Senior Infrastructure Planner & Grants Lead

Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority; South Carolina; On-site; USD 71,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

The Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority seeks a Principal Planner for Infrastructure to perform professional planning, analytical, and project management tasks. You’ll implement long-range infrastructure goals, manage grants, and coordinate with management, stakeholders, and Board members under supervision of the Strategic Initiatives Manager.

This role focuses on master planning, source water planning, and strategic planning, with collaboration across governmental units and a strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in urban planning or related field.
• Five or more years of professional planning experience.
• Experience in grant writing and successful grant applications.

Responsibilities

• Participates in Government Affairs and Engineering department initiatives.
• Prepares and supports implementation of planning projects such as utility master planning, source water planning, and strategic planning.
• Attends local agency meetings or participates in special planning projects as assigned.
• Compiles demographic data within the service territory and analyzes demographic information and projections.
• Creates and revises complex computerized mapping projects and analyzes data.
• Monitors and provides notice of annexation, large development or rezoning projects to support the Land Development Team.
• Monitors and analyzes the impact of development on long-term treatment capacity.
• Supports the development and implementation of the grants program and capital improvements planning.
• Prepares and shapes funding strategy, maintains multi-year grant pipelines, ensures compliance.
• Leads the grant writing and grant administration to support the grants program and funding strategy.
• Reviews, prepares, and processes reports and documents including research memos and board reports.
• Represents the Authority to support planning of utility needs.
• Maintains relationships with customers, developers, and local municipalities.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Architecture, GIS (Geographic Information System), Civil Engineering, or related field

Job description

The Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority seeks a Principal Planner for Infrastructure to perform professional planning, analytical, and project management tasks. You’ll implement long-range infrastructure goals, manage grants, and coordinate with management, stakeholders, and Board members under supervision of the Strategic Initiatives Manager.

This role focuses on master planning, source water planning, and strategic planning, with collaboration across governmental units and a strong