Strategic Parks, Trails & Open Space Planner

Jobtailor; Arizona; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Project Manager with a landscape architecture or planning background in Arizona to lead project schedules, budgets, and communications between clients and design teams for parks, recreation, open space, and trails projects.

The role requires strong mapping and graphics capabilities using ArcGIS and Adobe InDesign, plus collaboration with stakeholders, documentation, and occasional evening meetings or site visits. A bachelor’s degree and 5+ years’ experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture or related field.
• 5+ years of design or planning consulting experience or local government experience.
• Knowledge of parks, outdoor recreation, and trail planning and land development codes.
• Experience with local government system plans for parks and trails.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office, ArcGIS, and Adobe Creative Cloud, especially InDesign; Photoshop and Illustrator a plus.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project schedules, budgets, and communication between clients and teams as Project Manager or Assistant Project Manager.
• Perform planning research and documentation.
• Provide supporting mapping and graphics in Adobe InDesign and ArcGIS.
• Manage and analyze information collection systems, including assessments, inventories, and trends.
• Develop reliable and transparent information-gathering methods.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and summarize stakeholder meetings, online outreach, and community public meetings.
• Attend occasional evening meetings and public events.
• Travel occasionally to project sites and public events.

Skills

Project Management

Public Speaking

Multitasking

Collaboration

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Engineering, Recreation Management, Environmental Studies, or related field

Tools

ArcGIS

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Office

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a Project Manager with a landscape architecture or planning background in Arizona to lead project schedules, budgets, and communications between clients and design teams for parks, recreation, open space, and trails projects.

The role requires strong mapping and graphics capabilities using ArcGIS and Adobe InDesign, plus collaboration with stakeholders, documentation, and occasional evening meetings or site visits. A bachelor’s degree and 5+ years’ experience are required.