About the role

  • Urban Planning Project Manager at Freese and Nichols leading urban planning projects in Texas. Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and engaging with clients to enhance community solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Work in a collaborative environment as part of a multi-discipline team
  • Demonstrate ability to produce and QC well-written reports and highly visual documents
  • 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, including overnight travel and evening client meeting obligations
  • Direct and facilitate public involvement and consensus-building meetings and workshops
  • Assist the group manager and team managers with related marketing and client development for planning assignments and help support/identify strategic direction to advance urban planning practices
  • Represent the company at conferences, seminars, meetings; make presentations to clients, government officials, and industry representatives
  • Serve as project manager and technical director on projects including Comprehensive Plans, Codes and Ordinances, and Downtown Plans
  • Plan, schedule, conduct and coordinate detailed phases of planning work
  • Support other types of plans and projects beyond planning-related plans such as resiliency, policy, transportation, and parks as needed based on workload
  • Draft proposals and statements of qualification within the directives of company policy relating to marketing
  • Supervise technicians and other planners when performing project tasks
  • Maintain liaisons with individuals inside and outside of the company
  • Develop relationships with identified key clients
  • Conduct client-facing interactions to include identifying and pursuing desired projects

Requirements

  • 10+ years of urban planning-related work experience
  • American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification
  • Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or a related field to planning is required
  • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite
  • Knowledge in GIS and engagement tools
  • Experience in cross-sector planning (community and economic development, resilience, etc.)
  • Project management of multiple and complex projects
  • Facilitation and engagement skills
  • GIS and other skills necessary to be successful in a government-client focused, high-paced firm
  • Client relationships in the Central/South Texas or Western Gulf Coast (Houston to Louisiana) region

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package (see more at https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/)
  • Paid overtime for salaried employees
  • Annual bonus
  • Access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico
  • Flexible work environment with a hybrid schedule including up to 40% remote work
  • Alternative work schedule program providing a day off every other Friday

Job title

Urban Planning Project Manager

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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