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Westwood Professional Services · 23 hours ago

Planner

US-LA-Baton Rouge

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Planner to join our team in our Baton Rouge, Louisiana office. The position is responsible for delivering planning projects focused on community development and resilience, developing materials for product deliverables, and identifying strategic solutions to community challenges.

Civil EngineeringMechanical EngineeringProfessional Services

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Establishes and maintains primary contacts and positive relationships with clients and stakeholders

Delivers content and provides guidance and perspective for a variety of planning and resilience initiatives for the firm

Attends, participates, and/or facilitates public meetings and community engagement activities, in support of projects

Assists in the development of and/or revisions to land use and zoning ordinances in support of community goals

Manages production of project deliverables, including data analysis, and data integration to support grants and plans, projects, and reports

Conducts research and analysis on the history, structure, objectives, programs and financial needs of clients

Assists in spatial data acquisition, data conversion, and spatial/data analysis

Assists in data creation, georeferencing, editing, integration, and distribution to support communities’ planning and grants application activities

Assist in a variety of map making/data-related tasks to support community planning and grant application activities

Performs GIS analysis and assists in the review of more advanced geo-spatial analysis

Supports the content development for grant proposal efforts if/when needed

Shares knowledge and information with team members to improve processes and services for the betterment of the team and our clients

Provides strategic advice to clients on successful approaches and problem resolution methodologies

Support team efforts to deliver quick turn arounds on nationally competitive grant submissions which could include: NOFO compliance, preliminary scoping, engineering, mapping and data analysis, benefit cost analysis, narrative development, state and federal agency engagement, desktop environmental reviews and other relevant items

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Urban PlanningGIS AnalysisGrant WritingAICP CertificationPlanning SoftwareProject ManagementData AnalysisCommunity EngagementPublic SpeakingMicrosoft OfficeTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Public Policy, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, or related field

5+ years of experience in urban planning, master planning, resilience planning, grant writing, project management, or related field

Working knowledge to proficient knowledge of current planning and rendering software, such as ArcGIS, Civil 3D in AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, SketchUp, or others

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

If the candidate is not already AICP certified, must be committed to become certified as a Planner through the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)