Senior Planner: Urban Development & Zoning Expert

CPL; Suwanee (GA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Licensure assistance

Career advancement

Job summary

CPL in Suwanee, GA is seeking a Senior Planner to join our Community team. You will work with diverse clients on planning, zoning, and community development projects, guiding short- and long-range initiatives across CPL’s practice areas.

Reporting to a Project Manager or Principal, you will manage scopes, budgets, and schedules; develop deliverables; present to city authorities; and contribute to master plans and public input meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Urban Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, Geography, Public Administration, Public Health, Architecture, Engineering, or related field and a minimum of four (4) years of planning experience in the public or private planning sector is required.
• Membership in the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) is required.
• A thorough understanding of municipal planning issues, principles, methods and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior planner for professional planning projects, research, and analysis.
• Provide customer service for planning and zoning matters, both in-person and over the phone.
• Writestaff memos for zoning-related applications for city boards and councils.
• Conduct research on planning and zoning-related matters.
• Complete zoning plan reviews for commercial building permits, land disturbance permits, plats and other land development/zoning related applications.
• Present cases to city authorities and commissions.
• Read, interpres, and write zoning and other codes.
• Contributeto internal master planning charrettes.
• Draftreports for comprehensive and other master plans.
• Organizeand attendspublic input meetings for master planning and other zoning-related projects.
• Attend daytime, nighttime, and occasional weekend public meetings, assisting other planning staff as appropriate.
• Travelto other local offices and clients may be necessary.

Skills

AICP Certification

Urban planning

Budget management

Public speaking

Research & analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Urban Planning or related field

Job description

CPL in Suwanee, GA is seeking a Senior Planner to join our Community team. You will work with diverse clients on planning, zoning, and community development projects, guiding short- and long-range initiatives across CPL’s practice areas.

Reporting to a Project Manager or Principal, you will manage scopes, budgets, and schedules; develop deliverables; present to city authorities; and contribute to master plans and public input meetings.