Senior Planner, Planning NEXT (Columbus OH)

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

Community is what makes us, us. At Planning NEXT, we re-imagine the possibilities and pathways for the future of both our clients and our team. Here, we are curious, civic-minded, and people focused. We care about helping communities create a shared sense of purpose and place. This genuine regard has built us a national reputation in visioning, planning and facilitation. Planning NEXT’s work is grounded in a deep commitment to community engagement, including record-setting large-scale public events and a range of innovative techniques for acquiring meaningful insight from the public. We take pride in our sophisticated approach to land use analysis. The firm has a proven track record of creating visions and plans rooted in a community’s values and unique character that are implemented over time for long-lasting impact. We have worked in over 24 states, with 142 communities, have won 28 prestigious awards, and led 4 different international projects.

About the Position.

You will be responsible for supporting a multitude of high-profile projects through your solid technical planning experience and expertise.

• 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

Finally, you will also be tasked with performing some office administration, marketing, and other functions as delineated below to help keep the office running smoothly.