Senior Land Use Planner

We’re hiring! We’re looking for a Senior Land Use Planner to join our Planning team in our Keizer, Oregon office. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and love the challenges that come with this type of consulting work, this is an outstanding opportunity to work side by side with a well-respected and talented multi-disciplinary team of professionals in a dynamic organization. 

What You’ll Do

• Research: Perform timely and accurate property, zoning, and utility research to ensure compliance with municipal land use regulations. 
• Application Preparation: Prepare, organize, and submit required materials for land use applications, including subdivisions, zone changes, conditional use permits, and site plan reviews. 
• Analysis: Analyze and break down complex issues affecting property, transportation networks, utility infrastructure, etc., to respond to client inquiries and assess the feasibility of property development. 
• Collaboration: Coordinate effectively with in-house engineering, surveying, and landscape architectural co-workers, permitting agency staff, and other project team members. 
• Proposal Development: Develop clearly written and detailed scopes of work for proposals. 
• Client Interaction: Coordinate with clients on project data and scheduling. 
• Meeting Organization: Set up, organize, and attend neighborhood meetings. 
• Project Management: Create, organize, and maintain project schedules, define critical paths, and track milestone dates. 
• Relationship Building: Develop and maintain effective positive working relationships with co-workers, clients, permitting agency staff, and other project team members. 
• Travel: Able to travel out of town as necessary, occasionally overnight. 

Who You Are

• Extensive experience performing land use planning/land development-related activities. 
• A bachelor’s degree in planning, landscape architecture, geography, or related field or equivalent work experience. 
• Experience interpreting and applying City and County Comprehensive Plans and Development Codes. Knowledge of Oregon’s Statewide Planning System.  
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Proficient with word processing, presentation, spreadsheet, and scheduling software (Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Adobe, etc.). Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Ability to work independently while providing support to Senior Land Use Planners or Project Managers with minimal supervision. 
• Ability to manage multiple and conflicting deadlines and prioritize workload. Able to think critically and provide creative and realistic solutions. 
• You have a "Do what needs to be done" mindset, taking ownership beyond assigned tasks and stepping in wherever needed to keep projects, teams, and customers supported and running smoothly.

Nice to Have

• Proficiency in the use of AutoCAD/Civil 3D, Photoshop, and geographic information systems (GIS).