Urban Planner develops land-use plans for the beneficial development of urban areas. Requires a bachelor's degree in a related field and 2-4 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Being an Urban Planner is familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on judgment and limited experience to plan and accomplish goals. Additionally, Urban Planner performs a variety of tasks. Works under general supervision; typically reports to a supervisor or manager. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
McAdams is seeking an energetic planning professional to join our Planning Design team as a Senior Urban Planner in North Carolina (Raleigh). Working in a collaborative team environment, alongside Mitchell Silver, FAICP, Hon ASLA, Principal for Urban Planning, this person will be responsible for helping grow our urban planning practice.
Position Purpose
The selected candidate will collaborate with the Planning and Design team and other services and market sectors within the firm to lead the pursuit and execution of urban and community planning projects. This position requires exceptional technical, communication, management, and leadership skills to pursue and execute high-quality deliverables for clients throughout the U.S. This position will collaborate with and lead teams to produce high quality plans, designs, reports, graphics, documents, and materials related to various projects within our national practice. The urban planning position would primarily focus on public sector projects for communities across the U.S. including area plans, downtown plans, corridor studies, system plans, visioning and strategic plans, and other short and long-term planning projects. To lead and support a team delivering planning projects, the successful candidate must have a comprehensive understanding of the planning process, public engagement, various inventories and assessments, data analysis, policy audits, site investigation data, and gap analysis and other tools as a basis for making plan recommendations and action items.
Candidates will be asked to provide work samples / portfolio electronically when submitting their resume.
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