Senior Planner: Community Vision, GIS & Engagement

American Planning Association - Kentucky Chapter; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Planning NEXT is seeking a planning professional to support high-profile projects through technical planning, GIS mapping, and public engagement. The role involves coordinating across teams, analyzing data, and preparing drafts and final plan documents.

You will travel to project locations, facilitate committees, maintain project websites, and contribute to office administration and marketing activities that keep the office running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Solid technical planning experience and GIS data analysis.

Responsibilities

• analyzing and presenting research
• creating maps and analyzing data through GIS
• the design, facilitation, and support for public engagement events
• traveling to various project locations
• managing and facilitating process and planning committees
• overseeing the development and maintenance of project websites
• writing recommendations
• producing draft content and overseeing the production of final reports and plan documents
• performing some office administration, marketing, and other functions as delineated below to help keep the office running smoothly.

Skills

GIS mapping

Public engagement facilitation

Data analysis

Project coordination

Report writing

Content production

Website maintenance

Job description

Planning NEXT is seeking a planning professional to support high-profile projects through technical planning, GIS mapping, and public engagement. The role involves coordinating across teams, analyzing data, and preparing drafts and final plan documents.

You will travel to project locations, facilitate committees, maintain project websites, and contribute to office administration and marketing activities that keep the office running smoothly.