The Town of Knightdale, North Carolina is seeking a dedicated professional to serve in the position of code enforcement officer/planner. Conveniently located just 9 miles from downtown Raleigh at the juncture of interstates 540 and 495, Knightdale is a well-established and rapidly growing progressive community with the youngest median age in North Carolina’s capital county. Knightdale has a population just at 17,000, an annual operating budget of $17.2 million and 89 full-time employees across eight departments. Knightdale is well known as one of the fastest growing communities in the triangle metro region and is one of the safest municipalities in the state. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the development services director to enforce the town’s code of ordinances, unified development ordinance and nc building code relating to land use, zoning, minimum housing and nuisances. This position also assists with municipal planning, zoning, and development functions as necessary. Education: four year degree in business, city/urban planning, geography, construction management, criminal justice or related field. The successful candidate will have a minimum of two years of experience in law enforcement, code enforcement, building inspections, urban planning, geography, or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Certification as a North Carolina zoning official (CZO) preferred. The anticipated starting salary range is $43,572-$48,131, depending on qualifications, with excellent benefits including employer provided health insurance and a five percent 401k contribution.

Eastern Carolina Council of Governments seeks a Regional Planning Director. This position supervises a staff of professional planners and technical personnel local government planning services. Responsibilities include working with the member governments, local, state and federal agencies, businesses, NGO’s, non-profit and academic organizations to identify issues and challenges in the region; directing professional staff with a variety of backgrounds and types of projects; providing oversight to project application and program/grant management tasks; providing advice to the Executive Director and Board on ways and means of implementing regional planning and development strategy; developing and recommending adoption of new initiatives, funds, priorities and plans to the Board; and supervising and participating in provision of local technical assistance and development including meeting facilitation, regional and state-wide planning efforts and related activities. Work includes supervising in hosting two RPOs. Work requires extensive knowledge of the planning and development field, of local government structure, needs and problems, and is characterized by independent managerial and professional judgment and initiative; skill in facilitating consensus in varied groups of stakeholders; and budget, staff management and leadership skills. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Executive Director, and is evaluated through conferences, reports, success in receiving funding and in meeting project goals, progress on projects, and feedback from the clients and staff.

Master’s degree in Regional and/or Urban Planning, Public Administration or related field and considerable progressively responsible local governmental or regional planning experience including supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Possession of a valid North Carolina driver’s license and access to a car on a regular basis that may be required in the performance of work. Hiring Range $62,107-76,894 DOQ. Applicants should submit cover letter, resume & PD 107 to Eastern Carolina Council, PO Box 1717, New Bern, NC 28563 or jmiller@eccog.org. Eastern Carolina Council is an EOE. Open until filled. To see complete job description go to eccog.org/local-goverments-jobs

The project will hire six graduate students and many undergraduates to be located at The Pennsylvania State University, Michigan Technological University, and University of Alaska Anchorage. The students will be members of a large interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research team. The students will participate in research, educational, and outreach activities of the POLARIS project and conduct field data collection in rural coastal communities in Alaska. The graduate students are expected to develop their dissertation or thesis research based on the POLARIS project. Experience working with Indigenous communities is ideal; a strong interest working with Indigenous communities is a must. Students should be self-motivated, open to learning new methods, resourceful, and independent.

This project will hire a Research Technician in the area of coastal hazard research and community-based monitoring. This position is located at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’s Arctic Coastal Geoscience Lab (ACGL). We seek an innovative individual committed to excellence in research, communication across cultural boundaries, and education. The position will support the POLARIS project focused on the development and maintenance of community-based erosion monitoring sites and conducting coastal hazard risk assessments within remote Alaskan coastal communities. The position includes the processing and analysis of geospatial data sets, production of data products accessible to coastal residents, and supervising undergraduate student interns in laboratory tasks. Applicants with experience working within Alaska Native communities and having geological and geospatial skills preferred.

Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) and Population Research Institute (PRI) seek a talented scholar to join their large transdisciplinary POLARIS team. POLARIS, or Pursuing Opportunities for Long-term Artic Resilience for Infrastructure and Society, is a newly funded National Science Foundation project that studies environmental migration, food security, and human-environment conflicts in coastal Arctic Indigenous communities and identifies the important assets (social, environmental, infrastructural, institutional) to help them adapt and become more resilient to climate-related changes. More information about the project can be found at https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1927827&HistoricalAwards=false. The research is interwoven with education, outreach, local community engagement, international comparison and collaboration, and evaluation. The team is composed of more than 20 collaborators from Penn State, University of Alaska at Anchorage, University of Alaska at Fairbanks, and Michigan Tech. This position will have both project management and research responsibilities. This position will manage and coordinate project activities. This position will also help ensure the team is on track and milestones achieved in a timely, efficient, and effective manner. For research, this position will participate in and collaborate on research activities of this project; this position will also lead research in his/her own research area. The successful candidate will also lead developing new projects or components of them. This position requires a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Fieldwork experience in the Arctic, especially in coastal Indigenous communities is desired. Some fieldwork experience in remote research settings is a minimum. Candidates from social and natural science fields are all welcome to apply for this position, but the candidate should be comfortable and able to work with researchers and others across a wide variety of disciplines and perspectives. Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research experience is desired. This position requires an individual who is self-motivated, detail-oriented, responsible, team-oriented, and creative, with excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills as well as research proficiency, and ability to multi-task. Applicants should submit a brief cover letter that describes relevant experiences along with a current curriculum vita, and contact information for three professional references (name, current position title, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address). This is a fixed-term appointment funded for one year from date of hire with excellent possibility of renewal. This position is expected to be at least four years. A competitive package will be provided, and selection is dependent upon successful completion of background clearances in accordance with Penn State Policy.

1. Experience in land use and comprehensive planning.
2. Experience in analyzing and writing codes.
3. Experience in working with public agency staff .
4. Good working knowledge of Washington state and city codes.
5. Excellent verbal and written communication skills; a true team player.
6. Superior interpersonal skills.
8. Experience in client management and business development.
9. Proficiency in GIS (be explicit about skill level: beginner, intermediate, advanced).

1. Experience in equity analysis and race and social justice plans and strategies.
2. Experience in climate action plans.
3. Experience in working with public agency staff.
4. Good working knowledge of community indicators and performance management.
5. Excellent verbal and written communication skills; a true team player.
6. Excellent interpersonal skills.
8. Experience in client management and business development.
9. Proficiency in carbon footprinting.
10. LEED or a similar accredited certification.

1. Experience in creative landscape design and cost estimation.
2. Experience in assembling construction drawing sets and specifications.
3. Experience in working with public agency staff.
4. Good working knowledge of Washington state and city codes for landscape design and low impact development.
5. Excellent verbal and written communication skills; a true team player.
6. Excellent interpersonal skills.
8. Experience in client management and business development.
9. Proficiency in AutoCAD and other drafting programs is mandatory (be explicit about skill level: beginner, intermediate, advanced).
10. Experience in site analysis and construction oversight will be given preference (describe experience).

As a Senior Civil Engineer, you’ll use state of the art tools and practices to help create sustainable multimodal transportation infrastructure projects. As California makes a historic investment in active transportation over the next decade, your work will have a lasting impact on communities across the state.

You’ll be at the table with clients and colleagues from a variety of disciplines, working on projects from start to finish; including stakeholder outreach and charrettes, developing concept plans, and preparing final design documents for innovative projects throughout the country. In an industry that is constantly changing, you’ll be at the forefront of designing and implementing real solutions.

As a Senior Planner, you’ll be in a leadership position, mentoring others and leading exciting and challenging projects throughout the Bay Area and across California. Your work will have a lasting impact on communities. You’ll be at the table with clients and colleagues from a variety of disciplines; integrating input from a broad range of stakeholders to create award-winning plans that lead directly to implementation.