Urban Planner

Apply Here:
https://freese.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Freese_Nichols_External/job/Dallas-Texas/Urban-Planner_JR100355

Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI) is currently searching for a highly-motivated urban planner to join the Urban Planning and Design Group in the Dallas, Forth Worth, San Marcos, Austin, or Pearland (TX) offices; or the Tulsa (OK) office.

This position requires a detailed-oriented planner who will assist in projects to serve our clients on a variety of comprehensive plans, downtown plans, small area plans, and codes and ordinances. Candidate must be well-organized and have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

If you’re seeking an exciting opportunity that allows you to consistently provide innovative and sustainable solutions to your clients, work side-by-side with a team of the brightest minds in the industry and know that you’re part of a team that strives to make the world a better place, Freese and Nichols is where you should be.

Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
· Work in a collaborative environment as part of a multi-discipline team.
· Act as a project planner on a project team responsible for a variety of tasks including research, demographics, land use, master planning, zoning, writing, and meeting preparation.
· Demonstrate ability to produce well-written reports and highly visual documents.
· Support the planning team in public meeting facilitation and City Council meetings.
· Manage personal timeliness and technical correctness of a project to ensure high-quality work that fits within a client’s budget and expectations.
· Be willing to travel as needed to meet project commitments.

Required Skills and Qualifications:
· Minimum Experience – 1+ years of urban planning-related work experience.
· Minimum Education – Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or related planning field required.
· Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite. Mapping and graphic skills desired.
· Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
· Master’s degree in Urban Planning.
· Prior work with or in a municipal planning department or consulting firm desirable.
· American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) candidate.