Senior Urban Planner - Multimodal & Policy Leader

Stratus Team; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Job summary

Stratus is seeking a Senior Urban Planner I to lead major components of long-range planning, zoning, mobility planning, and policy development. You will manage analytical workstreams, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and produce deliverables guiding client decisions.

You will mentor junior staff, ensure regulatory alignment, and collaborate with engineers, architects, and environmental specialists across projects nationwide. A strong portfolio and 5+ years of experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in urban planning or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible planning experience.
• Experience managing key components of large-scale planning projects.
• Strong portfolio or work samples demonstrating advanced planning analysis, writing, and map production.

Responsibilities

• Lead significant portions of planning projects, including comprehensive plans, small-area plans, policy frameworks, zoning assessments, and multimodal studies.
• Conduct and oversee complex zoning and land-use analyses, including code interpretation, scenario testing, and policy implications.
• Develop planning recommendations, synthesizing spatial analysis, regulatory frameworks, demographic trends, and client goals.
• Prepare key sections of major planning documents, including goals, strategies, implementation steps, and supporting narrative content.
• Conduct advanced GIS spatial analyses, including forecasting, suitability modeling, redevelopment potential, and land-use capacity.
• Facilitate client and stakeholder meetings, presenting findings, collecting input, and revising recommendations to reflect priorities and constraints.
• Lead components of community engagement, including workshops, charrettes, open houses, and public presentations.
• Evaluate development proposals for zoning compliance, infrastructure implications, transportation impacts, and policy alignment.
• Coordinate with interdisciplinary teams, including engineering, architecture, urban design, environmental, and economic specialists.
• Monitor and support project schedules, assisting project managers by tracking deliverables, level-of-effort, and task progress.
• Mentor Urban Planner I–III staff, providing oversight, feedback, and training on research, GIS, analyses, and report development.
• Ensure accuracy and quality control of planning analyses, maps, graphics, and written deliverables.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Public Policy, Geography, Environmental Studies, or related field

Master’s degree in Planning or related discipline

Tools

GIS

GIS software

Job description

Stratus is seeking a Senior Urban Planner I to lead major components of long-range planning, zoning, mobility planning, and policy development. You will manage analytical workstreams, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and produce deliverables guiding client decisions.

You will mentor junior staff, ensure regulatory alignment, and collaborate with engineers, architects, and environmental specialists across projects nationwide. A strong portfolio and 5+ years of experience are expected.