Planner to join their Florida-based teams. This role involves project management, public engagement, and technical writing for various planning projects. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and experience in both public and private sectors.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and life insurance

401(k) plans

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Flexible Spending

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in a planning capacity.
• 3 years of project management experience.
• Strong knowledge of computer programs.

Responsibilities

• Project management and leadership of public engagement.
• Plan development and technical report writing.
• Mentor younger staff and manage project budgets.

Skills

Project Management

Public Engagement

Technical Writing

Graphic Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in community/urban planning, landscape architecture, or related field

Master’s degree in community/urban planning, landscape architecture, or related field

Tools

GIS

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Halff Associates Inc. is seeking to hire an experienced planning professional to join our Florida-based teams as a Senior Community Planner. The ideal person for this position can thrive in a collaborative work environment with an interdisciplinary team of planners, landscape architects, and engineers on a variety of planning efforts with both public and private entities. Halff’s Florida-based planning and landscape architecture teams are involved in exciting planning projects throughout the State of Florida and beyond ranging from comprehensive plans; community redevelopment plans; parks, recreation, and trails plans; active transportation plans; downtown, corridor and special area plans; land planning; development code preparation and administration; and more.

The responsibilities of the Senior Community Planner will include project management and leadership of public engagement, plan development, and technical report writing and document production, including maps and graphic elements needed to convey the concepts and ideas generated in each planning effort. The Senior Community Planner will mentor younger staff; balance client, company, and project team responsibilities; manage budgets and tasks; and oversee the preparation of high-quality documents and deliverables. The successful candidate will also be skilled at leading diverse public engagement programs, possess a confident presentation style, and be proficient at managing the competing interests of project stakeholders, as necessary. In addition, the candidate will periodically participate in business development activities and represent the firm. We will prioritize candidates that wish to locate in either our Jacksonville or Tampa offices although candidates who wish to locate to one of our other Florida offices may also be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in community/urban planning, landscape architecture, architecture, or a closely related field.
• 8+ years of experience in a planning capacity.
• 3 years of project management experience.
• Significant and recent project management experience in Florida.
• Strong knowledge of computer programs (GIS, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office programs) and the ability to produce attractive maps, graphics, and written documents.
• Ability to travel periodically to client jurisdictions.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in community/urban planning, landscape architecture, architecture, or a closely related field.
• Experience in both the public and private sector.
• Parks systems master planning and/or trail master planning a plus.
• Well organized, meticulous, and highly motivated.
• Demonstrated abilities in facilitating community stakeholder input and public meetings.
• Strong technical writing and graphic skills.
• AICP and/or other certifications/professional registrations from our allied professions (PLA, AIA, CNU-A, LEED-ND, etc.).
  
  

Application Process

Interested candidates who meet or exceed the above qualifications are invited to submit a letter of interest, resume, and writing/graphic samples of recent work. If collaborative work is shown, credit team members and note your role where applicable.

Company Overview

Halff is a mid-sized, employee-owned, diverse and multi-disciplined professional services firm designed, engineered, planned, constructed — and purposed — for people. Since 1950, we’ve been creating smart solutions that improve lives and communities by turning ideas into reality. Halff was founded on a core tenet: Focus on people, treat them well, and success will follow. It’s no wonder, then, that our employees and the culture they create result in our firm consistently being named a Top Workplace in America.

Our industry-leading professionals collaborate to meet tough challenges in creative ways. Our services include: Construction Services, Energy, Environmental, Geographic Information Systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Land and Site Development, Planning and Landscape Architecture, MEP Engineering, Public Works, Right of Way, Structural Engineering, Subsurface Utility Engineering/Utility Coordination, Surveying, Transportation, Water Resources and Water/Wastewater.

Halff has offices in the following locations:

Arkansas: Bentonville, Fort Smith, Little Rock and North Little Rock

Florida: Chipley, Crestview, Jacksonville, Orlando, Panama City Beach, Tallahassee, Tampa, Tavares and Temple Terrace and Windermere

Louisiana: Baton Rouge and Shreveport

Oklahoma: Norman and Oklahoma City

Texas: Austin, Brownsville, Conroe, Corpus Christi, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Frisco, Houston, Lubbock, McAllen, Midland, Richardson, San Antonio and Tyler

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, prescription, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, paid time off and holiday pay, Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Health Savings Account, 529 College Savings Plan, Flexible Spending, an Employee Assistance Plan and more.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Halff is a drug-free workplace. This offer of employment is contingent upon the receipt of a clear drug screen and background check prior to your first day of employment. This position may be subject to random drug testing pursuant to federal regulations.

Halff Is a Unique, Employee-owned, Regional Consulting Firm That Has Provided Full-service Engineering, Planning, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, And Related Land Development Services For Decades. We Are Committed To Continually Investing In Our Employees, Fostering a Culture Of Collaboration, And Delivering Unwaveringly High-quality Results For Our Clients. Our Passion Is Providing Smarter Solutions With a Distinctly Human Touch For Everyone We Serve. We Improve Lives And Communities By Turning Ideas Into Reality. Halff Continues To Be Ranked By Engineering News-Record As One Of The Top Firms In Texas, Arkansas And Louisiana, Winning The Following Awards In 2021

• Award: Trifecta Award; Zweig Group
• Award: 2021 Best Firms to Work For; Zweig Group
• Award: 2021 Hot Firm; Zweig Group
• Award: 2021 Marketing Excellence; Zweig Group
• Award: Top 500 Design Firms (No. 102); Engineering News-Record
• Award: Best Place for Working Parents, Dallas Regional Chamber
• Award: Top Workplace - Austin American Statesman
• Award: Top Workplace - Houston Chronicle
• Award: Top Workplace - Small Employers, San Antonio Express-News

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Consulting, and Engineering

• Industries

  Civil Engineering

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