Planner I

Description

Job Summary:

The position of Planner I is the entry-level position within professional planning. It is distinguished from the Planning Technician position because it involves professional-level duties and judgment, and fewer routine administrative tasks. This position level receives immediate supervision from senior planners.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops land plans of varying size and complexity for residential, commercial, office park, and redevelopment projects.
• Creates, reviews or assists in the review of development proposals, site plans and preliminary plats for conformance with codes, plans, and regulations.
• Collects a variety of statistical data and prepare reports and maps on topics such as census information, land use, tax base data, and occupancy rates.
• Conducts field evaluations and assessments.
• Attends public meetings, assisting other planning staff as appropriate, including after hours events.

Desired knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of planning.
• Knowledge of a relevant specialization such as transportation, land use, or sustainable design is desired.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of research and data collection.
• Knowledge of effective writing techniques.
• Statistical, algebraic, or geometric knowledge and ability to apply such knowledge in practical situations.
• Knowledge of computer hardware and software programs, which should include Microsoft Office, Internet applications, AutoCAD, Photoshop or Illustrator and GIS.
• Strong oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Creative problem-solving skills to gather relevant information to solve vaguely defined practical problems.
• Ability to review plans and apply provisions of the ordinances and codes to determine compliance with such regulations and to apply regulations to project conditions.
• Ability to create graphic designs, development strategies, and render site plans via sketches and/or computer graphics highly desirable.
• Ability to work on several projects or issues simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment as needed.
• Ability to attend to details while keeping big-picture goals in mind.

Work Environment:

• This job operates in a professional office environment on site. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers.

Education, certification and experience:

• Requires enrollment in or completion of a bachelor's degree in urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, business, law, public policy, or related area of study.
• Six months to three years experience desired and enrollment in professional development activities toward planning certification.
• Involvement in professional and community organizations is encouraged.

Physical Requirements:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to work in a team setting and communicate progress and issues with supervisory personnel.
• The employee is occasionally required to move about the office to utilize office productivity machinery such as the printer, copier, scanner, computer, etc.
• May require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.
• The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus when using graphic design software.

Why Join EHRA?

At EHRA Engineering, we foster a collaborative and innovative environment where your contributions directly impact the success of our projects. Join our team and take the next step in your career journey with opportunities for growth and development.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.