Job Opening: Senior Planner for LaBella Associates (Capital Region Office)

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LaBella Associates’ Planning Group seeks a Sr. Planner to join our Capital District (Latham) or Glens Falls office. The Planning Group at LaBella Associates provides our client partners with expertise in community & neighborhood planning, downtown redevelopment strategies, zoning regulations, active transportation planning, resiliency planning, public/private development services, and grant services. Our clients include public and private clients. Planners are passionate about place making, problem solving, and affecting change to address local and regional issues, including housing, re-purposing underutilized sites, protecting natural resources, and planning for the future. LaBella Associates is actively involved in diverse projects including: developing form based/graphic zoning codes, pedestrian and bicycle plans,watershed and farmland protection plans, alternative energy siting, and brownfield planning. If you are looking for an opportunity to share and grow your skills, work along side a multi- discipline team and take on new challenges, please join us.

Duties

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated with an eagerness to learn any of these duties. Someof the duties the candidate may be involved in include:

  • Preparing reports and analyses including land use plans, strategic downtown/economic development plans, and area/neighborhood plans.

  • Leading and participating in public meetings and community engagement.

  • Preparing zoning updates and other development regulations

  • Applying for and administering grants

  • Managing projects including scheduling, budgets, and client communications.

  • Developing and nurturing client relationships including preparation of proposals.

Requirements

  • Broad understanding of the principles and practices of planning, public outreach, and revitalization.

  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

  • Presentation/speaking skills

  • Self-motivated with an eagerness to learn

  • Outgoing personality

Qualifications

  • Master Degree in urban planning, public administration, or a related field. Candidates with a bachelor’s degree will also be considered.

  • 5 or more years’ experience.

  • AICP preferred or on track to achieve certification.

  • Proficiency with a variety of computer software including Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, ArcGIS, online applications, and mobile applications; and

  • Understanding and ability to utilize social media applications is a plus.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $95,000 per year

The specific salary offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and work location.