Westwood Professional Services · 5 hours ago
Senior Planner
New Orleans,LA,US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
12+ years expWestwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Planner responsible for managing and delivering planning projects focused on community development and resilience. The role involves mentoring other planning staff, collaborating across disciplines, and transforming client challenges into actionable plans and funding proposals.
Civil EngineeringMechanical EngineeringProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Leads the development and implementation of resilience, sustainability, and climate adaptation plans for communities, infrastructure systems, and organizations
Integrates resilience principles into land use, infrastructure, hazard mitigation, and comprehensive planning efforts
Assesses vulnerabilities of critical assets, infrastructure, and natural systems to climate, hazard, and socio-economic risks
Identifies and prioritizes resilience and mitigation projects based on risk reduction potential, cost-effectiveness, and co-benefits
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
Effectively and efficiently estimates, tracks, and reports program/project costs
Oversees and manages program/project revenue and profitability
Manages the Accounts Receivable ledger with the client, including coordinating with the Client Manager to assist in collections of overdue amounts
Oversees and manages consultant/sub-consultant team member invoices and managing A/P
Tracks and manage time and budget against as-bid baseline for assigned projects
Reviews and approves line-item budget expenditures for assigned projects
Reviews plans and other deliverables and provide quality control / quality assurance
Identifies scope of project and develop documents outlining key program objectives, goals, plans, requirements, estimates, schedules, and budgets
Ensures estimates of time, cost, performance level, and materials are accurate and meet program requirements
Makes modifications to plans and schedules as necessary
Coordinates with other practice areas within the firm to ensure programs/projects satisfy compliance obligations. Prepares and participates in quality review checks
Responsible for coordinating all program/projects communications with internal and external stakeholders
Manages general project administration including contracts, risk management, billing and accounts receivable
Responsible for on-going communications and formal project reviews with the, Practice Lead, Client Manager, and Resilience & Recovery Delivery Group Lead
Manages team members and sub-consultants’ performance
Qualification
Required
Leads the development and implementation of resilience, sustainability, and climate adaptation plans for communities, infrastructure systems, and organizations
Integrates resilience principles into land use, infrastructure, hazard mitigation, and comprehensive planning efforts
Assesses vulnerabilities of critical assets, infrastructure, and natural systems to climate, hazard, and socio-economic risks
Identifies and prioritizes resilience and mitigation projects based on risk reduction potential, cost-effectiveness, and co-benefits
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
Effectively and efficiently estimates, tracks, and reports program/project costs
Oversees and manages program/project revenue and profitability
Manages the Accounts Receivable ledger with the client, including coordinating with the Client Manager to assist in collections of overdue amounts
Oversees and manages consultant/sub-consultant team member invoices and managing A/P
Tracks and manage time and budget against as-bid baseline for assigned projects
Reviews and approves line-item budget expenditures for assigned projects
Reviews plans and other deliverables and provide quality control / quality assurance
Identifies scope of project and develop documents outlining key program objectives, goals, plans, requirements, estimates, schedules, and budgets
Ensures estimates of time, cost, performance level, and materials are accurate and meet program requirements
Makes modifications to plans and schedules as necessary
Coordinates with other practice areas within the firm to ensure programs/projects satisfy compliance obligations
Prepares and participates in quality review checks
Responsible for coordinating all program/projects communications with internal and external stakeholders
Manages general project administration including contracts, risk management, billing and accounts receivable
Responsible for on-going communications and formal project reviews with the Practice Lead, Client Manager, and Resilience & Recovery Delivery Group Lead
Manages team members and sub-consultants' performance
Education: Bachelor's degree in urban planning, Public Policy, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, or related field
Experience: 12+ years of experience in urban planning, master planning, resilience planning, grant writing, project management, or related field
Additional Requirements: 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)
Ability to accurately prepare plan documents and reports within a project deadline
Ability to communicate clearly in writing and verbally
Ability to work effectively with peers and in a team setting as well as independently
Ability to review and understand, draft, and revise land use and zoning ordinances
Ability to define and produce deliverables and execute initiatives on a range of planning projects (i.e., comprehensive, land use, parks and recreation, capital (infrastructure and facilities, downtown, historic preservation, etc.)
Ability to define and execute a range of public processes to inform planning goals, objectives and deliverables
Thorough understanding of diverse community and regional planning theories and practice
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)
Preferred
A master's degree in related fields is desired
AICP and/or ASLA certification is preferred
Company
Westwood Professional Services
Westwood Professional Services is a architecture, engineering, and construction services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$13.51M2024-08-07Acquired
2024-03-04Private Equity· $7M
2023-06-30Series Unknown· $3M
Leadership Team
Bryan Powell
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Greenhagen
Board of Directors, Former CEO
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